Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)
Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) is designed to teach high school students the value of citizenship, leadership, and service to the community, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment, while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. The curriculum focus is reflected in the mission to motivate young people to be better citizens. Satisfactory completion of the program at the secondary level gives students the life and career skills to significantly contribute to success in careers in government, private industry entrepreneurship and non-profit organizations. It can also lead to advanced placement credit in the Senior ROTC program at an accredited college or university, or advanced rank in the armed forces.
NJROTC students may take the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) as early as grade 10 and based on the results, work with their NJROTC instructor and school counselor to develop an academic and career plan. NJROTC students with an interest in serving in the armed forces after high school must take the ASVAB again in 11th or 12th grade. That score can be used to identify a military occupational specialty.