Liberty Battalion Navy JROTC Leading from the Front…Always by Example! Agenda • Are you Ready? • Liberty Battalion Instructor Introductions • History of the JROTC Program and Navy JROTC • About Navy JROTC Program • Regional Changes for Navy JROTC and NDCC Units (Impact to Area 10) • Navy JROTC Benefits • The Big Three, and Plus One • Leadership Camps • Liberty Battalion Booster Club • Q & A Session Are You Ready? Liberty Battalion Instructors Chief James Bowman, US Navy (Ret.) Major David Arjona, US Marine Corps (Ret.) Chief Charles Gooseby, US Navy (Ret.) Naval Science Instructor Senior Naval Science Instructor Naval Science Instructor Senior Naval Science Instructor, Major David Arjona, USMC (Ret.) Marine Enlisted (Private – Staff Sergeant) | Nov 1990 – Dec 2001 • Student, Naval ROTC (0629) • Battalion Radio Chief (2537) • Marine Security Guard Duty (8151) • Field Radio Operator (2531) • Boot Camp, Marine Combat Training, and Communications School Units • Naval ROTC Houston Consortium, Rice & University of Houston (BS in Computer Engineering Tech.) • 2nd Battalion 10th Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC (29 Palms, CA, Ft. Bragg, NC) • American Embassy, Guatemala City, Guatemala (Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica) • American Embassy Sana’a, Yemen (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria, Egypt) • 8th Marines Regiment, Camp Lejeune, NC (Turkey, Germany, Puerto Rico) • 3rd Medical Battalion, Okinawa, Japan (Philippines, South Korea) Senior Naval Science Instructor, Major David Arjona, USMC (Ret.) Marine Officer (Second Lieutenant – Major) | Dec 2001 – Sep 2014 ∙ Acquisition Officer (DAWIA Level III) (8059) ∙ Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Officer (0602) ∙ MarineNet Officer (8846) ∙ Student, Naval Postgraduate School (88XX) ∙ Company Commander - Company A (Balikatan) (0602) ∙ Platoon Commander – Switching, Radio, Data, Rapid Response (0602) ∙ The Basic School & Command and Control Communications School (06XX) Units • Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA (K-Bay, HI; Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Pendleton, CA; Okinawa, Japan) • College of Distance Education & Training, Quantico, VA (K-Bay, HI; Camp Lejeune, NC; Okinawa, Japan) • Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA (Masters in Computer Science) • 7th Communication Battalion, Okinawa, Japan (Australia, South Korea, Philippines) • Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA; The Basic School (TBS) - Camp Barrett & Comm School – Quantico, VA Senior Naval Science Instructor, Major David Arjona, USMC (Ret.) Retired in 2014 · Marine Corps and Navy JROTC Instructor Certification · Contractor, Davis Defense Group (DDG), Stafford, VA · Learning Management Officer (LMS), College of Distance Education & Training (CDET), Quantico, VA Senior Naval Science Instructor, Los Fresnos CISD, Los Fresnos Navy JROTC, Los Fresnos, TX · Served Feb 2015 – June 2021 ∙ 6 years consecutive State Finals Qualifications (COVID-19 2020-2021) ∙ 6 years consecutive Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors (COVID-19 2020-2021) ∙ 7 years consecutive “Outstanding” Annual Military Inspection (AMI) Onsite and Off-Site (COVID-19 Virtual) Senior Naval Science Instructor, Georgetown ISD, East View High School, Georgetown, TX · Started July 2021 - Present · Retain State Finals; Distinguished Unit; Outstanding AMI’s (On-Site & Off-Site) · Maintain Service Scholarships and Enlistments per student requests ∙ Introduce CyberPatriot (Cybersecurity), StellarXplorer(Space) Naval Science Instructor, Chief James Bowman, USN (Ret.) ● USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) San Diego, California as an Interior Communication Electrician. ● US Navy Dive School in Coronado, California ● USS Ortolan (ASR-22) in Charleston, South Carolina ○ (Selected as Sailor of the Quarter and earned Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist – ESWS) Naval Science Instructor, Chief James Bowman, USN (Ret.) ● USNS Roosevelt Road, Puerto Rico as Security Patrolman & Trainer ○ (Selected as Sailor of the Quarter, advanced to IC1(SW/DV) and earned AA degree from Central Texas College, conducted training exercises with the ATF, FBI, US Marshals, Navy Seals, US Marines, and NCIS) ● Naval Submarine Support Facility (NSSF), Groton, Connecticut as a Quality Assurance Supervisor. ○ (Selected as Repair Department Sailor of the Year, NSSF Sailor of the Year, Submarine Group 2 Sailor of the Year) Naval Science Instructor, Chief James Bowman, USN (Ret.) ● USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Norfolk, Virginia as an Air Department Visual Landing Aids Technician, Supervisor. ○ (Selected as the Air Department Sailor of the Year, and top three finalist for USS Enterprise Sailor of the Year, earned Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist) ● Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Honolulu, Hawaii as a training Chief & Command Managed Equal Opportunity Specialist. ○ (Completed Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education.) ● Naval Science Instructor (NJROTC) Georgetown, TX Georgetown High School, transferred unit to East View High School. ○ Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors since 2011, Unit Achievement Award 2010 & 2009) Naval Science Instructor, Chief Charles Gooseby, USN (Ret.) United States Navy (March 7, 1990 - December 31, 2012) Duty Stations: ● Great Lakes, Illinois (Bootcamp) ● USS Truett (FFT-1095) Homeport Ingleside, TX ● USS Nicholson (DD-982) Homeport Norfolk, VA ● NAS Jacksonville- Jacksonville, FL ● USS Vincennes (CG-49) Homeport Yokosuka, Japan ● USS Austin (LPD-4) Homeport Norfolk, VA ● Great Lakes, Illinois (Recruit Division Commander) ● Camp Virginia, Kuwait ● USS Mahan (DDG -72) Homeport Norfolk, VA Georgetown Independent School District (January 2013 - Present) Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Background ● In 1911 Army Lt. Edgar Stevens began teaching high school students the values and discipline of a military life in hopes of molding these students into better citizens. ● The National Defense Act of 1916 established and organized the Army JROTC programs. The first JROTC unit was at Leavenworth High School in Kansas – 1917. ● In 1964, Congress passed the JROTC Vitalization Act which allowed the other service branches (Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard) to offer JROTC . ● The JROTC programs' mission is: ○ “to instill in students the value of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment.” There are over 553,260 cadets in the U.S. / Overseas and in over 3,390 JROTC units. Navy JROTC History ● The first Navy JROTC program began in 1966. ● The JROTC Vitalization Act charges the Secretary of the Navy with maintenance and continued support of the Navy JROTC program. ● Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) was established in Great Lakes, Illinois to manage funding, personnel, and material of the program. ● Beneath NSTC are the Area Managers, who are responsible for their respective areas, integrity of the program through Annual Military Inspections (AMI). ● Beneath the Area Managers are the Navy JROTC Instructors (SNSI and NSI). About the Navy JROTC Program Purpose: Instill in Participating High School Students ● Values of Citizenship ● Personal Responsibility & Sense of Accomplishment ● Service to the United States Empowering Good Citizenship ● 1,250 Officer and Enlisted Veteran Instructors ● 78,000 cadets: Positive Navy presence world wide ● 1.34 Million Community Service Hours (~17 Hours Per Cadet) ● 64% ethnically and racially diverse (24% A.A. & 29% Hispanic) ● 42% Female Achieving Sense of Accomplishment and Personal Responsibility NJROTC Host Nationwide ● 59% Continue Education (includes ROTC/Service Academy) Cadets Schools Average ● 8% Lower School Suspensions (nces.ed.gov) ● 94% average daily attendance – higher than national average Suspensions 6.1% 13.4% 14.0% ● Every graduate has a plan for success in life Dropout Rate 0.64% 1.9% 5.9% Service to the United States GPA (4.0 Scale) 2.85 2.75 2.5 ● 53% of senior graduates intend to enter military service Average Daily Attendance 94% 92% 91.1% ● 6% of NROTC scholarship selects ● 24% of diverse NROTC scholarship selects ● 38% of Black NROTC scholarship selects 14 Navy JROTC Reorganization (583 NJROTC & 50+ NNDCC Units) Reorganization changes take effect - Oct. 1, 2021 • Area 10: Will gain (6) El Paso Tx units & (3) S. New Mexico Units from Area 9 • El Paso: Pebble Hills, Americas, Socorro, San Elizario, Fabens, • New Mexico: Santa Teresa, Canutillo, Gadsden • Area 10: Will lose (19) Houston and (3) Beaumont Tx units to Area 8 • Houston: South Houston, Glenda Dawson, Ross Shaw Sterling, James Madison, Williams Clements, Stephen F. Austin, George Bush, Edward Taylor, Mayde Creek, Harold D. Guthrie, Booker T. Washington, North Forest, Kingwood, Spring, Nimitz Senior, Andy Dekaney, Tomball, Magnolia, Caney Creek HS • Beaumont: West Brook, Memorial HS, Beaumont United What does the Navy JROTC program do? • Promotes Patriotism • Promotes Community Service • Develops Leadership Potential and Opportunities • Develops Informed and Responsible Citizens • Develops Respect for Constructed Authority • Provides incentive to live healthy and drug free • Promotes high school completion and higher education • Provides information on the military services as a possible career ○ Enlisted or Officer • Develops a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, & individual discipline • Promotes an understanding of the basic elements and need for national security What are the benefits of Navy JROTC? • Approximately 60 percent of the NJROTC cadets who are graduating seniors continue to higher education. • The NJROTC program is motivational in encouraging cadets to graduate from high school and continue to higher