Army ROTC/JROTC Careers

[Bozz]

Simply out of curiosity, how about posting what you have done in the past several years since you began participating in your ROTC and/or JROTC programs. Possibly describe your awards, events, promotions/demotions...anything that you are proud (or not so proud) about.

I started when I was a freshman. I was Alpha Company Guideon Bearer and flew through the junior ranks pretty quickly. My freshman year I won Cadet of the month twice and by the end of the year, was one of only 5 freshman Cadets to be promoted to C/SGT. The following year, I was assigned as the Bravo Company 1SG and was promoted to C/SSG, I took my C/SFC test and passed, and right before I was going to get promoted, I lost it. I was caught fighting after school one day and lost all of my stripes. After three months, I was promoted to C/PV2 and two months after that got C/PFC. This year, I was appointed a Cadet Officer and made C/2LT. I started out as a platoon leader in Alpha Company again, and was then promoted to Company XO. Yesterday I "resigned my appointment" and left the program for some personal reasons.

So there is a brief insight into my slightly troubled past. How about you guys?

-Bozz-

[Billyd]

You may want to rethink your statement about being commissioned. You were appointed a cadet officer in a cadet program, you were not commissioned. There are members here that were actually commissioned and would take offense to a cadet presuming to be on equal footing with them.

[Bozz]

You may want to rethink your statement about being commissioned. You were appointed a cadet officer in a cadet program, you were not commissioned. There are members here that were actually commissioned and would take offense to a cadet presuming to be on equal footing with them.

My apologies, I have no intention of offending anyone. I was just using the term that my former SAI used to describe our appointment to Cadet Officers. I understand that I am definately not any actual servicemember's equal. Once again, my apologies. Thank you Sergeant.

[Drill for life]

My SAI and AI thought I plagirized on a project (but I didn't I'm just a great poet) and I got demoted form a C/1SG to a C/Cpl.

[C./Fields]

My SAI and AI thought I plagirized on a project (but I didn't I'm just a great poet) and I got demoted form a C/1SG to a C/Cpl.

Are you freakin serious?...Ha, reminds me of the guy in my unit who got demoted from a C/SSGT to a C/Pvt for pissing off the MI.

[C/SSGT Seifer]

My SAI and AI thought I plagirized on a project (but I didn't I'm just a great poet) and I got demoted form a C/1SG to a C/Cpl.

That hurts. Well I started last year (freshman year.) By the end of the year I got promoted to C/SSG. At the beginning of this year I got demoted to C/SGT for a really stupid reason. Than last week my platoon sergeant got demoted and I am taking over. I would be happy, except he is my friend so it was kind of a bitter sweet moment. That reminds me, how do I change my name?

[Drill for life]

Well my SAI told me he was sorry when he saw a poem of mine was published in our city's newspaper. He told me he is going to make it up to me. That is going to be hard, to walk around when you have been demoted. You just have to hold your head up and work even harder.

[PhilK]

I was never in JROTC, but my ROTC time was like the following:

MS I Year - C/CPL (I already had Basic Training and almost two years in the Reserves by that point.)

MS II Year - C/SSG and did Squad Leader Time

MS III Year - First semester I was a C/SFC and did Platoon Sergeant time, second semester I was a C/1SG

MS IV Year - Was a C/CPT and served as the cadet recruiting officer for the BN.

[armysc_25b]

LET-1: Worked up to c/PFC, was an Assistant Squad Leader and Assistant S-6

LET-2: Worked up to c/2LT, was a Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, Assistant S-6, Assistant S-5, before finally assuming the duties of the S-6

LET-3: Promoted to c/1LT, worked as a Company XO, S-6, and S-3

LET-4: Worked up to c/MAJ, spent time as Battalion Aide de Camp (assistant to the instructors and BC basically) and BN XO, was the Drill Team commander as well; UNOFFICIALLY spent time working as S-1, S-2, E CO CDR, and lead what was left of our Raider team plus a handful of other cadets into our last competition of the year

[TheLegalShark]

AFJROTC

In AFJROTC I spent the first two years in standard leadership positions, but became more of a troubleshooter in my third and fourth year.

AS-I: Worked my way from C/AB to C/SrA and served as an element leader. Both of these were rare in my unit as AS-Is typically ended as C/Amn or C/A1C in no leadership position.

AS-II: Joined the drill team and was immediately made the flight sergeant of Foxtrot Flight. Went from C/SrA to C/MSgt (C/Officer Candidate). Received the Military Order of the World Wars Award. Attended Regional Leadership School and graduated 3rd out of 300 cadets and received the Tenacity Award. Received promotion to C/SMSgt as a result.

AS-III: Initially began as Bravo Flight Commander, was then court martial led and acquitted for lying to the C/Wing Commander. Reassigned as Personnel Superintendent and Recruiting Superintendent with promotion to C/CMSgt. Shortly afterward I was appointed a C/2d Lt and then C/1st Lt. I ended the year as the Inspector General with the rank of C/Capt. I received the Daedalian Award, Outstanding Cadet Ribbon, and Achievement Ribbons. Again I attended RLS and served as a Cadet Training Instructor, earning promotion to C/Major.

AS-IV: I was the IG for the first half and was also asked to take over as the Director of Drill and Ceremonies for the training portion of the season. Was stabbed by a cadet on the drill team because he did not feel he had to go through the training program. I handed these positions over after the first quarter to become the Wing Vice Commander as a C/Lt Col. I then redesigned the C/Airman and NCO promotion system and the C/Officer Training School curriculum. Finished the year as a C/Col receiving the Military Order of the Purple Heart Award, Leadership Ribbon, and the Superior Performance Ribbon.

[Airbourne Infantry]

AFJROTC

Started me Freshman year as a nothing, an Airman Basic. Learned how to march, memorized the chain of command, how to wear the uniform, pretty quickly and got promoted to C/Amn. Put as Charlie Flight Element Leader and then Charlie Flight Guideon bearer. After that, I was accepted as the Public Affairs NCOIC, all the while on the Armed Drill Team Junior Varsity. Got promoted to C/SSgt. after the year was over and went to an SLS that summer. Earned service, dress and appearance, good conduct, and longevity ribbon. Won two outstanding cadet boards in the NCO and Airman categories.

Sophomore year- Went from C/SSgt. to C/2LT as Foxtrot Flight Commander, then demoted back to C/SSgt. for missing a meeting. Worked my way back up and served as Information Management Officer for the rest of the year from C/2LT to C/1LT to C/CAPT. Competed w/ Armed Drill Team and went to a state competition. Earned superior performance, veterans of foreign wars, saber team, drill comp., drill team member, attendance, recruiting, pt, and academic ribbons along with a lot of clusters. Won an outstanding cadet board in the officer category and placed second at the best drilled cadet competiton through the school district. Went again to an SLS that summer and participated in seven summer color guards.

Junior Year- Stared out a C/CAPT, am still a C/CAPT. Serving as Charlie Flight Commander. Member of Armed Drill Team, Military Ball Commitee, assisted with awards ceremony, and placed first with the drill team at a district drill meet as well as the veteran's day parade. OTHER: Enlisted in TX Army National Guard 5 December, 2008.

[RLM10_2_06]

Well, my Army history is quite brief, since I only served my freshman year, but still pretty good.

I began as a c/PVT, as we all do. I joined the Rangers, our PT team, and worked really hard to make our Honor Guard, our most prestigious drill unit. I performed to the best of my ability on both teams, even receiving the XO position on the Honor Guard for a brief time, but sadly, never received any in-class recognition. In fact, I did not get promoted or get a squad because my Company Commander didn't like the fact that I wasn't on the drill team. It wasn't until my SAI intervened that I received a promotion to c/PV2 at our Change of Command ceremony, when our Company Commander was made the S-2. At this time, it was announced that I would be promoted to c/SSG the following week, then become a Company XO as an LET2 with the rank of c/2LT. However, I moved at the end of the year. I lost everything I had and had to start over at an Air Force school.

[USFreak]

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[Psybadek]

I have two different cadet careers I can share. I'll start with my CAP career.

Like everyone who has joined CAP, I started off as a C/Airman Basic. I was 11 when I joined the program, and my first year into it I was promoted to C/Senior Airman.

During the second year into it, I was promoted to C/Staff Sergeant and became a Flight Sergeant, by the end of the year I had been promoted to C/Technical Sergeant.

During the next year, I was promoted to C/Master Sergeant, then about a year later promoted to C/Senior Master sergeant, and about 3 months later promoted to C/Chief Master Sergeant. I held this rank for awhile. It was mainly because I joined NJROTC and I wanted to give more to it, so I just put more focus on NJROTC and just did the meetings for CAP and some event's here and there. It wasn't long till after I turned 17, 3 months or so, that I took the tests to become a C/Second Lieutenant. The first time I took it I failed the mile run by 15 seconds, and failed the test by 10%. 6 months later after training and studying I took it again and passed and became a C/Second Lieutenant, and held that rank until I graduated high school.

My NJROTC career was a lot of fun just like CAP was. I joined as a freshman as a C/Seaman Recruit. I'll tell you first joining it felt weird, I was in CAP and I was a C/Master Sergeant when I joined NJROTC, and it just seemed weird at the time, felt like I was starting all over. It really gave me more motivation though. During my first year, the unarmmed drill team really caught my eye. I joined it, and a few months before the end of the year the XO had moved away, and I became the Drill Team XO, and was promoted to C/PO3. (I was a C/Seaman, I had taken the tests needed to be promoted to it.)

During the second year I was given the job of Platoon XO, so I was promoted to C/PO1 a couple of weeks into the year. During the year I eventually was promoted to C/SCPO and held the position of Battalion Chaplain.

My third year I became the Drill Team CO and promoted to C/MCPO. I was also a Platoon Commander (Which went towards the promotion. During the year I was promoted to C/Ensign and I ended the year at that.

My last year, I became the Administration officer and was promoted to C/Lieutenant Junior Grade. By the end of the year I received my final promotion to C/Lieutenant.

[Armed Drill Addict]

I eventually was promoted to C/SCPO and held the position of Battalion Chaplain.



What does a battalion chaplain do in NJROTC. I am in an NJROTC unit and I have never heard of this position before.

[Psybadek]

Well as the Chaplain, (Chaplains can be used in any size unit by the way) I was responsible for assisting in maintaining high morale within the unit, high morale standards end ensurusing that each cadet has the opportunity to strengthen his/her own individual beliefs. Some of the things I did was lead in prayer before drill meets, pt meets, at the military ball, we had a couple of cadet's pass away while I was a chaplain so I would also be there to talk to those people who needed comfort and a prayer. We did have cadet's of all religions in the unit, but it really didn't affect the way I did my duties. I was mostly there for maintaining high morale.

[Armed Drill Addict]

That's really interesting. I haven't heard of that before, I think I might bring it up to my SNSI as a position we could institute here because our unit has lapses in moral. A senior cadet that cadets could go to for advice is something the cadets in my unit could benefit from. Was C/SCPO aa common rank for this position?

[Drill for life]

I wish we had a battalion chaplain, our school would get onto us about it (those liberal PTA members:mad: ). My AI would most likely give it to me; he calls me Reverend (I always carry my bible).

[Psybadek]

I wish we had a battalion chaplain, our school would get onto us about it (those liberal PTA members:mad: ). My AI would most likely give it to me; he calls me Reverend (I always carry my bible).
Chaplains are a good asset to a unit. That was one of the things that helped me get the position because I brought my bible to school and read it when we had our own time. People would always come to me even before I was a chaplain so I would talk and listen to cadet's problems and work with them. My SNSI saw it and when the position was open he gave it to me along with a platoon commander position.

That's really interesting. I haven't heard of that before, I think I might bring it up to my SNSI as a position we could institute here because our unit has lapses in moral. A senior cadet that cadets could go to for advice is something the cadets in my unit could benefit from. Was C/SCPO aa common rank for this position?
From the other cadet chaplains I knew the C/E8 ranks seems to be pretty common but it wasn't a set rank for it. I knew a Chaplain that was a C/Ensign (which was the highest rank I've ever seen for a chaplain, but he was a regiment chaplain.) It just depends on the size of the unit, the year I joined NJROTC we were only a company and the Chaplain was a C/PO1. It's all about the size of the unit.

It's a position that I know all units do not have, but I would recommend every unit utilizing it. There's no real con to having a chaplain and the pro's are great. It's always good to have a cadet that someone can go too for guidance spiritually, and having a cadet promoting high morale helps too. :)

[-BuLL-]

Our battalion chaplain is a c/1LT. He prays with us before Drill Meets, Color Guard meets and other competitions. He also does the invocation and stuff at our ball and other ceremonies. He is usually always available for support and guidance. I think the position is a great one to institute in an organization.