Staff Positions

[Armed Drill Addict]

I am just curious for all current or former NJROTC cadets what staff positions your unit uses. For the end of the year I am going to talk with my SNSI about the issues with staff we have, and where improvements can be made, and I would like to look at some positions that could be beneficial to our unit, also what year and rank that position would typically hold.

Thanks in advance!

[Psybadek]

Hmm let's see how well I remember this

Battalion CO: C/Commander (NS4)
Battalion XO: C/Lt. Commander (NS4)
Company CO: C/Lt. Commander (NS4)
Company XO: C/Lieutenant (NS3)
Operations Officer: C/Lt. Junior Grade (NS3/4)
Administration Officer: C/Lt. Junior Grade (NS3/4)
Supply Officer: C/Ensign (NS3/4)
Public Affairs Officer: C/Lt. Junior Grade (NS3/4)
Battalion/Company Master Chief: C/Master Chief Petty Officer (NS4)
Chaplain: C/ Master Chief Petty Officer (NS2/3/4)
Platoon CO: C/Senior Chief Petty Officer (NS3/4)
Platoon XO: C/Petty Officer 1st Class (NS2/3)
Team CO: C/Chief Petty Officer (NS2/3*)
Team XO: C/Petty Officer 2cnd Class (NS1/2)
Squad Leader: C/Seaman Apprentice (NS1)
Military Ball Coordinator: C/ Chief Petty Officer (NS4**)

*Some positions had the possibility for younger cadet's to have higher responsibility if they had previous experience i.e. Military Schooling, CAP, Young Marines ect ect. It was only a team CO position that they would be available to have a CO position for a NS2. It would normally be reserved for NS3's but not uncommon for NS2's depending on experience.

** The Military Ball Coordinator was always a senior. It was meant to be for the seniors to coordinate as it was "our" ball. Kind of like the senior prom, it was our last ball so a senior would be in charge of coordinating the military ball for that year.

That's from what I remember, I know I'm missing some positions, but it's been nearly 6 year's since I was in NJROTC. All of the ranks we had except for the Company/Battalion/Regiment staff positions ranks varied. Some could be a higher rank when accepting the position.

[Drill for life]

Here's The AJROTC positions:

Battalion Commadner: C/LtCol
Battalion Executive officer: C/Maj
Battalion Sergeant Major: C/CSgtMaj
Battalion Staff:
S-1:C/Cpt
S-2/3:C/Maj
S-4:C/Cpt
S-5:C/Cpt
S-6(ADP):C/Cpt
Commpany Commanders: C/1Lt(or C/Cpt on merit)
Company First Sergeant:C/Sfc-C/1sg

We don't have platoon or squad positions because my unit it to lazy to make it official.

[Psybadek]

Let me ask you something, is the C/Colonel rank rarely used? Like NJROTC we have a C/Captain but it has to be authorized by the area manager for a unit to use it.

[-BuLL-]

Yes, C/Colonel is rarely used. Usually the S-2 is a C/Cpt too as well as Company Commanders. The Company XO is usually a C/1LT. 1SG's are C/1SG's too, not C/SFC. That would be Platoon Sergeant's.

[Psybadek]

OK, I was just wondering. I would see in peoples sig stating they were C/Colonels on this forum, which made it seem more common, but reading some posts about structure sounds like it would contradict that statement. I would presume C/Colonel would be used in Regiments like C/Captain. (Allthough C/Captain is VERY rare, I've never seen a NJROTC unit with a C/Captain, C/Commander was always the highest.)

[Drill for life]

In AJROTC C/Colonel is used for a Brigade Commander(it's usually given to one cadet in a county if there are more than three battalions).

[-BuLL-]

The only C/Colonel's I've seen have been in AFJROTC. Except for Chicago, who has lots of them and even a C/Brigadier General. It just disgusts me.

[Armed Drill Addict]

Originally Posted by -BuLL-

The only C/Colonel's I've seen have been in AFJROTC. Except for Chicago, who has lots of them and even a C/Brigadier General. It just disgusts me.

That is completely against the rules, it says nowhere in any regulation to designate cadet general ranks, but they also have a cadet rear admiral there too, it's ridiculous.

As for the c/Captain I have seen a few where they have really large units, and the area manager approved them, but it still doesn't call for them in the manual either.

[-BuLL-]

The fact that their instructors allow it is just disgusting. They should be ashamed of themselves. And I'm really surprised cadet command hasn't stopped it.