NJROTC Cadet Creed

I am a Navy Junior ROTC cadet.

I strive to promote patriotism and become an informed and responsible citizen.

I respect those in positions of authority

I support those who have defended freedom and democracy around the world.

I proudly embrace the Navy’s core values of HONOR, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT.

I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.

HOOYAH!

NJROTC Cadet Ranks

E-1: Cadet Seaman Recruit (c/SR)

E-2: Cadet Seaman Assistant (c/SA)

E-3: Cadet Seaman (c/SN)

E-4: Cadet Petty Officer 3rd Class (c/PO3)

E-5: Cadet Petty Officer 2nd Class (c/PO2)

E-6: Cadet Petty Officer 1st Class (c/PO1)

E-7: Cadet Chief Petty Officer (c/CPO)

E-8: Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer (c/SCPO)

E-9: Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer (c/MCPO)

O-1: Cadet Ensign (c/ENS)

O-2: Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade (c/LTJG)

O-3: Cadet Lieutenant (c/LT)

O-4: Cadet Lieutenant Commander (c/LCDR)

O-5: Cadet Commander (c/CDR)

Navy Ranks

E-1: Seaman Recruit (SR)

E-2: Seaman Assistant (SA)

E-3: Seaman (SN)

E-4: Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3)

E-5: Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2)

E-6: Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1)

E-7: Petty Officer (CPO)

E-8: Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)

E-9: Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)

E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)

O-1: Ensign (ENS)

O-2: Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)

O-3: Lieutenant (LT)

O-4: Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

O-5: Commander (CDR)

O-6: Captain (CAPT)

O-7: Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)

O-8: Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM)

O-9: Vice Admiral (VADM)

O-10: Admiral (ADM)

  1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view.

  2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.

  3. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

  4. To repeat all calls from any post more distant from the guardhouse or quarterdeck than my own.

  5. To quit my post only when properly relieved.

  6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the Commanding Officer, Command Duty Officer, Officer of the Deck, and Officers and Petty Officers of the Watch only.

  7. To talk to no one except in the line of duty.

  8. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

  9. To call the Officer of the Deck in any case not covered by instructions.

  10. To salute all Officers and all Colors and Standards not cased.

  11. To be especially watchful at night, and during the time for challenging, challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

General Orders Of a Sentry

The Unit Crest

Topper Company's Unit Crest

MOTTO: A scroll of gold inscribed “NON DUCOR DUCO” → “I am not led, I lead”

SYMBOLISM:

  • Forest green and gold are the colors of Los Alamos High School.

  • The arrowhead denotes the perseverance of the unit through trying times, refusing to buckle and surviving, with the gray representing the balance between academic studies and other commitments that must be maintained in order to be successful. 

  • The superimposed atomic symbol indicates the hand that Los Alamos had in the development of nuclear energy and the yellow shows our hope in utilizing this technology in a positive way. 

  • The chevrons are indicative of the mountains that are our home with blue symbolizing the trust that every cadet has in each other. 

  • The combined ship’s wheel and crossed rifles represent the Navy and Marine Corps team that is always ready to defend the security of our nation.

  • The Roman numerals “83” denote the birth year of our unit, 1983.

  • Lastly, at the top, above all and most important, is a bear, symbolizing the strength of the family that the cadets of Topper Company have always relied upon.