JROTC Distinguished Honor Unit

List of 9 items.

• Instruction & Mentorship

  Fishburne’s JROTC program is taught by certified, retired U.S. Army instructors who bring real-world leadership experience into the classroom. Cadets benefit from daily mentorship, clear expectations, and consistent guidance from adults who understand both military structure and adolescent development.
  
  

  Instructors work closely with cadets to support individual growth, whether a cadet is developing confidence, learning to lead peers, or preparing for future academic or service opportunities.

• Leadership Education Training \ Four years in asingle click

  All JROTC cadets at Fishburne have the opportunity to more fully practice the skills learned through our Leadership Education Training by serving in cadet leadership positions or through taking part in one or more of our JROTC extracurricular activities that are described in full on this site. To see the amazing variety of what you’ll learn and do during each of your four years, click here.

• Instilling Core Values

  JROTC provides a quality Citizenship, Character and Leadership Development program while fostering partnerships within communities and educational institutions. At the Heart of Fishburne Military School’s JROTC program is a dedication to teaching young Cadets the value of Army JROTC’s core values:
  
  

  • Character
  • Personal Social Responsibility
  • Academic Achievement
  • Fitness
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Selfless Service to Community and Others
  • American Heritage and History

• Recognition & Outcomes

  As a U.S. Army JROTC Distinguished Honor Unit, Fishburne meets the highest standards for instruction, leadership development, and program excellence. Cadets consistently outperform national averages in attendance, graduation rates, discipline, and academic achievement.
  
  

  For cadets interested in service academies or ROTC scholarships, Fishburne offers rare advantages, including eligibility for academy nominations and individualized advising throughout the application process.

• Academic & Leadership Bowls

  Fishburne’s JROTC competes with other schools in academic and leadership competitions and, despite being the smallest school, we consistently bring it.
  
  College Options Foundations Inc, designed a program for Academic and Leadership Teams in conjunction with the US Army Cadet Command as a creative and fun method of preparing young students for life after High School and JROTC. Competitions between FMS and other JROTC programs take place throughout the school year and offer our Cadets a chance to build confidence and poise while demonstrating their mastery of the subject matter in a friendly and fun venue.
  
  

  Academic Bowl

  The Academic Bowl Team’s training and competitions are based on ACT/SAT style questions, current events and topics from the United States JROTC’s Leadership Education Training Program.
  
  

  Leadership Bowl

  The Leadership Bowl Team applies values and leadership principles using scenario based questions, General George Marshall leadership principles, “Thinking Maps,” “Classroom Performance Systems,” and learning techniques. Our teams practice weekly in the JROTC Computer Lab using online SAT/ACT preparations sites.

• Summer JROTC Programs

  Our nationally recognized team of JROTC instructors will teach:
  
  

  Rappelling

  Rappelling is a means of using a rope to descend in a controlled manner from a height, such as a cliff or wall, in which one slides down an anchored rope and applies friction to control one’s speed, either by means of a specialized device or by passing the rope under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder. In other parts of the world, another term for rappelling is abseiling.
  
  

  Orienting

  Orienteering is often called the “thinking sport” because it involves map reading and decision-making in addition to a great workout. The object is to run to a series of points shown on the map, choosing routes—both on and off trail—that will help you find all the points and get back to the finish in the shortest amount of time. The points on the course are marked with orange and white flags and punches, so you can prove you’ve been there. Each “control” marker is located on a distinct feature, such as a stream junction or the top of a knoll.
  
  

  One Rope Bridge

  A part of the training culminates in a competition wherein teams of eight JROTC cadets must cross an obstacle using one rope and only the first and last cadets are allowed to touch the obstacle. The rest of the cadets must traverse on the rope bridge.
  
  

  Drill and Ceremony

  Drill consists of certain movements by which the group moves in an orderly manner from one formation to another (or from one place to another). Each within the group most learn these movements and execute each part exactly as described. One also adapts your own movements to those of the group. Everyone in the formation must move together on command.

• CyberPatriots

  The cyber world is the new battleground. By joining the JROTC CyberPatriot programs, you’ll compete with other schools in state, regional (and if you’re good enough) national events that test your newly acquired cybersecurity skills in a way that’s sneaky fun.

• JROTC National Impact

  Arguably, JROTC is one of the most successful and significantly impactful youth-oriented programs in American history. As educators and others measure success, we have identified five Quality Indicators used to measure the effectiveness of the program in high schools. These five Quality Indicators are attendance, graduation, indiscipline, drop-out rate, and GPA. JROTC exceeds schools’ averages in each of these categories:
  
  

  Category	School	JROTC
  Attendance	90.3%	93.5%
  Graduation	83%	93.9%
  Indiscipline	5.2%	1.7%
  Dropout	8.0%	< 1%
  GPA	2.72	2.91

• JROTC: Over 100 years of motivating young men

  Established in 1916 to “motivate young people to be better citizens,” JROTC is now in more than 1,700 public and private schools. But few JROTC programs are as robust as Fishburne’s.