Ranks
General Orders
Chain of Command
NJROTC Basics
Drill & Commands
100

The entry-level enlisted cadet rank, abbreviated C/SR

Cadet Seaman Recruit

100

1st Order to the Sentry

To take charge of this post and all government property in view” is this numbered General Order.

100

This person is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.

President of the United States

100

NS1 Question: NJROTC stands for this

Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps

100

This command tells cadets to march in place at Quick Time cadence.

“Mark Time, MARCH”

200

This cadet rank is abbreviated C/PO3 and has one chevron beneath a perched eagle.

Cadet Petty Officer Third Class

200

What is the 2nd Order to the Sentry?

This General Order requires a sentry to walk their post in a military manner while staying alert.

200

This Cabinet official leads the Department of Defense.

The Secretary of Defense

200

This service branch sponsors the NJROTC program

The U.S. Navy

200

This command is given to turn a formation 90 degrees to the right.

“Right, FACE”

300

This cadet officer rank is abbreviated C/ENS and wears one gold bar.

Cadet Ensign

300

What is the 7th Order to the Sentry?

This General Order says to “report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.”

300

This official leads the Department of the Navy and is in the NJROTC chain of command.

The Secretary of the Navy

300

This instructor title means Senior Naval Science Instructor.

SNSI

300

This command moves a formation forward from a halt or from marking time.

“Forward, MARCH”

400

This is the highest enlisted cadet rank in NJROTC, abbreviated C/MCPO.

Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer

400

What is the 6th Order to the Sentry?

This General Order covers receiving, obeying, and passing on orders from the Commanding Officer, Officer of the Deck, and officers or petty officers of the watch.

400

This senior Navy officer is the Chief of Naval Operations, or CNO.

The Chief of Naval Operations

400

NJROTC units are organized like this geometric shape, with leadership at the top and cadets at the base

a pyramid/triangle

400

This is the normal Quick Time marching cadence range, in beats per minute.

112 to 120 beats per minute

500

This cadet rank has five attached gold bars and is the highest rank for a battalion-strength unit.

Cadet Commander

500

NS1 Question Only: What is your 12th Order to the Sentry

There is no 12th Order to the Sentry

500

NS1 Question: This is the first cadet position listed in a typical unit chain of command after the Naval Science Instructors.

Cadet Commanding Officer

500

This cadet leader is directly responsible for a platoon, which is normally made up of three squads.

The Cadet Platoon Commander

500

This command changes a color guard from Present Colors back to carrying the colors.

“Carry, COLORS”

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