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NJROTC
Honor.
Courage. Commitment.
Celebrating
their 33rd Anniversary, Riverhead's outstanding NJROTC Unit went
through their paces before parents, community members, and administration
during the 2006 Annual Review of the Unit.
"Riverhead's
NJROTC Unit started as a satellite of the Southold
NJROTC Unit 31 years ago in 1974," explained Riverhead's commander,
Lt. Col.
Peter McCarthy, during his comments at the Review.
“The cadets have already accomplished quite a bit this year,"
explained Lt. Col. McCarthy. "There was a summer orientation
before school started, a field trip to Shinnecock Coast Guard Station,
Color Guards, parades, Basic Leadership Training, SUNY Maritime
Drill Meet, A Physical Fitness Test, Air Rifle Competition and community
service events. There are a lot of people who come together to make
this program work,” he concluded, “and we want to thank
the administration for its support, the band for its participation
in our program and the parents for being there for us."
Cadets participate in a variety
of activities, such as drill competitions, air rifle,
physical fitness outings, military orientation trips, and social
events like their annual review at RHS and their military ball.
The unit has earned numerous unit and individual citations, awards,
and trophies at
area and national armed and unarmed drill, academic and athletic
cmpetitions. (To view upcoming
events, click HERE.)
Riverhead High School NJROTC has earned the Chief of Naval Education
and Training (CNET) Distinguished High School Unit award for 2001/2002
and 2002/2003. In 2004-05, Riverhead NJROTC once again won the CNET
Unit Achievement Award; as well as being named as the most improved
unit in the area and 3rd most improved in the nation for school
year 2004-2005. In 2005-2006, Riverhead earned the Distinguished
Unit Award for being one of the top 15 out of 54 schools in Area
4. Several of the RHS
cadets have attended military academies after graduation.

The unit promotes leadership development, self-discipline, physical
fitness, teamwork and community service. Cadets participate in hundreds
of hours of community service each year. They help at community
fundraisers, clean up camps and business areas, assist in community
dinners and festivals, and act as guides. They march in parades
and carry the colors during important school and community ceremonies.
They have travelled to district elementary schools to teach flag
etiquette. During the holiday season, they help the Riverhead Rotary
and the Interact Club assemble and distribute over 200 holiday food
baskets to area residents.
Related
Links: The
2007-08 Pass-In-Review, Riverhead
NJROTC, 2005
Pass-In-Review
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