About the position

The JROTC Commander is responsible for providing students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. The role enables students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society while motivating them to become better citizens. The position involves administering and managing the JROTC program effectively according to law, regulations, policies, and principles, as well as recruiting students and maintaining enrollment.

Responsibilities

• Administers and manages the JROTC program effectively according to law, regulations, policies and principles.
• Recruits students to join JROTC; maintains enrollment of not less than 100 cadets or 10% of student population, whichever is less.
• Achieves desired learning goals by teaching prescribed JROTC subjects listed in the Program of Instruction.
• Maintains proficiency in military subjects taught.
• Modifies and improves given instruction by remaining continuously alert to new and alternative instructional methods and motivational techniques.
• Maintains arms and supply facilities in strict compliance with Army security regulations.
• Complies to the letter with Army and school district safety guidelines in all instances when instructing, supervising, monitoring, accompanying or escorting cadets.
• Ensures facilities provided are adequate to support program.
• Prepares unit for formal inspections.
• Counsels cadets on their performance within the Corps of Cadets.
• Conducts a public affairs program directed at school and community to further enhance understanding of the JROTC program.
• Conducts training at JROTC summer camps.
• Assists cadets in applying for Senior ROTC scholarships and service academy appointments.
• Sets the appropriate example in decorum and cooperativeness, positive attitude and consistency for cadets and colleagues.
• Organizes, develops and administers the JROTC program in assigned schools.
• Reviews, organizes and implements all technical data required for development of a military curriculum.
• Supervises and prepares counseling forms of JROTC instructors.
• Ensures quality control of instruction and proper implementation of Army and district directives.
• Prepares and maintains administrative and support reference materials required to be available in the school.
• Ensures student data are recorded and maintained on JROTC cadet records as prescribed by Army Regulation.
• Maintains comprehensive student data as required by Army regulation, over and above the information normally required by the secondary teacher.
• Supervises Military Property Specialist (MPS) in accounting for all property issued to the school, to include security of sensitive items.
• Supervises the issue and return of all property issued to students participating in the JROTC program.
• Coordinates and integrates the JROTC program with other school activities and departments.
• Organizes, supervises and develops extracurricular activities to include color guard, drill teams, rifle teams, physical training teams, orienteering teams and special programs.
• Assists in the organization and supervision of drill meets, parades, summer activities and organized extracurricular activities.
• Confers with faculty members to determine the effectiveness of the JROTC program as it relates to other school programs; make recommendations to improve the JROTC curriculum.
• Coordinates JROTC activities, goals and objectives.
• Develops and assists in summer camp training of JROTC cadets.
• Satisfies physical examinations, photographs and educational development courses as required by CCR 145-2.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; honorably retired from the US Army as an officer.
• Certified as a JROTC instructor by U.S. Army Cadet Command.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from students, administration, staff, parents, and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.