Cadet Study Guide
EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL – JROTC STUDY GUIDE (Page 1)
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THE MISSION OF JROTC:
“TO MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE BETTER CITIZENS”
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CHAIN OF COMMAND
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*Commander-In-Chief |
President Donald J. Trump |
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*Secretary of Defense |
Honorable Mark T. Esper |
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* Secretary of the Army |
Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy |
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Chief of Staff of the Army |
General James McConville |
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Commander of TRADOC |
General Paul E. Funk II |
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Commander of Cadet Command |
Major General John R. Evans Jr. |
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Commander, 8th Brigade |
Colonel Vanessa Y. Moye |
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Senior Army Instructor |
Captain Arnold K. Jacobsen |
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East Valley JROTC Battalion Commander |
CDT/MAJ Logan J. Dukes |
*Denotes these positions are civilian positions. The Chain Of Command above begins with the President, the highest position in the Chain Of Command and continues to your Squad Leader, the lowest position in the Chain Of Command. You should always begin to use the Chain Of Command starting with the lowest position and working up.
KEY PERSONNEL
The following personnel ARE NOT in the Chain-Of-Command, however, you should know these people because of the positions they hold. You should also know what the Battalion Command and Staff are responsible for as indicated by the parenthesis beside their title /position.
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Vice President of the U.S |
Honorable Michael R. Pence |
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Secretary of State(U.S.) |
Honorable Michael R. Pompeo |
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Director of JROTC, Cadet Command |
Colonel Michael A. Stinnett |
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Governor of Washington |
Honorable Jay R. Inslee |
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Senior Senator from Washington |
Honorable Patricia L. Murray |
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Junior Senator from Washington |
Honorable Maria E. Cantwell |
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4th District Congressman |
Honorable Dan Newhouse |
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. |
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Sergeant Major of the Army |
SMA Micheal Grinston |
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Principal of East Valley High School |
Mrs. Kayla Crowe |
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Army Instructor- East Valley HS JROTC |
SFC Charles T. Waggoner |
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Cadet Battalion Executive Officer |
CDT/1LT Katie L. Crane |
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Cadet Battalion Command Sergeant Major |
CDT/CSM Trevor Crane |
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Cadet Battalion S-1 Officer (Personnel and Admin) |
CDT/2LT Toby Zigan |
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Cadet Battalion S-2 Officer (Security and Intelligence) |
CDT/1LT Alex Calhoun |
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Cadet Battalion S-3 Officer (Operations and Training) |
CDT/1LT Katie Crane |
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Cadet Battalion S-4 Officer (Supply and Maintenance) |
CDT/ 2LT Trejan Bukowiec |
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Cadet Battalion S-5 Officer (Special Projects) |
CDT/2LT Maya Vargas |
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Cadet Battalion S-9 Officer (Public Affairs) |
CDT/2LT Lourdes Haro |
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Cadet Battalion Alpha Company Commander |
CDT/1LT Rhiannon Jacobsen |
PHONETIC ALPHABET
Cadets should be able to use the following phonetic pronunciations of the alphabet to spell words. Example: CAT spelled phonetically is Charlie, Alpha, Tango.
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A- Alpha |
B-Bravo |
C- Charlie |
D- Delta |
E-Echo |
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F-Foxtrot |
G- Golf |
H-Hotel |
I-India |
J-Juliet |
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K-Kilo |
L-Lima |
M-Mike |
N-November |
O-Oscar |
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P-Papa |
Q-Quebec |
R-Romeo |
S-Sierra |
T-Tango |
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U-Uniform |
V-Victor |
W-Whiskey |
X-Xray |
Y-Yankee |
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Z-Zulu |
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EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL – JROTC STUDY GUIDE (Page 2)
RANK AND INSIGNIA IDENTIFICATION
There are three types of rank within the Army: Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted personnel. Within the Cadet Corps there are only officers and enlisted personnel, but no Warrant Officers, nor are there any cadets above the rank of Cadet Colonel. Rank is a person’s designation or title they are called. Insignia is what they wear to identify their rank. The appropriate abbreviation for each rank is in parentheses beside the appropriate rank. Those abbreviations are correct for officers in the Army or Cadets. Cadet Officers and enlisted personnel should put the abbreviation “CDT” before their rank for proper identification, or simply "C" with a forward slash. (Example: A Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, when writing their rank would write, CDT LTC or C/LTC, a Cadet Staff Sergeant would write CDT SSG or C/SSG).
| GENERAL OFFICER RANK AND INSIGNIA |
JROTC Cadets |
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| General (GEN) | Four silver stars | Not applicable |
| Lieutenant General (LTG) | Three silver stars | Not applicable |
| Major General (MG) | Two silver stars | Not applicable |
| Brigadier General (BG) | One silver star | Not applicable |
| FIELD OFFICER RANK | ||
| Colonel (COL) | One silver eagle | Three silver diamonds |
| Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) | One silver oak leaf | Two silver diamonds |
| Major (MAJ) | One gold oak leaf | One silver diamond |
| COMPANY OFFICER RANK | ||
| Captain (CPT) | Two silver bars | Three silver disks |
| First Lieutenant (1LT) | One silver bar | Two silver disks |
| Second Lieutenant (2LT) | One gold bar | One silver disk |
| ENLISTED RANK | JROTC Cadets | |
| Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) | Three stripes, three rockers with two stars in the middle | Not applicable |
| Command Sergeant Major (CSM) | Three stripes, three rockers, star in the middle with a wreath around the star | See below |
| Sergeant Major (SGM) | Three stripes, three rockers with a star in the middle | See below |
| First Sergeant (1SG) | Three stripes, three rockers with a diamond in the middle | See below |
| Master Sergeant (MSG) | Three stripes, three rockers | See below |
| Sergeant First Class (SFC) | Three stripes, two rockers | See below |
| Staff Sergeant (SSG) | Three stripes, one rocker | See below |
| Sergeant (SGT) | Three stripes | See below |
| Corporal (CPL) | Two stripes | See below |
| Private First Class (PFC) | One stripe, one rocker | See below |
| Private Two (PV2) | One stripe | See below |
| Private One (PV1) | No insignia to wear |
Not applicable
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that the Army rank is exactly the same as cadet rank except where the Army enlisted person has rockers, cadets have bars. (Example: A Cadet Sergeant First Class would identify their rank as three stripes and two bars).
EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL – JROTC STUDY GUIDE , PAGE 3
FIRST AID
The four life-saving steps are: 1 – Clear the airway, 2 – Stop the bleeding, 3 – Treat/Control shock, 4 – Dress all wounds and splint all fractures.
The ABC’s of CPR are: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. There are two types of fractures, 1 – Open or (Compound - the bone has broken through the skin), and 2 – Closed or (Simple - the bone has not broken the skin).
The minimum number of ties you must use when splinting a fracture is four: Top, Bottom, Top, Bottom.
There are three types of bleeding (in order of severity), 1 – Arterial (bright-red spurting blood), 2 – Venous (dark-red oozing blood), 3 – Capillary (bright-red oozing blood).
The preferred method of stopping the bleeding is direct pressure and elevation.
MAP READING
You read a military topographic map right and up. There are three types of north; 1 – Magnetic, 2 – True, and 3 – Grid. There are five primary colors on a military map; 1 – Black (Man-made objects), 2 – Blue (Water), 3 – Green (Vegetation), 4 – Red (Primary highways), 5 – Brown (Contour lines and lines of elevation).
Four digit grid coordinates place you with 1000 meters of the target, six digit grid coordinates place you within 100 meters of the target, eight digit grid coordinates place you with 10 meters of the target.
The letters which are at the bottom of the military map and which should always be part of any written grid coordinates is called the 100,000 meter square identifier.
THE CADET CREED
I AM AN ARMY JUNIOR ROTC CADET.
I WILL ALWAYS CONDUCT MYSELF TO BRING CREDIT TO MY FAMILY, COUNTRY, SCHOOL AND THE CORPS OF CADETS.
I AM LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC. I AM THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
I DO NOT LIE, CHEAT OR STEAL AND WILL ALWAYS BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY ACTIONS AND DEEDS.
I WILL ALWAYS PRACTICE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PATRIOTISM.
I WILL WORK HARD TO IMPROVE MY MIND AND STRENGTHEN MY BODY.
I WILL SEEK THE MANTLE OF LEADERSHIP AND STAND PREPARED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.
MAY GOD GRANT ME THE STRENGTH TO ALWAYS LIVE BY THIS CREED.
GENERAL INFORMATION
There are three basic leadership styles; 1 – Directing, 2 – Participating, 3 – Delegating.
The four individual values all leaders and followers must possess are; 1 – Courage, 2 – Candor, 3 – Competence, and 4 – Commitment.
A leader must also employ ethics which are the principles or standards that guide us to do the moral or right thing.
There are four categories of awards a Cadet may receive: 1 – Academic, 2 – Athletic, 3 – Military, and 4 – Miscellaneous.
When entering a military vehicle, the junior person always enters the vehicle first. When walking with someone that is higher rank than you, you should always walk to that person’s left. The person walking on your right is occupying the position of honor.
Think “L-D-R-S-H-I-P” The seven Army Values are, 1 – Loyalty; 2 – Duty, 3 – Respect; 4 – Selfless Service; 5 – Honor; 6 – Integrity; 7 – Personal Courage
The colors/personalities/animals involved with “Winning Colors” are Green/Planner/Fox; Blue/Relater/Dolphin; Brown/Builder/Bull/Bear; Red/Adventurer/Tiger.
SEVEN LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Cooperation, Patience, Fairness, Mutual Respect, Strength, Self Improvement, and Balance.
General Orders
1st General Order: I will guard every thing within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.
2nd General Order: I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.
3rd General Order: I will report all violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the Commander of the relief.
The 11 Principles of Leadership
| 1. Know yourself and seek improvement. | 7. Train your subordinates as a team |
| 2. Be technically and tactically proficient. | 8. Make sound and timely decisions. |
| 3. Know your subordinates and look out for their welfare. | 9. Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates. |
| 4. Keep your subordinates informed. | 10. Employ your command in accordance with its capabilities. |
| 5. Set the example. | 11. Seek responsibility and takes responsibility for your actions. |
| 6. Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished. |