The Mission

Helping Today's Youth Meet Life's Challenges: The Dover High School NJROTC program mission is to instill in students the values of citizenship, leadership, service to others, personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment. The goal of the program is to develop a student mentally, morally, and physically so they are prepared to successfully navigate their future paths in life. Everything we do is based in the fundamental core of:

• Citizenship comes first
• Leadership comes second
• Academic excellence all the time

NJROTC is designed to create favorable attitudes, impressions, and skill sets for students as they set a path for success in post-secondary education, entering the technical workforce, or service in the military. A solid foundation that develops core competencies in leadership, management, policy analysis, human resources management, and information technology is provided to each student.

About NJROTC

The NJROTC program was established by Public Law in 1964 which may be found in Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 102. The program is conducted at accredited secondary schools throughout the nation, and taught by instructors who are retired Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel. The NJROTC accredited curriculum emphasizes citizenship and leadership development, as well as our maritime heritage, the significance of sea power, and naval topics such as the fundamentals of naval operations, seamanship, navigation and meteorology. Classroom instruction is augmented throughout the year by extra-curricular activities of community service, academic, athletic, drill and orienteering competitions, field meets, flights, visits to naval or other activities, marksmanship sports training, and physical fitness training. Electronic classroom equipment, textbooks, uniforms, educational training aids, travel allowance, and a cost-share of instructors' salaries are provided by the Navy.