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Brief 2013-2014 Brief 2013-2014

AGENDA

• Welcome Back • Review of Weekly Schedule• Expected Behavior in Class• Numbers of Cadets/Status of Uniforms• Team Highlights• Upcoming Events • Policy Letter Highlights • Why Lab Fees• Booster Club Info

Welcome Back

• Continue to build upon what you learned • Leadership• Physical Fitness• Treating all with dignity and respect• Keep current on events • Good grades in all classes • Be a good teammate

• Remember you are being observed every day

Review Weekly Schedule

• Monday – Accountability, Drill and Ceremony• Tuesday and Thursday – Accountability, Cadet Creed and class room instruction• Wednesday – Uniform inspection

• Understand grooming and body piercing policy outlined in CCR 145-2 https://www.usarmyjrotc.com/jrotcRes/downloads/CCR145-2.pdf

• Friday – Physical Fitness• Dress out is a must (If you fail to dress out 3 or more times during 9 weeks = automatic 0)

Expected Behavior in Classroom

• Treat everyone with dignity and respect• Be quiet and respectful when others are speaking• Be on time to class/in seat or in formation when bell rings• If you get tired stand-up• Participation in classroom discussions is a must• No hats, head scarf's or bandanas worn in class• No food or drink in the classroom• Keep classroom clean

Number of Cadets in JROTC and Status of Uniforms

• 216 Cadets in 2013-2014 Viera Hawk JROTC Battalion• Cadets must return all JROTC policy letters signed by parents S: 6 September/No participation on teams allowed until all paperwork is signed• Transitioning soon to new JROTC Uniform: 20% of new uniforms are in• Will continue to wear current Class B uniform until all new uniform components are in• Class A jackets have 20

• Cadet Command only provides a limited number for Color Guard, and Battalion level chain of command

• Winter JROTC jackets will be issued in the fall• No head gear will be issued unless on Color Guard or Drill Team• School campus is a no salute area

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR

• Raider: Male Team 1 finished 2nd Region and placed 10th in the State Championship• Color Guard: Female Team finished 1st in the Region and placed 11th at State• Drill:

•Squad Unarmed Drill Team finished 4th in the Region and placed 23rd in the State• Squad Armed Drill Team finished 4th in the Region and 11th in the State

• Rifle Marksmanship Team: Finished 1st in the Region and placed 3rd in the State

• Practices for 2013-2014 Teams:• Color Guard starts Monday 19 August 3:45 PM• Raider starts Monday 19 August 3:45 PM • Rifle Team starts Friday 23 August 7 AM

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 30 August Rockledge @ Viera• 6 September Satellite @ Viera• 14 September Republican Dinner at Holiday Inn Viera• 21 September Operation Stand down/CancerWrestling Benefit • 3 October Eau Gallie @ Viera• 5 October Cocoa Raider Meet• 18 October Melbourne @ Viera• 19 October Cocoa Beach Raider Meet• 2 November Regional Raider Meet @ Rockledge• 11 November Veterans Day Color Guard at Viera Manor

Policy Letter Highlights

• Drill and Ceremony: Must wear tennis shoes or points deducted/No sandals or flip flops• Uniform Inspection:

• Must wear all day on Wednesday• Miss 3 uniform inspections during 9 weeks/automatic failure• If absent on Wednesday must wear uniform next day or coordinate make-up with SAI or AI• No body piercings allowed to be worn with uniform• Male hair: neat in appearance not touching ears, eye brows or color (see https://www.usarmyjrotc.com/jrotcRes/downloads/8 library/publications/CCReg145 2.pdf•Female hair: natural color, and worn up

• PT on Friday: Must dress out and participate in team sports or workout

• Failure to dress out 3 times during a 9 weeks is an automatic 0 for discipline grade• Cadets are financially liable for the uniform issued to them

WHY WE NEED $30.00 LAB FEEs

• Transportation to and from ROTC events • projected cost: $22 per 1 hr/ea bus driver and $1.25 per mile/ea bus projected cost: $400.00 ( for 2 buses)

• Additional equipment needed to properly train Raider and Rifle teams

• Additional rope and snap links for Raiders, snap links, projected cost: $ 300.00 • Pellets, targets, o-rings, C02 for Rifle Team, projected cost $ 600.00

• JROTC military ball January 29, 2011• Tickets $22.00-$25.00 per Cadet (Lab fee helps reduce cost of ticket) projected cost: $ 3500.00

• Organizational Day TBD in March 2014 projected cost $700.00TOTAL COST for 2013 – 2014 = $5,500.00

Booster Club Meetings

• Booster Club Meetings:• 3rd Tuesday of every month 6PM• First Booster Club Meeting is this coming Tuesday 20 August at 6 PM/Pizza provided

Questions?

Reminders:20 August: Booster Club meeting 6 PM6 September: All paper work due30 September: Lab fees paid