Ranks of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are assigned various ranks, the titles and insignia of which are based on those used by the United States Armed Forces (and its various ROTCs), specifically the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S Space Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Rank requirements vary with schools. Some specialties require cadets to pass promotion tests while others only require recommendations by superiors and the needs of the unit.
Cadet Officer Ranks
| Pay grade*** | C/O-6 | C/O-5 | C/O-4 | C/O-3 | C/O-2 | C/O-1 |
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| Cadet Colonel (C/COL) |
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/LTC) |
Cadet Major (C/MAJ) |
Cadet Captain (C/CPT) |
Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1LT) |
Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2LT) | |
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| Cadet Captain** (C/CAPT) |
Cadet Commander (C/CDR) |
Cadet Lieutenant Commander (C/LCDR) |
Cadet Lieutenant (C/LT) |
Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade (C/LTJG) |
Cadet Ensign (C/ENS) | |
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| Cadet Colonel (C/Col) |
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/LtCol) |
Cadet Major (C/Maj) |
Cadet Captain (C/Cpt) |
Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1stLt) |
Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2ndLt) | |
| Pay grade*** | C/O-6 | C/O-5 | C/O-4 | C/O-3 | C/O-2 | C/O-1 |
| * CGJROTC rank insignia for officers is the same as the NJROTC's, except a Coast Guard shield is placed above the horizontally-displayed rank insignia and a "JROTC" bar below it. | ||||||
| ** Cadet captain is the rank that the leader of a NJROTC unit holds if the unit has reached the cadet enrollment requirements to be rated as a regiment. It is a relatively rare rank, as of June 2013, there are only 5 regimental-sized units out of the 584 NJROTC units worldwide.[1][2][3][4][5] | ||||||
| *** Although the positions and titles of rank match those of the Armed Forces' pay grades, JROTC cadets are not serving members of the military, and receive no pay, and only receive benefits or privileges based upon the situation of the time (receiving salutes, giving orders, messing/bunking in Officers' Country[clarification needed] and using base exchanges or commissaries while on training trips, etc.) This is in direct contrast to Cadets/Midshipmen of the Senior (University Level) ROTC programs, in which those students do receive pay/stipends, benefits, and privileges, depending upon their scholarship or enlistment status. | ||||||
Cadet Enlisted Ranks
| Pay grade | C/E-9 | C/E-8 | C/E-7 | C/E-6 | C/E-5 | C/E-4 | C/E-3 | C/E-2 | C/E-1 | ||
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| Cadet Command Sergeant Major (C/CSM) |
Cadet Sergeant Major (C/SGM) |
Cadet First Sergeant (C/1SG) |
Cadet Master Sergeant (C/MSG) |
Cadet Sergeant First Class (C/SFC) |
Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSG) |
Cadet Sergeant (C/SGT) |
Cadet Corporal (C/CPL) |
Cadet Private First Class (C/PFC) |
Cadet Private (C/PVT) |
Cadet Private (C/PVT) | |
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| Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer (C/MCPO) |
Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer (C/SCPO) |
Cadet Chief Petty Officer (C/CPO) |
Cadet Petty Officer First Class (C/PO1) |
Cadet Petty Officer Second Class (C/PO2) |
Cadet Petty Officer Third Class (C/PO3) |
Cadet Seaman (C/SN) |
Cadet Seaman Apprentice (C/SA) |
Cadet Seaman Recruit (C/SR) | |||
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| Cadet Sergeant Major (C/SgtMaj) |
Cadet First Sergeant (C/1stSgt) |
Cadet Gunnery Sergeant (C/GySgt) |
Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt) |
Cadet Sergeant (C/Sgt) |
Cadet Corporal (C/Cpl) |
Cadet Lance Corporal (C/LCpl) |
Cadet Private First Class (C/PFC) |
Cadet Private (C/Pvt) | |||
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| Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt) |
Cadet Senior Master Sergeant (C/SMSgt) |
Cadet Master Sergeant (C/MSgt) |
Cadet Technical Sergeant (C/TSgt) |
Cadet Staff Sergeant | Cadet Sergeant (C/SSgt | C/Sgt) |
Cadet Senior Airman | Cadet Specialist 4 (C/SrA | C/Spec 4) |
Cadet Airman First Class | Cadet Specialist 3 (C/A1C | C/Spec 3) |
Cadet Airman | Cadet Specialist 2 (C/Amn | C/Spec 2) |
Cadet Airman Basic | Cadet Specialist 1 (C/AB| C/Spec 1) | |||
| Pay grade | C/E-9 | C/E-8 | C/E-7 | C/E-6 | C/E-5 | C/E-4 | C/E-3 | C/E-2 | C/E-1 | ||
See also
- Cadet grades and insignia of the Civil Air Patrol
- Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom
- Cadets Canada Elemental Ranks
- New Zealand Cadet Forces ranks
- Australian Defence Force Cadets ranks
References
- ^ "Find NJROTC Unit". Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.[failed verification]
- ^ "NJROTC Miami Beach". Archived from the original on 2004-01-24.[failed verification]
- ^ "Billets". Troy High NJROTC. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15.
- ^ "Regimental Staff". Central High School NJROTC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.
- ^ "NJROTC / Overview". Zion-Benton Township High School. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.[failed verification]
External links
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- Media related to Rank insignia of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Wikimedia Commons
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