{"id":2908,"date":"2019-07-02T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2019-07-02T14:04:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T18:04:40","slug":"naval-jrotc-basic-leadership-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/2019\/07\/02\/naval-jrotc-basic-leadership-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval JROTC Basic Leadership Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, June 24, 13 of Oak Ridge High School\u2019s finest NJROTC cadets headed to Basic Leadership Training\/Leadership Academy in Smyrna, TN.\u00a0 This 4-day training provided these cadets, along with 220 other cadets from five states, a glimpse of basic training procedures in the military.<\/p>\n<p>Awaking each morning at 4:30 a.m., while most of their classmates were asleep at home, the cadets prepared for physical training at 5:00 a.m.\u00a0 After breakfast, the cadets went back to the barracks to prepare their bunks and lockers for daily inspection, setting them to specific parameters, which required attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, cadets learned leadership responsibilities, Navy Core Values, ethics, values, mentoring of junior cadets, conflict resolution, sexual harassment and hazing prevention, inter-unit respect, and of course, honed their marching skills. The cadets finally hit the bunks at 10 p.m. to get some much deserved sleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really enjoyed the class on leadership,\u201d stated Oak Ridge Cadet Stephen Lucas.\u00a0 \u201cThere were some very interesting points of discussion and I honestly feel that each cadet will take this knowledge back to their units and really use it.\u201d Wednesday evening, all cadets changed in to their uniforms and formed up in their respective platoons.\u00a0 Cadets who attended Basic Leadership Training received a certificate of completion and ribbon, and each cadet who attended Leadership Academy earned a Leadership cord for the right shoulder of the uniform.<\/p>\n<p>As parents arrived at the Tennessee Army National Guard Training Site in Smyrna, TN on Thursday, June 27 for graduation, all cadets cleaned barracks and packed up personal gear before breakfast.\u00a0 All platoons conducted a final rehearsal for the pass-in-review ceremony.\u00a0 Families took photos with their cadets and new friends as they were introduced one another.\u00a0 Chief Ryan Nicholls reflected, \u201cAfter the ceremony, as cars began to depart in various directions, I would venture to say that the rides home were fairly quiet with the occasional snoring of an extremely tired cadet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Leadership Academy Graduates NJROTC\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-200x97.jpg 200w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-400x194.jpg 400w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-800x389.jpg 800w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates-1200x583.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/BLT-LA-graduates.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, June 24, 13 of Oak Ridge High School\u2019s finest NJROTC cadets headed to Basic Leadership Training\/Leadership Academy in Smyrna, TN.\u00a0 This 4-day training provided these cadets, along with 220 other cadets from five states, a glimpse of basic training procedures in the military. 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