The U.S. Navy recently conducted an in-depth formal inspection of the Nease High School NJROTC program, an annual requirement to validate the program’s performance across the board.
Navy chief inspector Captain Glen Leverette, the commanding officer of the Jacksonville University NROTC program, along with his staff, led the formal inspection. They reviewed all major components of the NJROTC program, including administration, operations and logistics. And they conducted a thorough personnel inspection of Nease’s 254 cadets, presided over a formal Pass in Review parade and later received an in-depth presentation and briefing by the senior cadet staff.
Nease received evaluations of “Outstanding” across the board.
“Nease NJROTC’s color guard was on par with my JU NROTC college midshipmen,” Captain Leverette said. “And the drill team performance was the best I’ve seen this year.”
Nease has been recognized as the Most Outstanding Unit in Area-12 (60 programs encompassing Northeast Florida and the State of Georgia) for seven of the past eight years. In 2015, Nease was named the Most Outstanding Unit in the nation.
The Navy JROTC program consists of 584 programs across the country, with more than 89,000 cadets participating. Every program undergoes an annual military inspection to evaluate the unit’s preparedness and ability to carry out the missions of the program, which include promoting patriotism, developing informed and responsible citizens, developing a high degree of honor and discipline and building leaders for tomorrow.
