Purpose

To instill in participating U.S. high school students the values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment.

Program Goals

• Promote patriotism 
• Develop informed & responsible citizens 
• Develop respect for constituted authority 
• Develop a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline, & leadership 
• Promote an understanding of the basic elements & need for national security 
• Develop respect for & an understanding of the need for authority in a democratic society 
• Develop interest in service to the United States

​Four Year Curriculum: Naval Science (NS)

NS-1

• Leadership; 
• Foundations of Government; Navy Ships & Aviation; Military Customs, Courtesies, Uniforms; Military Drill; Health & Physical Fitness, First Aid, Orienteering, Survival

NS -2

• Naval Leadership; Naval History; Nautical Sciences 
• Including: Maritime Geography, Oceanography, Meteorology, Astronomy, and Physical Sciences such as Physics of Flight, Buoyancy, Electricity & Electronics, and Sound Propagation in Water.

NS -3

• Naval Knowledge and Naval Skills
• Including: Sea Power & National Security, Naval Operations, Communications & Intelligence, Logistics, Military & International Law of the Sea, Ship Construction and Damage Control, Shipboard Organization, Seamanship, Nautical Rules of the Road, Navigation & Time, Maneuvering Boards, Naval Guns, Aircraft & Missiles.

NS - 4

• Seminars in Practical Leadership 
• Supplemental Curriculum Materials
• Cultural Awareness / NEFE / SAT / ACT Prep / Suicide Prevention-Bystander

​Integrated Co-Curricular Activities

​Competitive Activities

• Local & postal competitions 
• Regional Semi-finals 
• National inter-service championship 
• Academic Competitions 
• Marksmanship Competitions 
• Drill Competitions 
• Orienteering Competitions 
• Physical Fitness Challenge 
• Athletic Competitions 

Military Customs

• Military Drill 
• Military / Social Events

Instilling a Sense of Service 

• Community Service Projects 
• Orientation Field Trips 
• Community Emergency Response Team
• Adopt-a-School Program

Life Lessons 

• Financial Skills Training 
• Athletic Conditioning