NAVAL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS
WESTLAKE High School
3300 MIDDLETOWN ROAD
WALDORF, MD 20603
301-934-7478
27 November, 2012
From: Senior Naval Science Instructor
To:
All Participating Schools
Subj: WESTLAKE “SHOW ME HOW”
LETTER OF INSTRUCTION
Encl: (1) Suggestions
(2) Registration Form
1. WESTALKE High School NJROTC cordially invites you to attend our “SHOW ME HOW”
Drill Meet. Event date is 12 JAN 2013 to be held at WESTLAKE High School. The meet will
consist of the following competitive categories:
a. Academic Phase: The academic phase will consist of a 75 question exam to be taken at
WESTLAKE by all Cadets from each school that desire to participate. Questions will be
selected from Current Events as well as NS I-III academic sections. Exams will be taken on CPS
during the scheduled events for each school. The top fifteen scores from each school will be
used to tally total academic points for the meet.
b.
Drill Phase: The drill meet will consist of the following competitive categories:
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NS I Color Guard
Color Guard
NS I Unarmed Platoon Basic Drill
Unarmed Platoon Basic Drill
Armed Platoon Basic Drill
Unit Personnel Inspection (Unarmed)
Armed Platoon Exhibition Drill
Unarmed Platoon Exhibition Drill
Knockout (Individual Awards, not included in overall scores)
2. This meet will be an NJROTC Area 5 Sanctioned Meet. Therefore, all categories will be
conducted in accordance with the current published standards of Area 5. Area 5 scoring sheets
can be found in the Area 5 NJROTC instructor site. Scoring is in accordance with Area 5
Sanctioned Meet guidelines at: http://sites.google.com/a/navyjrotc.us/navy-jrotc-areafive/downloads/sanctioned-meets .
3. Trophies will be awarded to the first three places in Academics, UPI, and each of the Six Drill
Phase events other than the Exhibitions. In addition, trophies will be awarded to the top three
overall Drill Meet Units (aggregate of Academics, UPI, and Drill). Individual medals/trophies
will be awarded to the top Academic exam team member from each school, as well as the final
10 remaining cadets of the “Knockout” competition.
4. All NJROTC units will be required to compete in the Navy Service Khaki uniforms. It is
expected that all Cadets will remain in proper uniform throughout the drill meet. Cadets may
remove ribbons and name tag for drill events that could damage them such as Color Guard or
Armed Platoon Basic Drill.
5. Male and Female locker rooms will be open for cadets to change into uniforms. Personal
items or valuables should be monitored at all times by someone from each school. You will be
assigned a class room to store your unit and personal items. There should be nothing left in the
locker rooms. Each school is responsible to assign cadets to safe guard equipment and
possessions. WESTLAKE High School and the NJROTC Unit will not be responsible for
missing unit equipment or cadet valuables.
6. Drill Meet briefing for SNSI/NSI, and Unit Commanders, and judges will be held at 0815 in
the NJROTC classroom 107. Opening Ceremony will commence at 0845 in the main gym. We
are requesting that a formation of 14 from each school be present for the opening ceremony. All
other Cadets and guests are asked to gather in the bleachers. The Drill Meet will commence
promptly at 0900. Drill Meet events will be conducted in the main gymnasium. Unit Personnel
Inspection will be held in the Auditorium. We are requesting that each unit will follow the
schedule as closely as possible. If there is an opportunity to end this event sooner than later, we
would like to make that happen. Therefore, we are asking all units to be standing by so that as
the previous unit exits the drill area we can move to the next.
7. Units wishing to attend should complete enclosure (2), and send a check for $75.00 made
payable to “WESTLAKE”. Entry fees should arrive in front of you if at all possible. (We need
the money to buy your take home stuff.) The point of contact is WESTLAKE NJROTC, LCDR
Pierce or HMCS Wallace. Please call (301) 934-7478 or email if you have questions about the
meet that are not dealt within the LOI.
Respectfully,
James C. Pierce
WESTLAKE “SHOW ME HOW” SUGGESTIONS
1. Teams should arrive (0745-0815) in order to drop Cadets and unit gear at the gym entrance.
Parking of buses can be to the rear of the parking lot or in the front of the school in the bus
parking lot. Please do not take spaces close to the gym entrance.
2. Uniforms: Navy Service Khaki. No taps on the bottom of shoes will be permitted for
competing team members.
3. Teams must have rifle butt pads and tips if routine requires them to make contact with the
drill deck.
4. All schools should assign a cadet to guard equipment remaining in the classroom or ensure no
personal valuables are unprotected. Most military gear should be marked with unit information
should it be left by accident.
5. WESTLAKE BOOSTER’s will provide concession services in the gym foyer. We are asking
that you not eat inside the gym but utilize the tables provided in the foyer. Food and drinks will
be on sale at the concession stand, including breakfast items and coffee. We are asking that you
support our concessions.
6. Participating Cadets will remain in the full uniform of the day, Navy Service Khaki,
throughout the meet, including knockout.
7. During the awards ceremony, only team commanders or a designated cadet will come forward
to accept awards.
8. Year 2012-2013 Area 5 Score Sheets will be used for scoring and judging.
9. Drill area dimensions for Armed Platoon Basic Drill, Unarmed Platoon Basic Drill, and
Exhibition Drills will be 85’ x 70.’ Drill area dimensions for Color Guard will be 70’ X 70.’
Ensure your drill teams practice their routines on drill decks measured to these dimensions prior
to the meet.
10. Unit Personnel Inspection (UPI) uniform will be Navy Service Khaki with only NJROTC
authorized ribbons, insignias, designations, and nametags. The only authorized aiguillette for
wear during this inspection is the Leadership Academy silver cord. The auditorium stage
dimensions for UPI will be sufficient. Please note that this area is less than the optimum for
Area 5 standard of 75’ x 75’. A5M has waived the UPI deck dimensions for this meet.
Prior to the inspection, the Head Judge will approach the CC and check and annotate the total
number of cadets on the score sheet. The CC will initial directly under this number. All schools
and UPI teams must ensure that the UPI Ready Area is quiet, to not disrupt the inspectors or
platoon being inspected.
UPI will be conducted in accordance with NJROTC Area 5 standards. Per the score sheet, each
cadet will receive a grade in five separate areas. The knowledge requirements will be posed as
three (3) questions to each cadet, which will be formulated from the Cadet Field Manual chapters
that pertain to the general orders, uniform wear, drill, Navy ranks and rates, and other general
areas to include a UPI cadet’s knowledge about his/her specific rank/rate or ribbons earned. In
addition, cadets should know the seven members of the current chain of command (President,
SECDEF, SECNAV, CNO, CNETC, CNSTC, and A5M).
12. For the “Knockout” competition, cadets will compete in the NAVY SERVICE UNIFORM
to include COVER. Cadet entry fee is $2.00. Tickets will be on sale throughout the day. The
final 10 cadets will receive medals/trophies.
Enclosure (1)
Registration Form
WESTLAKE
“SHOW ME HOW”
Saturday, 12 January, 2013
Mail this entry form to:
WESTLAKE NJROTC
3300 MIDDLETOWN ROAD
WALDORF, MD 20603
Registration deadline is when you do not show or we have started without you.
Enclose check for $75.00 made payable to "WESTLAKE"
School __________________________________ Area _____________
POC _____________________________________
Phone ________
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E-mail address____________________________________________________
Check the events in which you will participate. Overall awards will require competition in all
events other than Exhibition.
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Color Guard
NS I Color Guard
Armed Platoon Basic Drill
Unarmed Platoon Basic Drill
NS I Unarmed Platoon Basic Drill
Armed Platoon Exhibition Drill
Unarmed Platoon Exhibition Drill
Unit Personnel Inspection
Academic Postal (CPS)
Enclosure (2)