DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
"MUSTANG" ARMY JROTC BATTALION
SOUTH ROBESON HIGH SCHOOL
ROWLAND, NC 28383
"AN HONOR UNIT WITH DISTINCTION"
Senior Army Instructor JROTC
25 September 2015
MEMORANDUM FOR Mustang Battalion JROC Cadets
SUBJECT: Make-up Credit and/or Extra Credit
1. Cadets needing to make-up for missed class work are required to do
the following to receive any type of grade credit.
a. Cadets missing one period of physical training will write a
one page essay on the importance of a physical training program. A
second absence requires a two page essay on the importance of
nutrition with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Third absences will
result in writing a historical engagement or important historical
figure. Any paper will raise the cadet’s grade from a zero to a
maximum of and 80 depending on the quality of their paper.
b. Cadets missing uniform inspections are required to wear their
uniform prior to the next inspection date. Cadets absent from school
will receive a grade of 100 minus their uniform discrepancies. Cadets,
who are present but not in uniform during inspections, will receive a
grade of 80 minus discrepancies. Cadets will have until the next
uniform inspection to make-up for the absence by wearing their
uniform. Any further make-up requirements will result in writing a
historical engagement or important historical figure with the highest
grade being a 75.
c. Cadets missing days that require additional course work to
make-up for absences will write an essay on either a military
engagement or a historically military significant individual that is
approved by the Senior Army Instructor. This essay will be at a
minimum of two pages and a max of five pages long. Any material drawn
from source material (webpage, book, etc.) will be properly cited and
credited.
2. Essays will be typed, single spaced and use size 12 Courier New
font. Pages will have margins of 1” on all sides. Individuals
without a computer may hand write the essay, but, the minimum
requirement for pages will be three.
3. Historical engagement essays will contain three major sections.
Section one is the introduction and will include the name and date of
the engagement, and will include the major participants of who fought
in the engagement. The second section is the body and will provide a
description of the engagement to include events leading up to the
engagement, and its outcome. The third section is the summary section
and will include how this engagement impacted the US and a selfreflection section on what the cadet personally learned about the
engagement.
4. Historical important individual essays will contain three major
sections. Section one is the introduction and will include the name
and life span of the individual, and will include what this person is
best known for. The second section is the body and will provide a
description of the individuals defining moment in the context of the
class and what the impact of this moment had on the US and/or the
world. The third section is the summary section and will include how
this person would be accepted in the world today and a self-reflection
section on what the cadet personally learned about this individual.
5. Individuals wishing extra credit may write on any of the topics
discussed in this memorandum. Prior approval for extra credit is
required.
6. Cadets will be evaluated using the attached rubric.
7. Point of contact is the undersigned.
ANDREW J. BLISS
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)
Senior Army Instructor
Encl.
Grading Rubric