The Naval Science Curriculum

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UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1

Introduction to the Navy Junior Reserve

Officers Training Corps Program

THE NAVAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM

Year One

Cadet Field Manual • Military Drill

• Uniforms

• Military Customs and Courtesies

Introduction to the NJROTC

Course

• History of JROTC

• Citizenship

• Laws–Authority–Responsibility

Year Two

Maritime History • War at Sea

• US Navy

• Strategy and Tactics

Nautical Sciences • Maritime Geography

• Oceanography–Meteorology–Astronomy

Introduction to Leadership

Year Three

Naval Knowledge • Sea Power

• National Security

• Laws of the Sea

Naval Skills • Shipboard Life

• Rules of the Road

• Navigation

Year Four

Leadership Theory • Ethics and Morals

• Case Studies

Leadership Laboratory • Positions of Authority

• Responsibility for Others3

In addition to your studies into the

Navy’s Core Values, your studies in

Naval Science will cover eight major

areas over the next four years.

The curriculum emphasizes two different

areas each year and is customized by your

school to meet your needs and the needs

of your classmates.

A course of study

Curriculum

The Naval Science curriculum covers

_______ major areas over a four-year

period.

NJROTC provides a balance of time

between:

• Classroom study

• Military activities

• Physical fitness10

• Orientation trips

TEAM ACTIVITIES

Units sponsor teams in:

• Military drill

• Marksmanship

• Color guard performance

• Physical skill competition

• Academics

True or False: During the first year of

the Naval Science curriculum, all

learning takes place in the classroom.

A. competitive

B. social

C. physical fitness

D. practical

The NJROTC curriculum is intended to

provide a balance of academic,

military, and _______ activities.

THE CADET

FIELD MANUAL

This manual will be your guide to the

military knowledge taught in the NJROTC

program.

The Field Manual

covers:

• How to wear a

uniform

• Care of a uniform

• Proper placement

of rates, ranks,

and ribbons on a

uniform

• Military personal appearance

standards

• Military drills

• Military customs and courtesies, like

saluting

• Types of behavior expected while

in/out of uniform

By mastering these standards, you will be

able to take part in unit activities with pride

and confidence.

A. Cadet Field Manual

B. Cadet Corps Organization,

Operations, and Support

C. Naval Science I textbook

D. Cadet Training Guide

In what book would cadets find

information about military customs,

uniform wear and care, and ranks and

rates?

True or False: NJROTC teams

compete in military drill,

marksmanship, and color guard

performance but no longer in

academics.

Introduction to

the NJROTC

Program

This course will explain the

background, purpose, goals, and

objectives of the NJROTC program.

The NJROTC book covers:

• Techniques for study

• Time management

skills

Good study habits save time!35

• Citizenship in a democracy

• Different forms of government over

the past century

38• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S.

Constitution

You will explore how these documents

affect your life, the lives of your

classmates, and people across the planet.

A. Emancipation Proclamation

B. Magna Carta

C. U.S. Constitution

D. Monroe Doctrine

What is one of the founding

documents of the United States?

• Role of the armed forces in a

democracy, and how these forces

are organized

• Role of the Department of Defense

• Navy Ships

• Submarines

• Aircraft

• Weapon systems

• Basic principles and theories of

leadership

• Role of followers49

This will all help to prepare you for

taking more responsibility in your unit.

A. Navy ships

B. Navy aircraft

C. Maritime history

D. Leadership

Which of these is NOT covered in the

NJROTC Introduction?

Maritime History

John Paul Jones

Maritime history curriculum will

cover the history of ships and

navies with a special emphasis

on the role of the U.S. Navy.

Year Two

• US Navy

• Oceanography–Meteorology–

Astronomy

Introduction to

Leadership

Relating to the sea

Maritime

Maritime history curriculum will cover:

• History of the use of the seas

Navies have been an important part of life

for thousands of years as seafaring

people have sought to trade with or

conquer their neighbors and to explore

the world.

• Sea power and the role of the U.S.

• Strategy and tactics

A. Naval Skills

B. Naval Knowledge

C. Nautical Science

D. Maritime History

In what area of the curriculum do

NJROTC cadets learn about the

thousands of years of seafaring

events and the role of the U.S. Navy?

Nautical Sciences

To understand the Navy, learning about

the sciences that go into the operation

of ships and aircraft is helpful. Several

different fields of study make up the

nautical sciences.

Year Two

• US Navy

• Oceanography–Meteorology–

Astronomy

Introduction to

Leadership

Maritime geography curriculum covers:

• Ocean and seas

Water covers three-fourths (75%) of

the Earth’s surface and has been

important for:

• Waterways

• Transportation

• Commerce and Trade

A study of the world’s oceans and

seas is necessary since they cover

_______ percent of the Earth’s

surface.

Oceanography curriculum covers:

• The study of what happens in, on,

and under the oceans of the world.

• This is important to the United States,

which has 10,000 miles of coastline.

• The study of natural resources such as

the oceans’ food and minerals70

Meteorology curriculum covers:

• The weather

• In naval warfare, weather has often

helped decide key battles.

A. Hydrology

B. Oceanography

C. Meteorology

D. Topography

What term refers to the study of what

happens in, on, and under the sea?

Astronomy curriculum covers:

• The universe beyond the Earth

It will cover the:

• Sun

• Moon

• Planets

• Stars75

Nautical Science curriculum

covers:

• Physics of flight

• Basics of electricity

• Principles of buoyancy

• Transmission of sound

• The electromagnetic wave

A tendency or ability to stay

afloat in water

Buoyancy

A. Astronomy

B. Meteorology

C. Topography

D. Astrology

What term refers to the study of the

sun, moon, planets, and stars?

Naval Knowledge

Naval knowledge will include

a basic understanding of

"Sea Power" as presented by

Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

(1840-1914), who believed sea

power was the key to success in

international politics.

Captain Alfred

Thayer Mahan

wanted:

• A strong Navy

• Overseas bases

….to protect trade

and settle conflicts.

World famous

as the foremost

text on sea

power and naval

strategy

It describes the ability of a coastal

nation to use the oceans for:

• Trade

• Commerce

• Science

• Industry

• National Defense.

A. Battle strategies are the key to sea

power.

B. Sea power is the key to success in

world politics.

C. A strong Navy is central to sea

power, but land forces play an

integral role.

D. Rise and fall of ancient empires was

determined by sea power.

What was the central theme of naval

historian Alfred Thayer Mahan?

The Naval Knowledge curriculum

will cover:

• The history of U.S. strategy in

world affairs since 1783

Sea Power Air Power

Land Power

• The three classic schools of strategy:

• The national security planning process,

along with current threats and strategic

plans to counter these threats

• The Merchant Marine and the Coast

Guard in maritime defense

• Naval Operations89

• Communications

• Intelligence91

• Logistics

• Research and

development

• Basic concepts of military law as

compared with civilian law94

• How the Uniform

Code of Military

Justice or UCMJ

is rooted in the

Constitution

International Law Court

• Principles and sources

of international law

• Why international law is important

to those who go to sea

True or False: The NJROTC

curriculum includes information about

the role of the Merchant Marine and

the Coast Guard in U.S. defense

strategy.

A. Naval Skills

B. Naval Knowledge

C. Nautical Science

D. Maritime History

In what area of the curriculum do

NJROTC cadets learn about the

history of U.S. naval strategy, the

national security planning process,

and the government’s views on

threats to national security?

Naval Skills

Naval Skills will be about the

ins and outs of life aboard ship.

Life aboard ship will cover:

• Shipboard organization

• Role of

commanding

officer

• Role of executive

officer and other

members of the

command

structure

• Watch standing

• Meals

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• Sleeping quarters

A. Naval Skills

B. Naval Knowledge

C. Nautical Science

D. Maritime History

You will learn about shipboard life in

which one of the following?

Naval skills include skill sets unique to

the naval environment, which fall

under the definition of seamanship

and include:

Skill in sailing, navigating, or

managing a boat or ship

Seamanship

• Handling lines

• Getting the ship underway112

• Anchoring

• Handling small boats114

• Ship driving involves knowing the sea

“rules of the road.”115

Nautical rules of the road cover:

• International and Inland nautical

rules of the road

• Light and whistle signal rules

• Rules for two ships meeting on the

waterways

A. Seaworthiness

B. Seamanship

C. Sea power

D. Seafaring

What term is used to refer to the skills

involved in sailing, navigating, and

managing a ship or boat?

A. Maritime

B. Inland

C. Continental

D. Coastal

In the Naval Skills classes, cadets

learn about International and _______

“rules of the road” with which all who

drive ships must be familiar.

Military time skills cover:

• Military time using the 24-hour clock121

• Time Zones

All the Navy’s

schedules,

operational

plans, and

navigational

aids run on

Greenwich Mean

Time (GMT).

Military navigation covers:

• Navigation skills124

• Maneuvering125

Shipbuilding

Will answer questions like:

• What factors does the Navy think

about when building a ship?126

• Types of propulsion systems127

• Weapons systems

• Guns

This will include the various:

• Missiles130

• Bombs

• Rockets132

• Aircraft

A. Greenwich

B. Greenland

C. Geocentric

D. Global

In Naval Skills classes, cadets learn

about GMT, which stands for _______

Mean Time.

Leadership Theory

Leadership Theory will present

basic principles of leadership

with special emphasis on the

ethics and morals involved in

leadership.

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Case studies involving leadership

decisions about right and wrong will

be used to aid cadets' understanding

of the role of the leader.

Leadership Laboratory

Senior cadets are expected to plan,

influence, and direct the efforts of

unit members in accomplishing

the NJROTC mission.

Cadets will have the opportunity to

judge, evaluate, and practice

leadership skills they develop

during the NJROTC experience.

A.17. A. James Stockdale

B. Alfred Thayer Mahan

C. John McCain

D. Arleigh Burke

Q.17. Which of these men is NOT

famous for being a war hero?

A.18. A. 8

Q.18. Within the four-year NJROTC

curriculum, how many major

areas are covered?

A.19. A. Cadet Training Guide

B. Introduction to the NJROTC

C. Cadet Corps Organization,

Operations, and Support

D. Cadet Field Manual

Q.19. In what book would cadets find

information about military

customs, uniform wear and

care, and ranks, rates, and

ribbons?

A.20. A. meteorology

B. oceanography

C. astronomy

D. topography

Q.20. A background in _______ is

valuable to Sailors because of

their need for reliable weather

information.

A.21. A. pertaining to military events

B. affecting economy and trade

C. comparing historical events

of different eras

D. relating to the sea

Q.21. Maritime studies involve topics

_______.

A.22. A. Sea power

B. Disciplined and ethical youth

C. Elected leaders with a

military background

D. Solid financial base and trade

agreements

Q.22. What did Alfred Thayer Mahan

believe was the key to a nation’s

international political strength?

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