The Oak Ridge High School NJROTC has earned the Area 9 Distinguished Unit Award with Academic Honors. This award is given to exceptional Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units from their respective Area Managers.
Units must set and accomplish goals for the year to attain this award. The award is the second highest commendation in NJROTC and the highest unit commendation. Each cadet will receive a ribbon to be worn on their uniform.
Receiving the Distinguished Unit Award is a major accomplishment for any NJROTC program. The Oak Ridge High School NJROTC has earned this honorable distinction for 3 consecutive years of service.
This year the program has 130 cadets enrolled and has completed over 6,300 hours of community service to the Oak Ridge and surrounding communities.
Commander Keith Klemm, Chief Ryan Nicholls, and the distinguished cadets of the Wildcat Company would like to thank everyone for their exceptional support. To find out how you can be part of our Distinguished Unit, please contact the instructors at kbklemm@ortn.edu or rlnicholls@ortn.edu.
