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COL John Dwyer, Public Affairs Officer 
101 EGGERT CROSSING ROAD
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648
609-530-6939
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IMMEDIATE (26 April 00)

NATIONAL GUARD DRILL COMPETITION AT SEA GIRT

The New Jersey National Guard will sponsor a drill competition for 25 Junior ROTC programs from New Jersey High Schools on Saturday, May 13th at the National Guard Training Center at Sea Girt. The event is FREE and open to the public. The high school students will compete in a number of events, highlighted by unit close order drill competition. Judging will be by Drill Sergeants from the 98th Division of the U.S. Army Reserve. Junior ROTC Cadets will also have the opportunity to compete in an Army physical fitness test and a biathalon during the day. This is the seventh year the National Guard has sponsored the event.

Schools participating in the competition are:

Mc Nair Academic H.S.  Jersey City Camden H.S.  Camden
Woodrow Wilson H.S.  Camden Frank H. Morrell H.S.  Irvington
Hillside H.S.  Hillside Edgewood H.S.  Atco
Neptune H.S.  Neptune  EastSide H.S. Paterson 
Scotch Plains H.S.  Scotch Plains Lakewood H.S.  Lakewood 
Jackson H.S.  Jackson Union H.S.  Union
Burlington City H.S.  Burlington Perth Amboy H.S.  Perth Amboy
Pleasantville H.S.  Pleasantville Montclair H.S.  Montclair
Pemberton H.S.  Pemberton Lincoln H.S.  Jersey City
Brick Memorial H.S.  Brick Piscataway H.S.  Piscataway
Elizabeth H.S.  Elizabeth  Lenape H.S.  Medford
Rancocas Valley Regional H.S.  Mount Holly Southern Regional H.S. Manahawkin
New Brunswick H.S.  New Brunswick     
The drill competition schedule is as follows:
 
8:00 – 8:45 Arrival and Registration

9:00 Introduction and greeting

9:00 Competition begins – schools will participate in rotation:

  1. Close order military drill and ceremony
  2. Army Physical Fitness Test
  3. Biathalon
4:00 PM Drill and ceremony knockoff "sudden death" competition

5:00 PM Closing ceremonies and awards

 This Junior ROTC competition is named after Brigadier General George J. Blysak, a retired National Guard officer who sponsored the first competitions and is a high school science teacher in civilian life. It is the largest Junior ROTC competition held in New Jersey and is recognized by most participating schools as the N.J. State championships for military drill. The National Guard Training Center will open at 7:30 a.m. for visitors. Plenty of parking is available on-site.

The drill instructors (drill sergeants) that will judge the event are from Company E, 3rd Battalion, 417th Infantry; part of the U.S. Army Reserve's 98th Training Division. They normally train U.S. Army soldiers in basic training, and are uniquely qualified to test the cadets in military drill.

For further information about the event, please contact Colonel John Dwyer, Public Affairs Officer for the N.J. National Guard at 609-530-6939.
 

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