Transcript Group Honor-Cadet Leadership Selection Boards

Paul M. Dorman High School
Rockledge High School
Francis Lewis High School
Roswell High School
Southeast High School
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Leadership The ability to influence one’s peers or
subordinates to accomplish a mission
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In order to lead, one must be chosen to fill
that role based upon their abilities
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What is Leadership Board?
 Where cadet’s military and leadership knowledge
is tested by senior cadets and the Army
instructors in order to choose the next cadet
leaders for the program
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Why is it used?
 It’s an effective way to see if the cadets are ready
to take charge as the next leaders of the program.
 It also prepares cadets for the real world
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(Run-through of the interview from start to
finish)
 Entrance
 Board Process
 Dismissal
“The Cavalier Battalion”
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Any rising Junior or Senior cadet can apply
Every cadet submits a resume
 JROTC performance
 Academics
 Extracurricular activities
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Cadets are given a study guide and situational
leadership questions that they have to answer
during the board
Board consists of the BN CDR, BN XO, CSM and
all the Company Commanders and at least one
AI or the SAI
 Only seniors can be chosen for Top 3, Company
Commanders, and Staff Officers
 SAI and AIs compile all the results from the
interview, using this information and the cadet’s
progress over the year in order to determine
their position for the next year
 Run by cadets, but facilitated and approved by
SAI
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Drill
First Aid
Land Navigation
Situational Leadership
Leadership Principles
JROTC and United States Army Chain of
Command
“The Patriot Battalion”
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Is run by the SAI and AIs, not the cadets
3 levels of interviews based on cadet knowledge
and determination
 First round
▪ First stage of interviews, used in order to cut lower
performing cadets from the more advanced ones
 Second Round
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Harder
Longer interview,
Less cadets make this cut
Asks about cadet’s future, plans to do something for the
community, aspirations, etc.
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Third round
 Hardest
 Usually set for the upper leadership for next year
 Up to 30 min per interviews
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3 different leadership boards
 Battalion Commander
(Late April)
▪ Anyone can apply
 Executive Officer & CSM (After the new BC is chosen)
▪ Chosen by the new BC with influence from SAI & AIs
▪ Anyone can apply
 Company First Sergeants and Company Commanders
(Beginning of the next school year)
▪ Chosen by the new top 3 with influence from SAIs and AIs
▪ Anyone can apply
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In order to apply…
 Write an essay based on
▪ Why do you want (Position Name)?
▪ What will you do as (Position Name)?
▪ What impact will you make as (Position Name)?
 Resume
 Cadet Record
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The Board will consist of the following people
 The outgoing Battalion Commander
 Senior Army Instructor
 Army Instructor
 District Army Instructor
 The Principal or the head of the Career Tech
Department
“The Seminole Battalion”
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JROTC knowledge (look at Dorman High
Curriculum knowledge)
Given at a predetermined time and evaluated
by cadre
Must score at least a 70% to qualify for the
interview portion
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Interview is conducted at a scheduled date and time
Personality questions
Questions based on JROTC knowledge
Leadership Scenarios
Ask why the cadet thinks they are good for the job
Interviewers will assess the following items
throughout the interview
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Candidate posture
Clearness of voice
Believability of responses
Confidence in responses
Intelligence of responses
The Leadership Board is a way of selecting
cadets that are capable of serving in high
positions in the JROTC program.
 Cadets must demonstrate high capabilities of
leadership and knowledge of the JROTC
curriculum.
 They must also be highly involved in the
improvement of the program and the cadets
that take part in it.
 The merit of a cadet shows the board how much
he/she has done to be part of something bigger
than themselves.
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The board is composed of The Battalion
Commander, CSM, XO, and a requested staff
officer
Cadets complete an information sheet about
themselves before the interview
SAIs and AIs review information gathered by
interviewers and determine recognitions
from there
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Resumes
Study Guides
 JROTC Curriculum knowledge, leadership
situations, drill, etc.
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SAI and AIs control most of the selection
process
Multiple boards for each school
Senior cadets, Instructors, and School
Officials may be present at the interview