Principal Greg Rando ‘77, Cmdr. Bruce Nolan ‘90, and Chief Terry Necaise presided over the NJROTC 49th Annual Change of Command and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 5th on the campus of Brother Martin. The ceremony recognized outstanding Cadets for their performance and dedication to the Brother Martin NJROTC program. The ceremony began with an invitation for family, friends, and faculty to “pin on” the new ranks for Officers and Chief Petty Officers. The ceremony followed a traditional military formation of gathering troops and presenting Cadets to the reviewing officer and guests. Cadets were honored with awards for service from various local military and community groups. Representatives from the Order of Daedalians, Daughters of 1812, Sons of the American Revolution, Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Fontan family presented their awards to deserving Cadets. The final award presented was the Enlisted Cadet of the Year to Darien Alexander ‘19.
In addition, Mr. Michael Lemmon and Mr. Greg Brown presented the new Mr. John Parent Award for support of the Brother Martin NJROTC Program along with the parents of several Cadets for their generous support throughout the school year.
The ceremony concluded with a Change of Command for all of the leadership positions. Following Navy Tradition, Cmdr. Nolan ordered the new leaders to “Relieve the Watch.” Cadet Commander David Welch ‘16 was relieved of his position as Cadet Commander Manny Guillot ‘17 requested permission to take command.
Bravo Zulu to the outgoing Class of 2016 and congratulations to all awardees!
American Legion Award for Military Excellence: David Welch ‘16
American Legion Scholastic Medal: Nicholas Brondum ‘16
American Veterans ROTC Award: Brian Barry ‘16
Daedalian JROTC Achievement Award presented by Mr. Malcolm Gonzales: Manny Guillot ‘17
Daughters of 1812 JROTC Medal presented by Ms. Lora McDaniel: David Marin ‘16
Daughters of the American Revolution ROTC Medal: Jacob Detiege ‘17
Knights of Columbus Patriotic Award presented by Mr. Joseph “Jeff” Elliot ’66 CJ: Jeffrey Mechlin ‘16
Military Officers Association of America: Samuel DeGarmo ‘17
Military Order of the Purple Heart presented by Sgt. Maj. Isaac Gilliard, Jr., USMC (Ret.): Christopher Raymond ‘17
Military Order of World Wars JROTC Award of Merit presented by Mr. Malcolm Gonzales: Grant Strohmeyer ‘17
National Sojourners Award: Johnny Do ‘17
Navy League Theodore Roosevelt Youth Medal for JROTC: Steven Fletcher ‘17
Scottish Rite Association: Ian Johnson ‘17
Sons of the American Revolution: Christian Roche ‘16
Veterans of Foreign Wars ROTC Medal presented by Mr. Doug Thomas, Commander of Post 8973: Gordon Case ‘16
Patrick Case Manale ‘82 Award for Outstanding Platoon Chief: Cadet Chief Petty Officer Johnny Do ‘18
Jacques Fontan ‘86 Leadership and Courage Award presented by the Fontan family: Cadet Lt. Nicholas Brondum ‘16
Enlisted Cadet of the Year: Cadet Petty Officer 3rd Class Darien Alexander ‘19
Commanding Officer: Cadet Cmdr. Manny Guillot ‘17
Executive Officer: Cadet Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Raymond ‘17
Command Master Chief: Cadet Master Chief Steven Fletcher ’17
Administration Officer: Cadet Lt. Jacob Detiege ‘17
Operations Officer: Cadet Lt. Samuel DeGarmo ‘17
Supply Officer: Cadet Lt. Ian Johnson ‘17
Training Officer: Cadet Lt. Grant Strohmeyer ‘17
