Color Guard – The Face of the Program! This is a competitive team that performs at virtually all functions that the WHS MCJROTC participates to include all home varsity football games, parades, graduation(s), special events, and upon request by outside organizations. They also compete at all drill competitions that we compete at and are evaluated every other year by the Marine Corps Inspector General. This is a selective group of dedicated individuals. We have had up to two Color Guard teams compete at a single drill competition. A Color Guard team consists of four members (National Colors, Organizational Colors, and two armed guards). Anyone can try out, but it requires many hours of practice. Practice is held every Monday & Tuesday immediately after school and lasts until 4:00 pm.

  

Drill Platoon – There are four different Drill Platoons (teams): Armed Regulation, Unarmed Regulation, Armed Exhibition, and Unarmed Exhibition. These are competitive teams that compete at all drill meets on behalf of the WHS MCJROTC program. These teams are open for freshman through senior. They are for anyone willing to put the time in and be an integral part of the team. Anyone interested can come to the practices, but there are only a certain number of positions on each team. Practice is held every Monday, Tuesday, & Friday immediately after school and lasts until 4:00 pm.

  

Inspection Platoon – There are two different Inspection Platoons (teams): Armed and unarmed. These are competitive teams that compete at all drill meets on behalf of the WHS MCJROTC program. These teams are open for freshman through senior. It is for anyone willing to put the time in and be an integral part of the team. These cadets will stand a formal uniform inspection and be asked general knowledge questions pertaining to Marine Corps history, traditions and customs, leadership traits and principles, and current events. The cadets will also be responsible for wearing the uniform properly and understand the basic commands associated with a formal military inspection. Cadets try out for the Inspection Platoon by taking a written test and by standing out in the weekly uniform inspections. Practices will be held once a week after school for about three weeks leading up to a drill meet. Generally, 9-12 cadets will be on the Inspection Program during a drill meet competition. 

  

Physical Training (PT) Team – There are two PT teams: Male team and Female team. These are competitive teams that compete at all drill meets on behalf of the WHS MCJROTC program. Teams usually consists of five individuals but may vary at different drill meets. Competitions usually consist of running, abdominal crunches, and pull-ups (male & female); however, some drill meets have different events. Anyone can try out for the PT team. There are no formal after-school practice times for PT Teams. They get enough practice during in-class PT throughout the week. The team members who will participate in a drill meet will be selected during an internal competition (held about two weeks prior to each drill competition) to determine the best five boys and five girls.

 

 

Rifle Shooting Team – This is a competitive team that competes in postal and shoulder-to-shoulder competitions. Anyone can participate on the shooting team. We compete in at least two to three postal competitions and at least one shoulder-to-shoulder each year. Competitions usually consist of teams of four shooters. There are also individual competition categories. We generally field multiple teams for a single competition. If the team or individuals on the team shoot a high enough score, they may be invited to the Marine Corps JROTC National Championship (a physical…shoulder-to-shoulder competition). Shooting practice occurs during school and sometimes after school; however, when shooting for a postal competition, we will come in after school for one to two hours (notifications will be sent out via Remind).

 

JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB) – The JLAB Team is an academic bowl in which six cadets work together to answer ACT-type questions. There are three levels of the competition with each level becoming progressively more difficult. Levels one & two are completed in the JROTC classroom with teams of six cadets sitting at one computer to answer academic questions. If a team qualifies for Level three, they will be able to travel to Washington D.C. and compete in person.

 

Raider Challenge – The Raider Challenge is our most extreme physical challenge in which we compete. It consists of a team of 10-12 cadets (male and/or female). The Raiders compete as a team in all events which consist of a 5 Kilometer run, ruck runs, obstacle courses, knowledge challenges, and a self-made rope bridge. Most Raider Challenge competitions are in the local region (Southeast LA), but we have traveled as far as Georgia to compete in the Raider Nationals! Raiders practice during class time on PT days and every Wednesday immediately after school and lasts until 4:00 pm.Tryouts go very early in the year (usually the second week of school), so come to school in shape if you want to make the team! If you want a real physical challenge, Raiders may be for you!!

 

Push-up Platoon – The Push-up Platoon is open to any cadet who wants to participate during home varsity football games. The cadets wear “Boots & Utes”…that is their uniforms without the blouse, just a t-shirt. The Push-up Platoon stays just outside of the end zone and cheers on the football team. Once the Wildcats score, the Push-up Platoon blows an air horn and completes the number of push-ups that totals the new Wildcat score! This can be challenging, but it is always a great time!! If a cadet cannot complete the number of push-ups, they provide motivation (cheering section) to those still pushing.