On the academic team, cadets train their minds. They prepare themselves in test taking; specifically multiple choice, common sense questions and Military based questions. The academic team goes to drill meets and competes for awards.

Commander: Vince Manzo
Assistant: Joseph Donofrio
Helpers: Cale Batson

Academic tests your mental capacity and helps you become more knowledgeable about the Military.

Color Guard is when NNDCC students present the flag in a unified group. The color guard attends events across the state to present the flag. The possessions include:

• Left rifle
• American flag
• Navy Flag
• Right rifle

The Color Guard attends drill meets, board of education meetings, the St. Patrick's day parade, football games, and any events that people request our attendance for.

Commander: Tyler Mclaughlin
Assistant: Alex Lee
Helpers: Lucas Seelinger, Brendan Lang

Color Guard is an enriching experience and can be enjoyed by anyone. Everyone is appreciative of your service when you attend color guards. Nothing is more rewarding than serving your unit and your country.

In Communications, we announce events like color guards, drill meets, and after-school meetings. We use social media and other platforms to get out information as quickly as possible. There will also be announcements posted in D-1 during events.

Commander: Brendan Lang
Assistant: Mackenzie Cavalieri

Communications is very organized and will really improve your organizing skills. You will have many opportunities to support and improve the unit. Communications is the glue of JROTC.

Drill is when your group is instructed to do certain movements in a synchronized fashion using basic face movements. The drill team competes in drill meets to win awards. 

Commander: Alex Lee
Assistant: Tyler McLaughlin

The drill team improves your coordination and helps with your team work skills. It is very satisfying to see all your hard work and practice pay off when you attend drill meets and you win awards for your school. 

The Operations department will plan and organize events for the ROTC.  We plan field trips, fundraisers, the Navy Ball and other amazing events for cadets.  We help keep our unit running and proactive.

Commander: Nina D'Apolito
Assistant: Alex Lee
Helpers: Lucas Seelinger, Vince Manzo, Alexa Yonelunas

The Operations department will keep you organized and grow your leadership skills. Making plans in your head is easy, we will help you turn those ideas into real events! 

Orienteering is a sport where you navigate the wilderness with a map and compass to try to find specific points as fast as you can in areas based in several different counties and states. Anyone is welcome to the sport as long as you are an NJROTC cadet and have the willingness to practice and train your body for the sport.

Commander: Nathan Scott
Assistant: Alex Lee

Orienteering team will give a cadet survival skill and a great team experience. The team will meet after school at any chance they get and have meets against other schools.

In NNDCC, you can take a separate gym, called PT. What takes place in PT is physical exercise that gets you in shape and fit.  We follow the Navy requirements of exercise and work up to that pace.  Albeit more cut back, we strive to work up to the Military level.

Athletic team is a great way to improve your physical fitness and overall health. We try to have fun while working out.

Commander: Lucas Seelinger
Assistant: Alex Lee
Helper: Brendan Lang

Physical Fitness gets you in shape and increases your muscle endurance.   

In Public Affairs, we deal with the exposure of the unit. We keep records of our fundraisers, organizing service hours, and use social media and other platforms.

Commander: Lucas Seelinger
Assistant: Vincent Manzo

Public Affairs is very organization based and will improve your organizing skills. You will have many opportunities to put out great ideas to improve the unit and turn them into reality.  Public Affairs is the back bone of JROTC.

The rifle team learns how to properly handle rifles and how to safely point and shoot at a target. The team practices becoming better at aiming to compete in competitions.  You can compete in competitions at drill meets, we mail in scores frequently for them to be graded and to see who wins awards. 

Commander: Alex Lee
Assistant: Alex Coman
Helpers: Tyler Mclaughin

The rifle team teaches patience and readiness. You need intense concentration and precision to use the equipment. This activity is very enjoyable and is a very different experience for a high school student.

Supply or Logistics, is where all the uniforms and equipment are stored. If any uniform is requested or needed, the commander and assistance retrieves it.

Commander: Katalina Villafuerte   
Assistance: Alexa Yonelunas
Helpers: Nathan Scott, Brendan Lang
Anyone can help clean supplies after school and you can receive service hours for doing so. Help is always needed and appreciated.

Supply increases your placement and organizing skills.