• AGGIE BATTALION

    This program prepares high school students for leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as American citizens. It is a stimuli for promoting graduation from high school and it provides instruction and rewarding opportunities which will benefit the student, community, and nation.

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    UPCOMING EVENTS

    March 8th: Regional Drill Meet

    March 14-16th: Busch Gardens Adventure Trip

    COURSES

    LET I -- The mission of Leadership Education and Training (LET) is to motivate first year JROTC cadets to be better citizens. To accomplish this purpose, the text discusses citizenship, leadership, and a number of other courses designed to help the cadets succeed in high school and after graduation. Cadets wear uniforms one time each week. Extracurricular activities include: Providing color guards, eating at concession stands, participating in community parades, drill and rifle teams.

    LET II -- The second year of Leadership Education and Training provides more details about leadership situations. The program is split into units including: Techniques of Communication, Leadership, Cadet Challenge, Leadership Lab, First Aid, Map Reading, History, Your American Citizenship, Career Opportunities, and Role of the U.S. Army. The wearing of the uniform and extracurricular activities are the same as for LET I.

    LET III -- The third year of Leadership Education and Training provides still more leadership situations. In this year students will not only be more involved as teacher and leaders within the cadet battalion, but they will also do more independent studies in the areas of communication, leader, first aid, history, map reading, career opportunities, and technology awareness. The wearing of the uniform and the extracurricular activities are the same as for LET I.

    LET IV -- Fourth-year cadets are responsible for the daily cadet administration and perform as commanders and staff officers.  They act as assistant instructors in some subject areas for other JROTC classes.  They continue to develop their leadership skills and plan special unit events such as the military ball or the annual awards banquet.

    TEAMS

    Megaball Team
    Megaball Team
    Unarmed Drill
    Unarmed Drill
    Armed Drill
    Armed Drill
    Orienteering Team
    Orienteering Team
    Color Guard
    Color Guard
    PT Team
    PT Team

    RECOGNITION

    The Tate AJROTC team won the NW Florida Cageball Tournament 24 September 2016, and came in 3rd place overall at the Mobile AL Army JROTC Drill Meet 30 September 2016, earning 7 trophies including:

    • -  3rd Place Overall Drill Meet AJROTC Unit
    • -  1st Place Armed Platoon Drill
    • -  1st Place Unarmed Squad Drill
    • -  2nd Place Unarmed Exhibition Drill
    • -  2nd Place Unarmed Platoon Drill
    • -  3rd Place Armed Color Guard
    • -  3rd Place Armed Exhibition Drill

    STAFF

     

    Sappington

    Battalion Commander
    Kencaid Sappington

    Yasurak

    Executive Officer
    Joseph Yasurak

    Vickers

    Command Sgt Major
    Olivia Allgyer

    Stegall

    S-1
    Brennen Stegall

    Stringer

    S-2
    Braydon Stringer

    Lawson

    S-3
    Carson Lawson

    Williams

    S-4
    Kaydance Williams

    Latzer
    S-5
    Jayce Latzer

    INSTRUCTORS

    MAJOR DUCKWORTH & MASTER SERGEANT KYSER
    Duckworth
    Major Duckworth
    Senior Army Instructor
    sduckworth@ecsdfl.us
    (850) 937-5498
    Kyser
    Master Sergeant Kyser
    Army Instructor
    rkyser@ecsdfl.us
    (850) 937-5500