NJROTC
NJROTC
Flour Bluff High School has been a Navy Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors since the 1994-1995 school year. The Navy Manager for NJROTC has indicated that there is no program anywhere in the nation that is as well rounded and as well run as Flour Bluff’s. The unit strives to be leaders in Community Service, in Cadet Involvement, in Academic Achievement, in Competitive Teams, and these efforts are coupled with similar strengths in every other measurable criteria of excellence. There is no program in the Nation that would come close to approaching the sustained level of superior performance and excellence displayed by the Unit at Flour Bluff High School.
The Flour Bluff High School unit has been a Texas State Champion 22 times, has been a Navy National Champion 11 times, has been a Navy National Academic Champion 5 times, and has been an All-Service National High School Drill Team Champion 14 times. The Navy League has recognized the NJROTC Unit at Flour Bluff as the Best Unit in Texas multiple times and as the Best Unit in the Nation on two separate occasions.
Unit Records
Over the span of the past 20 years, this Unit has been a Navy recognized unit for 19 of those years. Flour Bluff holds the record for the most Navy National Championships ever earned by any unit in the history of the competition…11 Navy National titles, 10 of them were earned consecutively. Additionally, of the over 3000 Junior ROTC high school programs in the nation, Flour Bluff’s armed and unarmed drill teams are the only Navy teams to have ever won the all-service National championships in Daytona Beach, FL (9 unarmed national titles, and 7 armed national titles). Academically, the Flour Bluff NJROTC Unit is one of the finest units in the Nation as well. Annually, a National test is administered to over 1500 teams. Flour Bluff has won that competition twice, and has placed second 4 times. Flour Bluff is ranked in the Nation academically. Our unit has had an amazing track record in getting scholarships for its cadets to some of the finest Universities in the country…our students have graduated or are currently attending the U.S. Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Additionally, Flour Bluff students have received scholarships to Harvard University, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to Rice University, to Texas A&M University, to the University of Texas, to Texas Tech University, to Prairie View A&M University, and to many other of our country’s finest institutions of higher learning.
2014-2015
Texas State Champions (21st consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Achievement Unit (21st consecutive year)
At the National High School Drill Team Championships Championships
Girls Team 4th Place Overall and Boys Team 6th Place Overall2013-2014
Texas State Champions (20th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Achievement Unit (20th consecutive year)
Unarmed Overall Drill All Service National Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)
Demilitarized Overall Drill All Service National Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)
Proclamation received from the Corpus Christi City Council
Proclamation received from the Nueces County Commissioners Court2012-2013
Texas State Champions (19th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Achievement Unit (19th consecutive year)
Demilitarized Overall Drill Al Service National Champions2011-2012
Texas State Champions (18th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Achievement Unit (18th consecutive year)
National Academic Exam Champions
One cadet socred the highest in the nation on the exam
Unarmed Drill Team Runners-Up (National HIgh School Drill Team)2010-2011
Texas State Champions (17th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Achievement Unit (17th consecutive year)
Unarmed Drill Team 4th Place at the National High School Drill Team Championships
One cadet received appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy2009-2010
Texas State Champions (16th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Achievement Unit (16th consecutive year)
Navy JROTC Academics, Athletics & Drill Team Nationls (4th place)
Unarmed Drill Team Runners-Up (National HIgh School Drill Team)
Armed Drill Team (6th Place)
One cadet received appointment to West Point2008-2009
Texas State Champions (15th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit (15th consecutive year)
National High School Drill Team Champions
Unarmed Drill Team Champions (7th consecutive year)
Armed Drill team (5th Place)2007-2008
Texas State Champions (14th consecutive year)
Navy National Champions (11 out of last 12 years)
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors (14th consecutive year)
National High School Drill Team Champions
Unarmed Drill Team (6th consecutive year)
Armed Drill team (runners-up)2006-2007
Texas State Champion (13th consecutive year)
Navy National's - 4th place
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors (13th consecutive year)
Unarmed Drill All-Service Grand National Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)
Armed Drill All-Service Grand National - 2nd place
One cadet received an appointment to Annapolis2005-2006
Texas State Champion (12th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (10th consecutive year)
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors (12th consecutive year)
Armed & Unarmed Drill All-Services Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)
One cadet received an appointment to Annapolis2004-2005
Texas State Champion (11th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (9th consecutive year)
Commander Naval Education and Training Command National Academic Champion
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors (11th consecutive year)
Armed and Unarmed Drill All-Services Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)2003-2004
Texas State Champion (10th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (8th consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (8th consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation Nominee
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors (10th consecutive year)
Armed and Unarmed Drill All-Services Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)2002-2003
Texas State Champion (9th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (7th consecutive year, Pensacola, FL)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (7th consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation Nominee
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit (9th consecutive award)
Navy National Academic Champion (3rd Place)
Armed and Unarmed Drill All-Services Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)2001-2002
Texas State Champion (8th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (6th consecutive year, Pensacola, FL)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (6th consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation Nominee
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit (8th consecutive award)
Navy National Academic Champion
Armed Drill and Unarmed Drill All-Service Grand National Runners-Up2000-2001
Texas State Champion (7th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (5th consecutive year, Pensacola, FL)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (5th consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation (2nd award)
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit (7th consecutive award)
Navy National Academic Champion
Armed Drill All-Services Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)1999-2000
Texas State Champion (6th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (4th consecutive year, RTC Great Lakes, IL)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (4th consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation Nominee
Honor Unit/Distinguished Unit (6th consecutive award)
Unarmed Drill All-Services Champions (Daytona Beach, FL)1998-1999
Texas State Champion (5th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (3rd consecutive year, RTC Great Lakes, IL)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (3rd consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation Nominee
Honor Unit (5th consecutive award)1997-1998
Texas State Champion (4th consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (2nd consecutive year, San Diego, CA)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (2nd consecutive year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation Nominee
Honor Unit (4th consecutive award)1996-1997
Texas State Champion (3rd consecutive year)
Navy National Champion (Texas A&M University, College Station, TX)
Navy League Best Unit in Texas (1st year)
Navy League Best Unit in the Nation
Honor Unit (3rd consecutive award)1995-1996
Texas State Champion (2nd consecutive year)
5th Place Overall Navy National Championship (Norfolk, VA)
Overall Navy JROTC National Drill Champions
Honor Unit (2nd consecutive award)1994-1995
Texas State Champion
3rd Place Overall Navy National Championship (Savannah, GA)
Honor Unit (1st award)1993-1994
Best New Program in Texas