Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), receives a unit brief from a cadet of Grove City High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC), Aug. 22. The engagement was part of Navy Week Columbus to highlight the importance of citizenship, leadership, and service. NSTC, headquartered at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, supports 98 percent of the Navy’s initial officer and enlisted accession training. NSTC oversees Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps programs at more than 160 colleges and universities, Officer Training Command Newport, and Recruit Training Command—the Navy’s only boot camp. NSTC administers the Navy’s citizenship development program, which includes Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and the Navy National Defense Cadet Corps, offered at more than 600 high schools worldwide.

Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/
 
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OPNAVINST 5761.1Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps Programs1/30/2015
NSTC M-5761.1BNJROTC Regulations for Citizenship Development6/1/2018
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NAVEDTRA 37116-LCadet Field Manual for the Navy Junior Officers Training Corps4/1/2024
Drill ManualNJROTC Cadet Drill Manual5/15/2024
Reference ManualNJROTC Cadet Reference Manual4/18/2024
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NSTC 5761-101NJROTC Host Unit application05/2025
NSTC 5761-104Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) Host School Agreement11/2012
NSTC 5761-106NJROTC and NNDCC Instructor Certification Application08/2022
NSTC 5761-108Instructor Photograph Submission Sheet11/2012
NSTC 5761-110NJROTC-NNDCC Unit Inspection Form09/2022
NSTC 5761-111NJROTC-NNDCC Instructor Observation and Evaluation Form02/2024
NSTC 5761-113Cadet Health Risk Screening Questionnaire11/2012
NSTC 5761-114NJROTC-NNDCC Unit Safety Report11/2012