Orienteering Team

Overview

The NJROTC Orienteering Team challenges cadets to combine physical endurance, critical thinking, and teamwork. Team members represent the unit by navigating outdoor courses while competing against time and other teams.

Orienteering builds confidence, resilience, and problem-solving skills while developing cadets’ ability to perform under pressure in unfamiliar environments.

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What Is Orienteering?

Orienteering is a competitive activity that requires cadets to navigate a course using a map and compass. Cadets must locate checkpoints in the correct order while choosing efficient routes and managing time effectively.

Orienteering emphasizes:

• Land navigation skills

• Decision-making and adaptability

• Physical fitness and endurance

• Teamwork and communication

Orienteering Team members are expected to:

• Participate in physical training and navigation practice

• Learn and apply map-reading and compass skills

• Attend practices and competitions consistently

• Work effectively as part of a team

• Demonstrate discipline, safety, and perseverance

Cadets should be motivated, dependable, and prepared to face physical and mental challenges while representing the unit.

Practice Times and Dates

TBD