Mitchell Navy

Several of our cadets had the opportunity to participate in the Young Eagles flying program this past weekend. They were able to fly a plane and familiarize themselves with basic aviation techniques.

This passed weekend Mitchell Navy Cadets competed in this years State Championship in drill. Based on the cadets excellent performance they are now ranked overall 5th out of 56 NJROTC programs in the state of Florida. Other note worthing accomplishments this weekend at the State Championship:

Team awards

Push-ups – 1st out of 56
Academic team - 4th out of 56
Sit-ups – 4th out of 56
Color Guard - 5th out of 56
Overall Athletics – 5th out of 56

Individual awards

For push ups - Male:
Jerome, Austin – 3rd place with 98
Fairbank, Jonathan – 5th place with 88
Jonson, Tyler – 5th place with 88

Female:Sanchez, Alyssa – 2nd place with 88

Sit-ups- Male: Wise, Aaron – 3rd place with 311

Female:DuBeau, Lydia – 2nd place with 295
Young, Grace – 3rd place with 280
Trancho, Olivia – 5th place with 228

Academics

Mitchell, Douglas – 6th place with an 80%.

Note: Although only top 5 get awarded a medal I felt I needed to acknowledge Mr. Mitchell as he missed 5th place by one point but more importantly, 80% is the highest score in Mitchell Navy history. To put it in perspective a score of 60% is considered well above average.

Mitchell Navy visited Sector St Petersburg and the St Petersburg Air Station. The selected cadets saw small military boats, boarded cutters, and toured the recreation center. Additionally, the cadets were able to view rescue helicopters and see the inside of a search and rescue c-130. A wonderful experience for the cadets to see a little bit of how the Coast Guard operates!

Mitchell Navy’s Physical Readiness Test, or PRT, is a way for the unit to see where their cadets stand with their physical fitness. This PRT consists of 60 seconds of curl-ups, a 3 second cadence for right angle push-ups, and a one-mile run at the cadets own pace. After the completion of the PRT, the cadet’s scores will reward them with a single ribbon or a bronze, silver, or gold lamp device to attach to their ribbon.