1. Energizer What is your name and rank? Reflection:
Within the teams pair off and ask your partner this question:
What is your name and rank?
Reflection:
How did you feel when you were introduced in a formal manner?
What made the team exercise important to you?
How could you use the formal type of introduction to make a difference in your everyday life?
What questions would you ask about formal introductions?
Energizer

2. Student Learning Activity
Review Student Learning Plan
Why is this important?
What will you learn to do?
Illustrate the rank and structure of Army JROTC
How will you know when you are succeeding?
Knowledge and skills you will learn along the way
Inquire Phase

3. Inquire Phase

4. Student Learning Activity #1
Think about the process you go through to complete a team project.
Student Learning Activity #1
Construct a House
- Team One-Build a house out of the materials
available in the classroom
- Team Two-Observe closely as the other team
builds the house
Inquire Phase

5. Student Learning Activity #1 (cont.)
Consider the processes and people involved.
Student Learning Activity #1 (cont.)
Compare
And
Contrast
What
You
observed
Inquire Phase

6. Reflection: Who in the observed team became the leader(s)? Why?
Who became the subordinates?
What instructions/actions were given/taken?
What questions do you have about cohesive teamwork.
Inquire Phase

7. Student Learning Activity #3
How could you explain an organizational chart to someone who was new for the first time?
Student Learning Activity #3
Rank and Structure:Duties and Responsibilities
Team One: Introduction and Pyramid of Authority
Team Two: Rank and Grade
Team Three: Battalion Organization
Gather Phase

8. Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.)
Left 1st column-Topic Assigned
2nd column-Supplemental reading
Right column-Leave blank
Gather Phase

9. Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.)
Copy and
Distribute
Exercises
1 and 2.
Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.)
Complete Exercises 1 - Fill in the Blanks with selected words
Complete Exercise 2 - Fill in the Blanks with key words
Gather Phase

10. Reflection: How does a staff position fit into the chain of command?
When can cadets of a lower rank advance to a higher position?
What are the advantages to an organization that recognizes a span of control?
What questions do you have about the relationship between pyramid of authority, the rank structure, and battalion organization?
Gather Phase

11. Student Learning Activity #5
How do other groups/clubs display their organizational charts?
Student Learning Activity #5
Two T - Charts
3rd column-Cadet commissioned and non-commissioned ranks from battalion organization
4th column-Equivalent position in the school structure
Process Phase

12. What does the American flag mean to you?
Reflection:
Is there a relationship of authority to responsibility?
What is the difference between school positions and the positions in JROTC?
How does the pyramid of authority and the unit organization chart graphically show the concept of span of control?
What other questions do you have about duties and responsibilities?
Process Phase

13. Student Learning Activity #7
Think about famous leaders and how people respond to them.
Student Learning Activity #7
Designated leader acts as battalion commander
How many names have been forwarded up the chain?
Exercise:
Review Exercise 3 - Rank Description Matching
Review Exercise 4 - Chain of Command Multiple choice
Exercise 4 – use the CPS pad to select the correct answer to the multiple choice questions.
Apply Phase

14. Reflection: Which was more efficient?
What are some of the benefits of the chain of command over a group or team operation?
In what situations is the chain of command useful?
What questions do you have about the disadvantages of the chain of command?
Apply Phase

15. Use the attached scoring guide to self-assess your work prior to submitting to your instructor for evaluation: Moving Up In JROTC scoring guide.
Apply Phase