37 years ago, the 782nd AFJROTC Silver Eagles performed at my middle school (Anson Jones). I was so impressed that I joined them at John Jay High School. Today I am a Former Naval Officer, NASA scientist, and currently Advanced Weapons Developer. Even my UT Austin ROTC was not as sharp. Hats off gents. #Mustangs #MarbachRoad #FredsFishFry
We would practice Monday through Saturday. On weekdays (school days), we would practice from 415pm to 6pm/630pm/7pm. The 7pm would be mainly for either color guard practice bc they would practice from 6-7pm, or the whole team would have a 3-hour practice. On Saturdays, we would practice from 8am to 12pm/2pm or 4pm. Just depends on the days if we have regionals, state or Grand nationals
@@alvin.9530 practice practice and practice. And learn the basics. A lot of schools focus on ex or trying to learn all these other things and their routine doesn’t look good. Their drill in general doesn’t look good. I’ve coached local schools in SA after I graduated in 2015. A school that was getting second to last place was now placing top 7 out of 15-20 schools that went. I actually got the team to beat my eagles in color guard at one of the competitions 🤣 all I did with the team is basics and you’ll see how much it can improve a team 🙏☺️
@@jongarcia544 i wish we could practice as often as you guys could. for my drill team, since im the drill commander, we practice mon and tues, 7:20-8:20 so we only practice 2 hours a week. is there any advice or tips that could help us improve in those 2 hours. ive tried using a speaker with a metronome and we’re not that bad, but you guys are my inspiration. like in the video, the 15 count was outstanding, how do you guys get so on time and how do you help people get better at drill? metronome? doing it by the numbers? or is it all just practice and practice?
@@alvin.9530 the way to get better is basics. Explain to your team that it’s REPETITION REPETITION. I can’t explain how many times I’ve done things in my 3 years on eagles. It’s boring at times but it has to be done. By the numbers is a good way but also sound. All noises have to be on at the same time. If it’s popcorn, do it again until it’s done right. Finally it’s just a lot of practicing.
I’m not apart of their program but they did have one female who participated in their exhibition and regulation, but I’m pretty sure she had to make her way all the way from the jv team to this varsity team
37 years ago, the 782nd AFJROTC Silver Eagles performed at my middle school (Anson Jones). I was so impressed that I joined them at John Jay High School. Today I am a Former Naval Officer, NASA scientist, and currently Advanced Weapons Developer. Even my UT Austin ROTC was not as sharp. Hats off gents. #Mustangs #MarbachRoad #FredsFishFry
That’s awesome!
Hats off to your regulation captain, I could never lead a platoon so perfectly
How long have you guys practice?
We would practice Monday through Saturday. On weekdays (school days), we would practice from 415pm to 6pm/630pm/7pm. The 7pm would be mainly for either color guard practice bc they would practice from 6-7pm, or the whole team would have a 3-hour practice. On Saturdays, we would practice from 8am to 12pm/2pm or 4pm. Just depends on the days if we have regionals, state or Grand nationals
@@jongarcia544 oh wow, a silver eagle? how are yall so great 🙏
@@alvin.9530 practice practice and practice. And learn the basics. A lot of schools focus on ex or trying to learn all these other things and their routine doesn’t look good. Their drill in general doesn’t look good. I’ve coached local schools in SA after I graduated in 2015. A school that was getting second to last place was now placing top 7 out of 15-20 schools that went. I actually got the team to beat my eagles in color guard at one of the competitions 🤣 all I did with the team is basics and you’ll see how much it can improve a team 🙏☺️
@@jongarcia544 i wish we could practice as often as you guys could. for my drill team, since im the drill commander, we practice mon and tues, 7:20-8:20 so we only practice 2 hours a week. is there any advice or tips that could help us improve in those 2 hours. ive tried using a speaker with a metronome and we’re not that bad, but you guys are my inspiration. like in the video, the 15 count was outstanding, how do you guys get so on time and how do you help people get better at drill? metronome? doing it by the numbers? or is it all just practice and practice?
@@alvin.9530 the way to get better is basics. Explain to your team that it’s REPETITION REPETITION. I can’t explain how many times I’ve done things in my 3 years on eagles. It’s boring at times but it has to be done. By the numbers is a good way but also sound. All noises have to be on at the same time. If it’s popcorn, do it again until it’s done right. Finally it’s just a lot of practicing.
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They would look so much better with bayonets and slowed down a bit. Is there some reason JROTC can’t have bayonets?
It’s a high school program….
@@WindowsLover44 ok so they give the mcjrotc the nco swords wich are dull for their teams
@@cristobalalvarez5491 this is afjrotc… the regulation is a bit different
ik for afjrotc it is explicitly prohibited
They’re almost good enough to be Marines.
lowkey their drill is a lot better than the average marine so
Definitely better than most marines lol what
My mcjrotc drill team is better at jfk high school
Do y’all have any females in your corps? Just a question
I’m not apart of their program but they did have one female who participated in their exhibition and regulation, but I’m pretty sure she had to make her way all the way from the jv team to this varsity team
Jrotc has both males and females. I think that they just have different drill teams
@@cadetflamen12 oh. Maybe. And I know it has males and females. I’m a female and I did four years of Jrotc
Morgan Bangs thanks for the info, I'm just a freshie so I don't know to to much
@@cadetflamen12 it’s no problem. U hope you love it