The Uniform:
The uniforms worn by the NewJersey State Guard Cadet Corps are
U.S. Army style uniforms. The
Service Uniform (AGSU), nicknamed
the “Pinks and Greens” due to the
pink hue in the taupe color of the
trousers and the either green shirt or
coat that would be worn with it, this
uniform would historically be the last
uniform adopted and worn by the
New Jersey State Guard before it’s
final deactivation in 1947. The New
Jersey State Guard Cadet Corps also
utilizes the modern Army Combat
Uniform (ACU), this uniform is used
for drill, training, duty, etc.
Rank Structure:
C/Pv1 - C/Pv2 - C/PFC: Junior Enlisted Cadets, aspiring Cadet
NCOs.
C/Cpl - C/Sgt - C/SSgt - C/S1C - C/MSgt: Cadet NCOs serve as
leadership within a company and
may even hold operational billets
(example: Team/Squad/Platoon
Leaders).
C/1Sgt: serves as the Cadet Senior
Enlisted Advisor to the Company
Commander.
C/SM: was awarded First Sergeant of
the Year by the NJSG-CC HQ
Commander with term as NJSG-CC
Cadet Command Sergeant Major
concluded.
C/CSM: was awarded First Sergeant
of the Year by the NJSG-CC HQ
Commander.
WO1: Senior Member serving as
Company Support Staff.
CWO2 - CWO3 - CWO4 - CWO5:
Senior Member serving as Company
Support Staff, is eligible to serve as a
fill-in Company Executive Officer
if no other Commissioned Officers
are available within a company.
2Lt - 1Lt: Active Duty, Reserve,
National Guard, or retired service
members, Lieutenants serve as the
head staff within a company and hold
top billets such as Company
Executive Officer.
Cpt: Captains are the backbone of
the NJSG-CC and are outranked by
none within the company Chain of
Command, Captains serve as
Company Commanders and lead the
organization.
Maj: Major is the highest achievable
rank within the NJSG-CC, Major is
held only by the NJSG-CC HQ
Commander.
Regulations
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New Jersey State Guard Cadet Corps consists of Senior Members (18+) and Junior Members (12-20):
•Membership will require a $35.00 induction fee (payed each January, won’t be payed if the member payed when joining so as long as they joined within ½ a year prior).
•Warrant Officer: aren’t Active Duty/Reserve/National Guard/retired military, have 4 years as a ROTC/JROTC/NJSG-ROTC Junior Member Cadet.
•Commissioned Officer: Active Duty/Reserve/National Guard/retired military, rank may transfer if applicable.
•Individuals over 18 years of age that don’t meet membership requirements but still wish to join may apply for the OCS Program, The OCS Program is for ages 18+ and is 2 years in length consisting of two tests (first test will be taken midway through the course, second test will be taken at the end of the course, both tests will be monitored and supervised by another Senior Member, a sheet of paper with a pen/pencil and calculator are authorized to be used during testing) and the individual will also still take part in unit drills, the individual will wear the uniforms within OCS regulation as listed in AR 670-1 with the appropriate NJSG-CC accommodations.
•The New Jersey State Guard Cadet Corps Reserve is a remote option for civilian Senior Members who aren’t able to attend OCS. The New Jersey State Guard Cadet Corps Reserve is an Inactive Ready Reserve for Senior Members who still wish to participate but don’t have the time to attend OCS yet. These members are only authorized the ACU uniform and will wear U.S. Army civilian rank insignia.
•State Guard/Defense Force transfers may have membership criteria waived and rank may transfer if applicable.
Uniform will be worn in accordance with CNGBI 5500.01A/AR 670-1/USACC 670-1 with these accommodations:
•Senior Member: AGSU will be the items listed in the New Jersey State Guard Exchange only and will be worn in accordance with CNGBI 5500.01A and AR 670-1 but with the New Jersey State Guard patch on the left shoulder of the coat, rank pins centered ⅝ inch from the shoulder seam on the epaulets of the shirt, and a red beret with a rank pin centered ¼ above the headband or the Service Cap with the New Jersey coat of arms (Warrant Officers will wear the ASU in accordance with Commissioned Officer criteria). ACU will be worn in accordance with AR 670-1, flag patch will be New Jersey flag, branch tape will say “N.J. STATE GUARD” and the patch on left sleeve will be the New Jersey State Guard patch (subdued).
•Junior Member: AGSU will be the items listed in the New Jersey State Guard Exchange only and will be worn in accordance with USACC 670-1 but with the New Jersey State Guard patch on the left shoulder of the coat and gold rank pins worn centered on both collars with the centerline of the insignia bisecting the points of the collar 1 inch up from the collar point (no rank insignia will be worn on the coat) along with a red beret (name tag will be in accordance with CNGBI 5500.01A). ACU will be the same as the Senior Member ACU but the branch tape will say “N.J. CADET CORPS” and cadets will wear U.S. Army ROTC rank insignia.
•Awards will be the New Jersey National Guard awards but with requirements changed from National Guard to State Guard and awards may be awarded by HQ (will be U.S. Army ROTC awards for Junior Member Cadets).
•Active Duty/Reserve/National Guard ribbons, medals, tabs, badges, cords, patches, deployment patches/stripes are authorized.
•Cadets will wear unit ribbons in accordance with AR 670-1.
•Infantry cadets are authorized infantry blue discs on their coat collar pins on the AGSU.
•Brigadier Generals will omit the coat lapel pins and will wear gold “U.S.” collar pins with smaller “N.J.” text in the center on the AGSU.
•Brigadier General rank insignia is worn centered on the epaulets with equal distance between the outside edge of the epaulet and the outer edge of the epaulet button on the AGSU coat.
•Chaplains will not wear rank on the ACU, and will wear chaplain insignia on the collars of the ACU.
•Senior Members that have been honorably discharged from the NJSG-CC may wear a ½ inch gold “Ruptured Duck” pin 1/8 inch above the wearer’s right breast pocket flap or unit awards.
•Uniforms will be worn only when authorized by the Company Commander or higher authority.
Senior Member promotions:
•Senior Members will retain their rank for a minimum of 2 years in order to promote to the next rank and will maintain a minimum of 85% attendance per year at all meetings (drills), meetings (drills) will be held one weekend a month at a minimum.
•Failing PFT score may hinder promotion eligibility.
•Assistant/Deputy Adjutant General term lasts 4 years, Assistant Adjutant General is an eligible O-5 that is voted into command by Senior Members (W-1 to O-4), Assistant Adjutant General will recieve a promotion warrant from the current Deputy Adjutant General for promotion to Colonel or Brigadier General.
•Assistant Adjutant General elections will be held on January 1st to March 31st of every 4 years, the newly voted in Assistant Adjutant General will presume the rank of Colonel and the the prior Assistant Adjutant General will then become the the Deputy Adjutant General and presume the rank of Brigadier General.
•Rank transfers must be approved by HQ.
•O-7: Brigadier General (Deputy Adjutant General, automatic status after term as Assistant Adjutant General (inactive)).
O-6: Colonel (Assistant Adjutant General, O-5 that is voted into command by Senior Members (W-1 to O-4) (inactive)).
•O-5: Lieutenant Colonel (Battalion Commander, promoted by Deputy Adjutant General (inactive)).
•O-4: Major (HQ Commander (Battalion Executive Officer when O-5 is active), promoted by HQ Commander (promoted by Battalion Commander when O-5 is active)).
•O-3: Captain (Company Commander, promoted by HQ Commander (promoted by Battalion Commander when O-5 is active)).
•O-2: 1st Lieutenant (Company Executive Officer, promoted by Company Commander).
•O-1: 2nd Lieutenant (eligible for Company Executive Officer, Commissioned by HQ Commander).
•W-5: Chief Warrant Officer 5 (eligible for Company Executive Officer, promoted by Company Commander).
•W-4: Chief Warrant Officer 4 (eligible for Company Executive Officer, promoted by Company Commander).
•W-3: Chief Warrant Officer 3 (eligible for Company Executive Officer, promoted by Company Commander).
•W-2: Chief Warrant Officer 2 (eligible for Company Executive Officer, promoted by Company Commander).
•W-1: Warrant Officer 1 (warranted by HQ Commander).
•Candidate (conscripted by Company Commander).
•Senior Member (conscripted by Company Commander).
Junior Member ranks:
•C/E-9: Cadet Command Sergeant Major (Cadet First Sergeant of the Year, awarded by HQ Commander (awarded by Deputy Adjutant General when O-7 is active)).
•C/E-9: Cadet Sergeant Major (former Cadet First Sergeant of the Year, automatic status at the beginning of the following year).
•C/E-8: Cadet First Sergeant (Company First Sergeant, promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-8: Cadet Master Sergeant (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-7: Cadet Sergeant First Class (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-6: Cadet Staff Sergeant (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-5: Cadet Sergeant (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-4: Cadet Corporal (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-3: Cadet Private First Class (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-2: Cadet Private 2 (promoted by Company Commander).
•C/E-1: Cadet Private 1 (conscripted by Company Commander).
Senior Member Military Occupational Specialties (MOS):
•00A: Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•01A: Commanding Commissioned Officer.
•11A: Infantry Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•19A: Cavalry Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•27A: Judge Advocate General Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•36A: Financial Management Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•42C: Musician Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•46A: Public Affairs Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•56A: Chaplain Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•66H: Medical Nurse Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•90A: Logistics Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•153A: Rotary-Wing Aviator Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•155A: Fixed-Wing Aviator Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
•420T: Recruiter Warrant/Commissioned Officer.
Junior Member Military Occupational Specialties (MOS):
•09B: Enlisted.
•11C: Enlisted Indirect Infantry.
•19D: Enlisted Cavalry.
•42R: Enlisted Musician.
•46Q: Enlisted Public Affairs Specialist.
•79R: Enlisted Recruiter.
•92Y: Enlisted Supply Specialist.
Induction oaths:
•Warrant/Commissioned Officer: I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and New Jersey against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
•Cadet: I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and New Jersey against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the Governor of New Jersey and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations. So help me God.
Physical Fitness Test (PFT):
•PFT will be conducted each January.
•Male push-ups: 7 repetitions of 90-degree Marine Push-ups (4 counts, 1 repetition (1 repetition counts as 2 push-ups)), after completing repetitions, it is optional to switch to 90-degree hand-release push-ups (15 push-ups minimum, 40 push-ups maximum).
•Female push-ups: 3 repetitions of 90-degree Marine Push-ups (4 counts, 1 repetition (1 repetition counts as 2 push-ups)), after completing repetitions, it is optional to switch to 90-degree hand-release push-ups (8 push-ups minimum, 30 push-ups maximum).
•Male push-up scoring: 15+ push-ups (3rd-class), 25+ push-ups (2nd-class), 35+ push-ups (1st-class).
•Female push-up scoring: 6+ push-ups (3rd-class), 15+ push-ups (2nd-class), 25+ push-ups (1st-class).
•Male run: 1 mile (12 minutes minimum, 15 minutes maximum).
•Female run: 1 mile (15 minutes minimum, 18 minutes maximum).
Male run scoring: 12- minutes (1st-class), 13.59- minutes (2nd-class), 14+ minutes (3rd-class).
Female run scoring: 15- minutes (1st-class, 16.59- minutes (2nd-class), 17+ minutes (3rd-class).
Final score: 3rd-class/3rd-class = 20 points (3rd-class (passing)), 3rd-class/2nd-class = 40 points (3rd-class (passing)), 2nd-class/2nd-class = 60 points (2nd-class (passing)), 2nd-class/1st-class = 80 points (2nd-class (passing)), 1st-class/1st-class = 100 points (1st-class (passing)).