MARINERS’ COMPANY

In This Issue

LT’s Message

Farewell Petty

Officer Davis

CO’s Corner

Upcoming Events

Ramona Drill Meet

Outstanding Cadets

Pacifica competing at the Ramona NJROTC Drill Meet January 16th

First Half of the School Year is Complete! Our cadets have endured and accomplished so much in the last 6 months.

Modernization, new policies, new positions, competitions, and everyday

challenges.

Nothing could have defined our status like our December Area Manager’s

Inspection. Commander Liles was astounded throughout the day by our

cadets’ professionalism. The personnel inspection went so well that he had

to come up with new strategies in an effort to stump our cadets. Over 30

cadets were advanced to a higher rank and our staff impressed the Area 11

Manger during their staff brief.

The results arrived in January with our program receiving an Overall Out-

standing! The highest grade possible! This can all be attributed to cadet

LCDR Baylee Shlichtman and her staff. Not only did they perform above and

beyond expectations, they did so earlier in the year than they ever had be-

fore.

The program will be busy the next few months. National Academic Exam,

Super Brawl, the annual Soccer game with Santiago AJROTC and Military

Ball. Thank you for your continued support of our cadets! What a rewarding

time for our program!

LT Christopher K. Cecil USN Retired, Senior Naval Science Instructor

Pacifica High School NJROTC Quarterly Newsletter February 2016

Farewell Mr. Davis! After ten years with the Mariners, AC1 informed the cadets that he would be head-

ing back home to the East Coast at the end of the Semester. Since 2005, Mr.

Davis worked under four Naval Science Instructors while mentoring over 1500

Pacifica cadets.

The cadets will always have fond memories of his entertaining philosophies

regarding the existence of chickens, the legitimacy of clouds, black holes in space,

wondering electrons, and his love for Star Trek.

He made a lasting impression on the community, Pacifica High School, the stu-

dents, and the program. The cadets will fondly remember that he was approacha-

ble and always enjoyed a good debate. Always quick to laugh and smile, but one

was lucky to catch that smile on camera. If someone was able to grab such a

photo, it was quickly shared for bragging rights and proof.

He introduced the annual Cadet Chess Tournament , which will continue in the

program. He always made a point to get “first rate” Boba with his Color Guard

after events.

The Mariner cadets wish Mr. Davis nothing but the best in this new chapter in his

life.

CO’s Corner

As if enough change hadn’t

already happened, our NSI of over

ten years made the decision to

retire this quarter. There were

quite a few shocked cadets. After

all, he had been with the Seniors

every year since they were Fresh-

man. Most of the students were

saddened immensely by his un-

timely departure, and throughout

the month of January, many of

them did their best to cherish the

time they had left with him.

Upon his departure, the two

class system at the beginning of

the year converged into one, with

all further instruction carried out

by LT. While it was unfortunate

he left in the middle of the school

year, I believe that this move will

improve our discipline and unity.

There have been a few hiccups,

as to be expected with abrupt

change, but overall this will help

the younger cadets gain recogni-

tion and provide a great opportuni-

ty to contribute to the program.

Ultimately, we are still in the same

boat, no matter who Captains our

ship. I’m still here too, and I know

that my family will only grow

stronger through this, as long as

we remember to reach out to each

other. Until then, patience. The

storm is nearly passed, and the

calm will be all the more beautiful.

c/LCDR Baylee Shlichtman

Petty Officer First Class (AC1) Charles Davis USN Retired

Upcoming Events

08 FEB National

Academic Exam

17 FEB Award’s Formation

18 FEB Parent’s Meeting

25 FEB Middle School Visit

26 FEB Athletic Competition

against Santiago

AJROTC

27 FEB Area 11 Super

Bowl 4 MAR Super

Brawl AZ 9 MAR Award’s Formation 11 MAR

Soccer Game vs

Santiago AJROTC 18

MAR USS Iowa Field Trip

08 APR Pie in the Face 13 APR Award’s Formation

23 APR Military Ball

11 MAY Change of Command

Ceremony

23 MAY Senior Trip

27 MAY NJROTC

Awards’ Night

10 JUN Steel Beach Picnic

Mariner Cadets at the 2016 Ramona Drill Meet.

Ramona Drill Meet 16 January 2016 On January 16th the Mariners traveled to Ramona California to compete against

18 other units at the Ramona Qualifier. Our cadets competed against National

juggernauts Troy, Westview, Lemoore, and Paloma Valley. Although we were

unable to qualify for this year’s Area 11 Super Bowl, we managed to place in eve-

ry physical fitness competition and gained some great experience and insight for

the future.

Commanding Officer cadet LCDR Baylee Shlichtman stated that this was the first

event where Pacifica brought 40 cadets to compete in the last 4 years. Our drill

teams performed very well. Our team commanders were Patrick Nguyen, Andrew

Do, Kyle Lanham, Nicole Rodarte, and Damon Bui. Each should be commended

on the time they have dedicated this year for our program. Many hours after

school, before school, and on weekends were sacrificed to make our teams

stronger. Some cadets even stepped out of their “comfort zone” to try something

new simultaneously gaining confidence and new friends.

Cadet Emily Gamboa received an individual award for completing 270 curl ups!

Bravo Zulu to all of the Mariners’ competition drill teams on a very productive year!

Contact Us

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Outstanding Cadets 2nd Quarter 4.0 and Above GPA 3.5 to 4.0 GPA

Bui, Kaitlan Burns, Benjamin Lazarra, Michael

Chong, Samuel Cobena, Allison Luu, Goldar

Doan, Tam Crow, Tyler Nguyen, Andre

Jung, John Hong, Elijah Nguyen, James L

Leung, Vincent Do, Jonathan Nguyen, Khanh

Martinez, Edgar Hurtado, Giovany Nguyen, Van

Nguyen, Amy Hwang, Joanna Nguyen, Vivian

Nguyen, Janet Larson, Joshua Tran, Brian

Pham, Timothy Lauricella, Curtis Tram, Thomas

Shim, Hannah

Valentin, Nicholas

Outstanding Score during the Semester One LT Inspection

Allison, Ryan Leung, Vincent Shlichtman, Baylee

Andrade, Daniel Martinez, Edgar

Bui, Damon Neang, Mickey

Bui, Kaitlan Nguyen, Amy

Cobena, Allison Nguyen, Andre

Crow, Tyler Nguyen, Janet

Held, Ben Nguyen, Patrick

Hwang, Joanna Nguyen, Van

Lauricella, Curtis Shim, Hannah

Perfect Score Q2 Physical Fitness Assessment

Eckert, Jake Cove, Kristen Bui, Kaitlan Hwang, Joanna

Outstanding Q2 Physical Fitness Assessment

Anderson, Dylan Rodarte, Nicole

Crow, Tyler Shlichtman, Baylee

Larson, Joshua Smith, Dylan

Winter Athletes

Wrestling Soccer

Eckert, Jake Smith, Dylan

Do, Jonathan

Nguyen, Khanh

Pham, Timothy

CADETS OF THE MONTH

NOVEMBER 2015 DECEMBER 2015