Cadet Dues/Accounts

• • The CPO puts together 6 main events during the school year: Annual Picnic, Area Manager’s Inspection (AMI), Holiday Party, Chili Cook Off/Change of Command, Military Ball (Prom for NJROTC) and Awards Night.

  • The CPO also helps offset costs of NJROTC field trips and team hosting events:

    • • 2025 Parris Island: the CPO offset ~$5600

      • 2025 Tellus Science Museum Trip: the CPO offset $575

      • 2025 Atlanta Hawks Game: the CPO offset ~$800

      • 2025 NJROTC Teams: the CPO offset ~$3000

  • The CPO provides food/drinks for NJROTC activities/volunteering that we participate in: 

    • • Football Game clean up, Turkey Trot (Acworth) and Sleigh Bell Run (Marietta Square), Adopt a Mile along Shallowford Rd, Art in the Park (Marietta Square)

      • AMI practices, First Year Orientation, Supply Inventory

  • The CPO also supplements uniform needs for inspections:

    • • Shoe polish, brass polish, quick grooming fixes (razors, hair needs, uniform fixes/replacements), items Navy Funding won’t cover, and so much more

  • Dry Cleaning/Alterations of uniforms above and beyond what US Navy funding covers

  •  Additional garment and duffle bags for group travel

  • Thank you gifts for our janitor, René who is assigned to our classroom and spends a lot of extra time making sure our space is always clean and ready

  • Charter Busses for field trips and group travel

  • Canopies, camping chairs, drink coolers, our NJROTC trailer, and more

While the Navy helps support our program, they do not offer funding beyond the program bare essentials, and NJROTC funding is decreasing every year. Any ceremonies or events we host we need to find money for. We spend anywhere from $80k-$100k/year for our program, and of that ~$26,000 goes towards the items listed above, and more if we have leftover money.

THIS is what cadet dues help us accomplish. If we do not fundraise or collect dues for each cadet, all of this will slowly disappear. If every cadet contributes $250 for dues each year, we will easily have the money we need for the main events and basic program support. The CPO finds ways to conserve money so the we can offset additional costs to our cadets whenever possible.

Dues can be paid via direct payment (cash, check or card) or by participating in our fundraising events. We hold fundraisers 2-3 times a year, each within the first 6 weeks of the semester start.

Checks can be made out to LPK NJROTC CPO. Cash and checks can be dropped off in the classroom in a CPO payment envelope.

To pay dues via debit/credit card, please click the button below. Payments can also be made in increments or as a partial payment which helps if fundraising does not cover a cadet's entire dues amount.

Each of our NJROTC cadets have an individual account ledger managed by the CPO Treasurer. All fundraising, payments/charges are documented individually for each cadet and statements are sent out regularly during the year. If there is a balance due on your cadet’s account, we ask that you zero that out in a timely manner so we don’t have lingering balances. Please let the treasurer know if you have questions about a ledger or if you find any errors so we can address it promptly. 

Any balances/credits in a cadet account at the end of the school year will carry over to the next school year. If a cadet leaves the LPK NJROTC program, their funds will be rolled-over to a sibling for the next school year, or be rolled into the CPO General Fund. Account credits will not be maintained if there is a gap year between siblings or returning cadet enrollment.

Additionally, if there is a financial hardship for NJROTC expenses please connect with 1stSgt Cox and he can help us get sponsorship for those who need it. To reach the CPO treasurer, please email them at treasurer@lassiternjrotc.com.