Gazmyn Moore was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York in 2009. She comes from Frederick Douglass Academy VIII where she began to grow as a person and slowly but surely came out of her shell. In 2023 when she graduated middle school she decided she would like to go somewhere further than where she's from, as a way to try and get out of her comfort zone. That is when she decided the Highschool Of Hospitality Management on West 50th was a perfect option for her because of its diversity as well as potential future interest . After some convincing from her mom she thought joining NJROTC would be a cool opportunity and if she wanted to leave it she had the clear. Not long after she got more and more interested in the program,  drill, maintenance and even becoming the class leader for her group. These new experiences pushed her out of the comfort zone she was stuck in and started showing great dedication and resilience towards the program in her freshman year. Not long after she was promoted to P03 at the end of her freshman year. This promotion made Gazmyn feel very prideful and she made a promise to herself to not let this one promotion get to her head and to keep trying to get higher, which she succeeded in. Towards the beginning of her sophomore year she was then promoted to Petty Officer First Cass after participating in inspection for a drill competition. Gazmyn’s hard work and efforts was recognized by her instructors and she was switched from maintenance to the assistant of Operations which she finds very interesting and delightful to be in. As of now, in the middle of her sophomore year she is still a PO1 but plans on continuing her hard work and achieving way more, she is also the XO of Echo company and was rewarded  8 ribbons. The ribbons are as stated , NS I Outstanding cadet, Exemplary conduct, Exemplary Personal Appearance, Participation, Unit Service, Community Service, Recruiting, and Sea Cruise.

Yadibel Rosario, a first-generation Dominican-American was born and raised ed a predominantly white elementary and middle school, however, she didn't let that change who she is, or how she views herself and her culture. Despite all her hardships in middle school, she was able to get on the honor roll, which was very important to her and her family who come from humble beginnings. Her parents did everything to make sure she had a comfortable life and great education, and for that, she makes sure that she excels in her classes. She currently attends High School Of Hospitality management, on West 50th Street campus. In high school, she also managed to stay on the honor roll the entire school year, which resulted in not only gaining sophomore credits but also giving her the opportunity to graduate early. She has done numerous extracurricular activities such as cheer, cooking programs, and of course NJROTC. Yadibel joined NJROTC in her freshman year of high school. Starting off as a normal seaman recruit, she wanted to get higher in the ranks within the program, so she decided to join the administration department which allowed her to gain new responsibility and meaning within the program. By the end of her freshman year, she was promoted to Cadet Petty Officer 1st class on May 23rd, 2023. However her achievements didn't end there, by the end of her sophomore year she was promoted to Cadet Chief Petty Officer, as well as made the head of the Administration Department.

Kristal Acosta was born in 2009 in The Bronx, New York. Kristal comes from a Dominican and Ecuadorian background. She first joined NJROTC as a regular cadet in 2023. Around December, she joined the drill team with other freshman. She wasn't the best at drilling at first but as time passed she got better and better. The time she put in shows her dedication to NJROTC. In June she got promoted to a Petty Officer 3rd Class and obtained her first 3 ribbons. As her sophomore year rolled she decided to join the Training department. She trained and learned everything in her department. This led to her becoming the assistant for the Training department. During her first drill competition, she was on the inspection team. That same day they took a trophy home for 2nd place. She is her sophomore class president and is very interested in architecture. She is very involved in her school and will continue to do the most she can to succeed.

Ricardo Toste, from the Bronx, began his journey in October of 2023; When he started his journey as a sophomore, he was concerned that he joined NJROTC late. He believed not only was it a big commitment but also that he would be behind the rest of his class. In the upcoming year, he ended up joining the weapons department, he found it really cool that there was more to JROTC than it seemed. His motivated attitude got him to rank up from Seaman Recruit to a seaman. Even though his rank isn’t the highest, this doesn’t stop his motivation to keep on doing his job and to patiently know that it takes time and effort, so he put in more effort. All of his work paid off because he ended up receiving lots of more recognition in the department. This cadet has obtained six ribbons and promotion to the assistant of the weapons department . Ricardo is a hard working and academically achieving person, he will continue to keep learning and improving.

Zamir Karimov is a strong extrovert who lives in Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY. He was born in a small Asian country called Tajikistan, then immigrated to Russia when he was 9 years old, and then he migrated to the US in 2022. Zamir's first language was Tajik, but he forgot it, because he was mainly speaking Russian. When he migrated to the US, he started learning English and now it is his main language. He is still searching and thinking about his future, but he is thinking about a Computer Science Major. In three years from now he wants to join MIT or Boston University, but they require a lot of knowledge, so he will study hard. In NJROTC Zamir is a part of the IT Department, where he helps with setting up and taking care of everything tech related, such as desktops, speakers or consoles. He is really interested in participating in various trips, such as Orienteering or Bowling. He is also participating in Community Service Events, such as Veterans Day Parade or Breast Cancer Walk. Zamir Karimov has acquired a variety of ribbons, which include Participation, Community Service, Unit Service, Naval Science I Outstanding Cadet, Exemplary Personal Appearance and Orienteering . Overall, Zamir Karimov is a hard working cadet who likes his job at the IT Department of NJROTC and will always help when asked to.

Kwame Stephen originates from Las Vegas, Nevada, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, at a young age with his loving family of four. His interest in the program started when he saw the cadets explain the benefits and skills you can gain from the program at the start of his 8th-grade year since then, he has had a great interest in the program till middle school senior year when he searched for a high school that had one till he found a high school of hospitality and management which had partnered with graphics campuses himself and he peers have pushed him to keep doing better and better at what he does and give he gave himself a sense of discipline from those experiences. This has proven to help this cadet a lot as he has been promoted to PT assistant after joining and being actively there the current head, Deany Martinez, chose him after seeing his dedication and leadership skills in play he already had a great mind for exercise it was just a matter of training him the amount of exercise the other cadets need, and he has been promoted from seaman recruit to petty officer second class he has also been awarded eight ribbons in the starting months of his second year in the program. He carries great respect for the men and women in the military, and through this program, he is slowly being persuaded to join. He loves this program and will try to do it and enjoy it for the time he has it. Kwame has been awarded with the following ribbons: Aptitude, NSI 1outstanding cadet, Exemplary Conduct, Exemplary Personal Appearance, Participation, Unit Service, and Community Service.