Hawaii JROTC Drill Competitions

2026 Pacific Regional Drill Competition – Hawaii

The premier all-service drill and ceremony competition for JROTC cadets in Hawaii and the Pacific Region. Teams compete in Regulation, Exhibition, Color Guard and Inspection, armed and unarmed.

When and where

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 0730 to 1500 hours.

President William McKinley High School
1039 S. King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

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Registration

Registration is closed. Email LTC Pulido at manuel.pulido@k12.hi.us for any updates or changes.

Schools that registered received a copy of their submission and can edit it from the link in that email.

Hosts

Schedule

Competition day runs 0730 to 1500 hours. Units form up on McKinley’s Grand Lawn (the historic front area) for the opening ceremony and the presentation of the Colors; schools bring only their unit colors. An overview and update of the competition follows the Colors. Units are encouraged to set up canopies on the road areas at the sides of the Grand Lawn.

Military regulation drill events run first; exhibition drill begins when they are complete. The full event schedule, lists and the McKinley drill layout were published as PDFs on the registration page.

Memorandum

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education, President William McKinley High School. Subject: 2026 Pacific Regional Drill Meet – Hawaii. Suspense: 6 February 2026. Dated December 2025.

1. Situation

The Pacific Regional Drill Meet – Hawaiʻi is the premier all-service Drill and Ceremony competition for JROTC Cadets in Hawaii and the Pacific Region. Teams compete in four disciplines of drill: Regulation, Exhibition, Color Guard and Inspection, in both the armed and unarmed categories. The event judges are volunteers from the active-duty Non-Commissioned Officers’ Corps of all services, Senior ROTC cadets, and exhibition drill specialists. McKinley High School hosts the Pacific Regional Drill Meet on 28 March from 0730 to 1500 hours.

2. Mission

JROTC units from throughout the Pacific participate to foster a sense of esprit-de-corps and to demonstrate cadets’ knowledge, proficiency, and teamwork in military drill excellence.

3. Execution

a. Intent

Conduct a safe and enjoyable all-service drill meet, graded by exceptional judges, where cadets can exercise leadership skills, build camaraderie and teamwork, and represent their schools in a positive manner.

b. Concept of operation

Phase 1, registration form: schools intending to participate complete the competition registration form online, by close of business on 17 February, through the competition site.

Phase 2, drill competition. Opening: units form up on McKinley’s Grand Lawn for the opening ceremony to present the Colors; schools have only their unit colors present. After the presentation of the Colors, an overview and update of the drill competition is provided. Units are encouraged to set up canopies around the Grand Lawn on the road area at the sides. Events: military regulation drill events occur first and, when completed, exhibition drill begins.

The memo continues in the attached PDF on the registration page; the remainder is not reproduced here.

Competition SOP contents

Hawaii Multiple Schools Unit JROTC Competition Standard Operating Procedures, approved by Vince Morikawa, LTC, USA Retired, Director of Army Instruction and Hawaii JROTC Program Manager, January 26, 2020. HMSU, 475 22nd Ave Rm 219, Honolulu, HI 96816.

Section 1: SOP overview

Section 2: Judges

Section 3: Event participants

Section 4: Safety

Section 5: Coordinating instructions

Section 6: Drill and color guard

Section 7: Competition rules

Section 8: Scoring, timing, tiebreaking, trophies, and reviews

Section 9: Knockout drills

Section 11: Armed competition

Also on the registration page: service manuals, the 2026 updated event scoresheets, and clarifications on events, uniforms, drill rifle requirements for exhibition and regulation drill (updated February 18, 2026), the solo, dual and team armed exhibition excerpt, inspection procedures and questions (updated February 18, 2026), and the Color Guard section of the HMSU competition SOP.

Questions

Competition drill merch

Pacific Regional Drill Meet T-shirt, $15, cash or Venmo. Limited sizes remaining.

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