Centennial High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army
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CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY
Location: Franklin, Tennessee.
 (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) |
 (Shoulder Loop Insignia) |
| English | Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a blue vertical rectangle arched convexly at top and bottom and edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border, a gray cougar head, face affronté, garnished blue and white issuant from sinister within the cusps and surmounting a white crescent. Attached above a gray arched scroll edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border inscribed “CENTENNIAL” in blue letters. Attached below a gray arched scroll edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border inscribed “HIGH SCHOOL” in blue letters.
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.68 cm) in width overall consisting of a blue background entoured by a silver scroll inscribed at top “COUGARS” in blue letters and bearing a silver cougar, at speed, to sinister. |
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Blue and gray are the school colors and the cougar is the school mascot. The crescent alludes to the letter “C”, the Roman numeral for 100, denoting a centennial and resembles the letter “C”, the first letter of the school name.
Shoulder Loop Insignia: Blue and gray are the school colors. The cougar is the school mascot. The cougar running, symbolizes the aggressive vigor the cadets have towards school, community and country.
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Shoulder Loop Insignia was both authorized on 16 March 1998.
Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.