Command Master Chief Robert Stockton has taken the Peninsula School District’s TideHawks team to the JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl competition (or JLAB) in each of the four years he has led the program. Qualifying four consecutive years is an accomplishment in itself.
But this month the TideHawks, a Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, topped themselves.
They won the 2026 Navy JLAB national championship in Washington, D.C., for the first time.
Big comeback
The TideHawks defeated a team from Bethel High School in Connecticut in the final round by a score of 190-130. But just getting to the finals was a battle…