In 2001 and 2008, the Centennial High School NJROTC unit won 3rd overall in the nation at the Navy Nationals Championship in Pensacola, Florida. The 2014-2015 school year the Centennial High School NJROTC won 3rd overall and 1st in the nation for their Color Guard. The 2015-2016 school year at Navy Nationals, Centennial took home 4th in the nation and 3rd in the nation for Color Guard. Also in the 2015-2016 school year, Centennial High School NJROTC was awarded Overall Best Unit from the Area 13 Commander, Captain Daniel Wenceslao (USN Ret.). Centennial's NJROTC is run by the Senior Naval Science Instructor, Commander Richard Pokropski, and three Naval Science Instructors: Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Borders, Master Chief Petty Officer Jim Lyle, and Senior Chief Petty Officer Sayre. All three instructors are United States Navy, retired, while the Commander is United States Coast Guard, retired. Captain Hardeman retired at the end of the 2010-2011 school year and Petty Officer First Class Johnson retired at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.