The following Aiken High cadets were among those recognized at the Naval Junior ROTC Change of Command ceremony.
- Advancing to rank of Chief Petty Officer - Aaliya Richardson, Ryan Lamb.
- Advancing to rank of Senior Petty Officer - Mary Fogarty, Aaliya Richardson, Cintia Vasquez-Ruiz.
- Advancing to rank of Master Chief - Jaylessa Hopkins, Steven Carlisle.
- Advancing to rank of Ensign - Samantha Maddox, Savannah Coleman, Bryson Hickson, Timothy Nelson, Timothy Siler, Kyson Weathersbee, Christina Chavis, Kaitlan Hozey, Cassia Larson.
- Association of the U.S. Army - Kaitlan Hozey, Timothy Hozey.
- Scottish Rites of Freemasonry JROTC Award - Valery Wacker.
- Military Order of World Wars JROTC Medal - Charles Oehlberg, Anthony Gomez.
- Reserve Officer Association JROTC Award - Brook Flickenger.
- AMVETS JROTC Award - Emerick Stone.
- Matt Dillon Scholarship - Amy Daugherty.
- Marine Corps Leadership Medal - Samantha Maddox, Kyson Weathersbee.
- Hunley Award - Emerick Stone.
- Military Order of the Purple Heart - Jaylessa Hopkins.
- NRA Qualification Medals - Ray Moister, Amy Daugherty, Kaitlan Hozey, distinguished expert; Samantha Maddox, expert; John Kitchens, sharpshooter.
- Distinguished Cadet Award - James Dorman, Cassia Larson, Samantha Maddox, Amy Daugherty.
- JROTC Achievement Award - Timothy Nelson, Raymond Moister, Valery Wacker, Phillip Merry, Mohammad Rizvi, Brooks Flickenger.
- National Sojourners JROTC Award - Christina Chavis.
- Military Officers Association of America Award - Raymond Moister.
- Navy League's Theodore Roosevelt Youth Award - Phillip Merry.
- Daughters of the American Revolution JROTC award - Savannah Coleman.
- Steven Decatur Surface Navy Award - Cassia Larson, John Kitchens.
- Honor Cadet Award - Landon Thornton, Cassia Larson, Timothy Nelson, Bryson Hickson.
- Naval Science Four outstanding cadets - Brooks Flickenger, Esmeralda Maciel, Phillip Merry, Charles Oehlberg, Mohammad Rizvi, Malik Gardner, Raymond Moister, Valery Wacker, Amy Daughtery, Micah Dorsch, Anthony Gomez, Joseph Rivera, Dakota Woodward.
- Naval Science Three outstanding cadet awards - Christian Egbert, Mary Fogarty, Savannah Coleman, Bryson Hickson, Timothy Nelson, Timothy Siler, Kyson Weathersbee, Steven Carlisle, Christina Chavis, Jason Dyer, Kaitlan Hozey, Cassia Larson, Jabria Quattlebaum.
- Naval Science Two outstanding cadet awards - Keven Blystone, Brandon Morgan, Leaon Roscoe, Olivia Greenhill, Daniella Lacera, Jkobe Lee, Qladrin Qourters, Charles Babineau, Sarah Bernard, Vidal Corona, Landon Thornton, Kayla Trowell, Savannah Wiegand.
- Naval Science One outstanding cadet awards - Darla Alarcon, Dalisay Aldrete, Anthony Atkinson, Katira Gaona, Julian Gonzales, Finnaveir McBride, Bradley Morris, Cameron Barron, Isabelle Blystone, Logan Ford, Niya Walker, Quaterial Wright, Ethan Davila, James Dorman, Gabriel Ely.
- Honor Guard Ribbon - Phillip Merry, Raymond Moister, Brooks Flickenger, Jevon Allison, Emerick Stone, Micah Dorsch, Christopher Clark, Charles Oehlberg, Joseph Rivera, Levy Lambert, Kyson Weathersbee.