Brent Cook
The Department of Defense Education Activity – Pacific Region is pleased to announce Kubasaki High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) Instructor SgtMaj Brent Cook (Ret.) has been named the Pacific South District’s 2026 Teacher of the Year.
Cook has served as an educator at Kubasaki High School since 2016. Under his leadership, the Kubasaki High School Drill Team has earned national recognition, placing first in the Marine Corps National JROTC Drill Championship in 2023 and 2024. He was also recognized by the U.S. Marine Corps as the MCJROTC Instructor of the Year in 2024.
Cook holds a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in Albany New York, as well as an associate’s degree from the University of Maryland. He graduated from Instructor Training Course West Coast Management School in March 1991, became a Certified Master Instructor in January 1994, and completed MCJROTC New Instructor Orientation Training in July 2017.
An active-duty Marine for 29 years, Cook retired from the service in 2015.
He is known for building strong relationships with students, parents and colleagues, as well as maintaining high expectations for cadets in the classroom, school, and community.
