AN EDUCATION AND A FUTURE


With the Marine Corps NROTC program, you have the ability to earn two prized titles at once - college graduate and United States Marine.

If you qualify for the NROTC program, you can receive substantial financial assistance at one of more than 160 top universities and colleges in over 65 individual units. The scholarship includes money for almost all areas of school expenses: tuition, textbooks, fees and uniforms. It also includes a subsistance allowance to help with extra costs associated with being a full-time student.

In addition, you will become a midshipman in the Marine Option College Program. Throughout your four years of college you will gain additional professional military education and leadership experience to become a Marine Second Lieutenant.

MORE THAN A COLLEGE DEGREE

The benefits of NROTC are much farther reaching than the substantial financial assistance. The program also gives its participants direction, purpose and, most importantly, a future career.

As a Marine option midshipman, you'll take additional naval sciences courses that will teach you the intricacies of Naval and amphibious warfare. You'll spend your first two summers learning about the Navy and Marines. In your third summer, you will spend six weeks attending Marine Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Quantico, VA.

These experiences will teach you the self-discipline, confidence and judgment needed to become a leader of Marines.

If you are already enrolled in college, you can still join NROTC. You'll still become a Marine option midshipman and receive the same training, course work and eligibility for a commission as all other NROTC students. Then, after one semester, you may apply for full sholarship funds.

Upon college graduation and successful completion of the program, you will be offered a commission as a second lieutenant and begin your active duty commitment by attending The Basic School at Quantico. You will then specialize in an occupational field such as Aviation, Infantry, Engineering, Artillery, Communications, Logistics or Computer Science.