Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)

While the duty of enlisted Marines is to execute, the duty of Marine Officers is to command. Those with a college education or in the process of getting one are eligible to take on that duty and can be screened to become officers of Marines. To earn your commission is to prove your footsteps are worth following, leading Marines to victory through every battle.

NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (NROTC)

For those selected to participate in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Course (NROTC) Scholarship Program, the opportunity to demonstrate your fighting spirit begins on a college campus. For here is where higher education is more than simply the next step to follow—it’s the first chance to lead.

• High school students pursuing a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps/Marine Corps Option scholarship should begin the application process in the spring of their junior year

• Scholarship recipients are notified in the fall and winter of their senior year

• All applicants must achieve a score of 1000 on their SAT, 74 on ASVAB or a score of 45 (combined math and verbal) on their ACT

• All finalists are required to take the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT). The score achieved helps determine the candidate’s ability to handle the rigors of the program

• Recipients will be provided with tuition, allowance for books, instructional fees, uniforms, and subsistence allowance

• Individuals not selected for a scholarship are eligible to join the NROTC College Program

• You may apply for a scholarship in your freshman, sophomore, or junior year of college

• All Naval ROTC students are considered midshipmen

• Active-duty enlisted Marines may apply for an NROTC scholarship through their respective chain of command, and you will be discharged from active duty to attend college

• Reserve Marines enrolled in college may join the college program and compete for a scholarship

• Marine Option Midshipmen attend Officer Candidates School (OCS) at Quantico, Virginia, for six weeks in the summer between their junior and senior years

• Marine Option Midshipmen are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps upon graduation from college

To learn more about the NROTC program or apply click here