Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Four Year Scholarship Marine Option Program

1. Naval ReserveOfficer Training Corps (NROTC)Four Year ScholarshipMarine OptionProgram

2. FREE TUITION!

3. NROTC Mission To educate and train highly qualified young men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps.

4. The Benefits • Pays full tuition, lab fees, books, and uniforms! • Provides leadership opportunities • Structured academic environment • $250.00-$450.00 per month stipend (freshman-senior years, increasing ~$50 per year) • Some universities will help with room and board • Up to $180,000!!!

5. Eligibility Requirements • U. S. Citizen • 17-23 years of age • Be physically qualified by USMC standards • No moral disqualifications

6. Eligibility Requirements (Continued) • Be a high school graduate. • Minimum of 1000 SAT (critical reading and math combined) or 22 ACT (composite), or a minimum of 74 on the Armed Services Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB). • Be admitted to a participating NROTC college or university • Have no criminal record of military or civilian offenses

7. Participating Schools • 70 + colleges and universities • 100+ “cross-town affiliate” schools (attend your preferred school that does not have NROTC, so long as you are accepted to, and attend, an NROTC program at a nearby college). • Schools in over 34 states and the District of Columbia • All schools are highly ranked

8. Participating Schools • Large and well known - UC Berkeley - Stanford - U of San Diego - UC Davis - MIT - UCLA - Florida State - Virginia Tech - USC - Pennsylvania - Notre Dame - Oregon St - Texas - Florida - Harvard - Colorado - Washington - Cornell - Penn State - Duke

9. Obligation • Upon graduation you will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the USMC • You will be required to fulfill four years of active duty service in the USMC upon graduation. • Flight training guarantees require additional active duty obligated time

10. Obligation (continued) Q: What if I am disenrolled OR I decide I no longer want to be in the program? A: After the first day of your sophomore year, you will be required to serve a two year active duty enlisted tour or pay recoupment of all tuition dollars. Should you terminate before your first day of your sophomore year, there is NO reimbursement obligation in either service time or dollars.

11. Summer Training • First summer, “Cortramid” (Core Training for Midshipmen) • At conclusion of Freshman year, designed to help individual confirm in their mind what Service they want, Navy or Marine Corps option. • Broad-scoped view of Navy and Marines • Time on submarines (including underway) • Time on ships (including time underway) • Marine/Navy aviation (includes aircraft rides) • Time at Marines’ Camp Pendleton • Weapons live-fire training • Urban warfare (mock takedown of combat town) • Road marches (day and night) • Small-unit tactics, patrols, ambushes, etc

12. Summer Training • Second summer, Marine-specific training • “MCMWTC” – Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Ca. • Mountain survival skills and field craft • Small-unit tactics and movement through mountainous terrain between 6k and 12k feet elev. • Demonstration of learned skills through tactical leadership situations • “CAX” – Combined Arms Exercise, Twentynine Palms, California • Desert environment • Integration of air and artillery assets in support of ground ops; convoy ops, etc • Jump school

13. Summer Training • Third summer, “OCS,” Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Virginia • Academics 25%, Physical training 25%, Leadership 50% • Academics: Weapons, Military Subjects, Tactics, Compass Course, Drill, Land navigation, Leadership, History • Physical training: Physical Fitness Test, Combat Readiness Test, Obstacle Course, Endurance Course • Leadership: Leadership Readiness Course, Small-Unit Leadership Evaluations, Command Evaluation • Successful completion of six-week OCS course qualifies candidate for commission upon college graduation.

14. Officers Candidate School • Six Weeks at Quantico, VA • Candidate Evaluations • Leadership Abilities • Challenging Program • Physically And Mentally

15. How To Apply • Go to https://www.nrotc.navy.mil and complete the online application. Once fully complete, ensure you click “submit.” • Take the SAT or ACT, requesting that one of the three agencies to receive your scores be “Marine NROTC, Code 0656” • Apply to any of the eligible NROTC colleges or universities. To look at which schools offer NROTC programs go to https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/colleges.cfm

16. How To Apply (Continued) • Complete the Application Package • Transcripts • Three teacher evaluations (Counselor, English and Coach/Other) • Two Marine officer interviews • Physical Fitness Test results • SAT/ACT/ASVAB scores

17. How To Apply (Continued) • Physical Fitness Test • Maximum score: • Pull-Ups 20 100pts • Crunches 100 (in 2 min) 100pts • 3 Mile Run 18:00 100pts • Average score for applicants is 259 out of 300

18. Selection Boards Two Marine Option NROTC Boards: • Early Board – held Mid November • Regular Board – held Mid February

19. Selection Criteria • SAT/ACT Scores • Class Standing • Cumulative GPA • Athletics and extracurricular activities • Student Government/Leadership • Community service/employment • Two Marine officer interview results • Three teacher evaluations’ comments • Two essay questions

20. FY12 Average Winner Stats • Recruiting Station San Diego • 14 scholarships awarded = 2.52 million dollars • GPA: 3.87 • PFT: 259 • SAT: 1300 • ACT: 29

21. Who is Frederick C. Branch? The Scholarship Frederick C. Branch was the first African American Marine Corps Officer. In May 1943, while attending Temple University, Branch received a draft notice from the Army but was selected to be a Marine. He then went on to complete basic training at Montford Point, NC. While serving in the Pacific, his conduct earned Incentives: • Full tuition to one of the listed HBCUs • Supplemented college/university fees • Stipend allowance each month: Freshman: $250 Sophomore: $300 Junior: $350 Senior: $400 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Are you: • At least 17 years of age? • A high School graduate or equivalent? • Accepted to one of the 17 HBCU’s listed? • Interested in funding for your education? • Willing to accept the challenge and earn the title Marine Officer? him the recommendation of his commanding officer to attend Officer Candidate School. Frederick C. Branch was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on November 10, 1945. Contact information: Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship Major Frank Moore, USMC Diversity Officer Marine Corps Recruiting Command 703.432.9686 Frank.Moore@Marines.USMC.mil In his honor: The Marine Corps offers 4 year, 3 year and 2 year NROTC scholarships for students attending or planning to attend the following HBCUs: Allen Univ Clark Atlanta Univ Dillard Univ Florida A&M Univ Hampton Univ Howard Univ Norfolk Univ Morehouse College Huston-TillotsonUniv Prairie View A&M Univ Savannah State Univ Spellman College Southern Univ Tennessee State Univ Texas Southern Univ Tuskegee Univ Xavier Univ

22. Questions? Gunnery Sergeant Nguyen, Khanh (858) 349-9155 Khanh.nguyen@marines.usmc.mil More information can be found at: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil