What are the requirements to join a NROTC program?

Question

I am in my second year of college. It is too late to join a NROTC, Marine option, program at a college? What are the requirements? What is a typical day like? Thank you all for your help!

Answer 1

I was in about 15 years ago So I guess it has not changed much. First, be of age & meet all the medical & physical requirements for the military. Then attend a school with NROTC or has one near by. I went to Temple Univ. for example but my unit was across town at U of Penn. They have two programs. Scholarship & the college program. The biggest difference is College program students did not have the scholarship aid. However, you can apply for it once in. As far as majors? They take various majors, but Engineering & sciences are prefered... Typical day? About 3 times a week you had a morning drill session or military science class. Generally about 7am. Stay till 9 and that was it. You would have PT sessions & have to pass PRT and Swim quals every few months. About only other thing was instructional field trips to the Navy yard & cleaning the building once a month. Overall much more relaxed atmosphere compared to the Naval Academy route. Marine Options do the same things as the Navy options the first few years.

Minimum Scores needed are:

SAT — 530 verbal, 520 Math

ACT — 22 Math, 22 English


General Academic Requirements

To be commissioned, you must complete all requirements for a bachelor’s degree under university rules and regulations. You must also complete certain courses specified by the Navy.
In addition to a normal course load, NROTC scholarship recipients are required to fulfill these general academic guidelines:



1. Calculus (one year by the end of the sophomore year)*

2. Physics (one year of calculus-based physics by the end of the junior year)*

3. English grammar and composition (one year)

4. National Security Policy/American Military Affairs*

NROTC students also take a Naval Science course each semester, participate in weekly drill instruction periods and complete a four- to six-week training period each summer. Navy Nurse NROTC students participate in summer training in compliance with their individual nursing curriculum requirements.