Navy ROTC

Welcome Future Battalion Members

The NROTC Program was established to develop midshipmen mentally, morally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, and loyalty, and with the core values of honor, courage and commitment in order to commission college graduates as naval officers who possess a basic professional background, are motivated toward careers in the naval service, and have a potential for future development in mind and character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.

Through NROTC, you can see places you have never seen and do things that you have never experienced all while working with a diverse group of professionals. You will have the opportunity to earn a Navy ROTC scholarship, which covers tuition and fees, provides money for books, and a $250 a month stipend starting off, which will increase $50/year to $400 a month the senior Year.

Our vision at the UI and WSU NROTC is for each member of the battalion to succeed academically, physically, and in leadership roles. Flying a plane, driving a ship or diving in a submarine are more than dreams…they can become realities. Please visit our website for information about our unit and the Moscow/Pullman area.

Take Part in Great Group Activies

Northwest Navy is an annual competitive event that has been running for over 50 years. The Naval ROTC units of Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Utah have been a part of a lasting tradition that involves the highest ideals of honor, courage and commitment. Toda, Northwest Navy has grown to be one of the largest competitive events in the military, encompassing eleven events: Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, and Swimming; Physical Fitness (pull-ups, sit-ups and 3-mile run) and Physical Skills Test (a pentathlon-style event including swimming, pistol shooting, physical fitness events, and a 4.5-mile run); Rifle and Pistol competitions; Color Guard competition and the final Drill events (precision marching and exhibition).

Summer Cruse Training

What is Summer Cruise Training?

• A significant portion of midshipmen's professional training during their four-year curriculum is received during summer training.
• Navy summer training includes Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) for midshipmen third class and Atlantic/Pacific Training of Midshipmen (LANTRAMID/PACTRAMID) for midshipmen second and first class.
• Midshipmen must ultimately make decisions as to which warfare area they will request to be commissioned into; CORTRAMID and the various summer training programs are designed to instill awareness of these areas and provide midshipmen with the background necessary to make informed decisions regarding their career choice.
• Possible Summer Training Assignments
  • Nuclear Power: Midshipmen can be assigned to nuclear submarine or nuclear surface vessels
  • Marine Corps 6-Week Course: First class Marine Option midshipmen are assigned to Marine units for summer training
  • CORTRAMID: NROTC second and third class scholarship midshipmen assigned to this training. Training consists of surface, submarine, aviation, and Marine Corps Orientation
  • Afloat Aviation Option: Selected midshipmen train aboard a carrier; training includes flight time on navy aircraft if feasible
  • Ashore Aviation Option: Selected midshipmen train with a Navy aviation squadron, including flight time if feasible
  • Foreign Exchange Training of Midshipmen (FOREXTRAMID) and Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF) Exchanges: Selected midshipmen train with Navies of other countries
• Advance Pay:
  • NROTC scholarship/college program midshipmen authorized advance cruise pay
  • Navy provides 80% advance payment to all midshipmen prior to commencement of their proposed training
• Precruise Brief: NROTC units conduct an extensive precruise brief to prepare midshipmen for summer training

NROTC History

The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Program was established in 1926 to provide a broad base of citizens knowledgeable in the arts and sciences of Naval Warfare. The program provided an opportunity for young men to undertake careers in the naval profession. In the beginning, there were six NROTC units located at the University of California at Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, University of Washington, and Harvard and Yale Universities. In June of 1930, 126 midshipmen graduated from college, and received commissions in the United States Navy. At least 3 of the graduates went on to obtain flag rank.

The Marine Corps entered the NROTC Program in 1932, offering qualified NROTC graduates commissions in the United States Marine Corps. In 1968, Prairie View A&M became the first Historically Black College (HBC) to host the program. In 1972, the Secretary of the Navy authorized 16 women to enroll in the program and attend school at one of four colleges. Women may now participate in the program while attending any NROTC affiliated college or university. In 1990, the NROTC Scholarship Program was expanded to include applicants pursuing a four-year degree in Nursing, leading to a commission in the Navy Nurse Corps.

The mission of the NROTC Program today... is to develop young men and women morally, mentally, and physically, and to instill in them the highest ideals of honor, courage, and commitment. The program educates and trains young men and women for leadership positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps. Currently there are 59 NROTC units/consortiums hosted at 71 schools throughout the United States. The NROTC Program is available at over 150 colleges and universities that either host NROTC units or have cross-town enrollment agreements with a host university. Selected applicants for the program are awarded scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process, and receive full tuition and other financial benefits at many of the country's leading colleges and universities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Not less than 17 years old by Sept. 1 of year starting college and no more than 23 on June 30 of that year
• Must not have reached 27th birthday by June 30 of year in which graduation and commissioning are anticipated
• Applicants with prior military service may be eligible for age adjustments for amount of time equal to their prior service, on month-by-month basis, for maximum of 36 months, if they will not reach 30th birthday by June 30 of year graduation and commissioning are anticipated
• High school graduation or equivalency certificate by August 1 of year of entrance into four-year NROTC Scholarship program
• No moral obligations or personal convictions that prevent conscientious bearing of arms and supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic
• Physically qualified by Navy or Marine Corps standards
• Students w/30 or more semester hours or 45 or more quarter hours of college credit upon application or students already enrolled in NROTC College Program are not eligible for four-year NROTC Scholarships; these students should see professors of naval science at host university's NROTC unit to discuss other scholarship opportunities.
• Students may apply for only one of three program options-Navy, Marine Corps or Nurse
• Active duty Navy applicants are ineligible to apply for NROTC program through COMNAVCRUITCOM. Active members of other branches of the military may apply if granted a conditional release. Individuals who are scheduled for boot camp may apply provided they complete all required application evolutions (i.e. strong interest inventory, officer interview, etc.). NSTC will accept teacher evaluations, transcripts, and ACT/SAT scores dated after the applicants ship date.
• Navy and Nurse-option applicants should apply online or through Navy recruiting offices
• Marine Corps applicants should apply online or through Marine Corps recruiting offices
• You may start the process of applying during the second semester of your junior year of high school. Before the application can be finalized and forward for selection consideration, you must ensure that a copy of your complete transcript including your entire junior year is forwarded to your recruiter.

Visit the Navy's main NROTC site for additional academic and physical requirements:nrotc.navy.mil or contact our staff today to find out more about how you can become part of the Navy and Marine Core NROTC.