NROTC APPLICATIONS 2013

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!!!

Eligibility Requirements U. S. Citizen 17-23 years of age Be physically qualified by USMC standards No moral disqualifications Be a high school graduate. No more than 30 SEMESTER OR 45 QUARTER college units (only credits after HS are counted against you)

Eligibility Requirements (Continued) 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

Some Participating Schools & Cross Town Affiliates Large and well known - UC Berkeley - Stanford - U of San Diego - UC Davis - MIT - UCLA - Florida State - Virginia - USC - Pennsylvania - Notre Dame - Oregon St - Texas - Florida - Harvard - Colorado - Washington - Cornell - Penn State - Duke

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 and four years Inactive Reserve. Flight training guarantees require additional active duty obligated time

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.

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. Second summer, Marine-specific training “MCMWTC” – Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Ca. Third summer, “OCS,” Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Virginia-Six Weeks at Quantico, VA Leadership 50%, Academics 25%, Physical training 25%,

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

How To Apply (Continued) PARENTS HELP OUT YOUR CHILDREN WITH THESE CHOICES 5 NROTC UNIT CHOICES!!!! Be realistic with your choices Pick 1 school you wish for Pick 2 you think you can get into Pick 2 you know you can get into MUST HAVE HBCU listed in top 5 to be eligable

How To Apply (Continued) Physical Fitness Test MALES Maximum score: Pull-Ups 20 100pts Crunches 100 (in 2 min) 100pts 3 Mile Run 18:00 100pts

How To Apply (Continued) Physical Fitness Test FEMALES Maximum score: Flex Arm Hang 70 Sec 100pts Crunches 100 (in 2 min) 100pts 3 Mile Run 21:00 100pts

Selection Boards Two Marine Option NROTC Boards: Early Board – held Mid November - Oct 2013 Regular Board – held Mid February - January 2014

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

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 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: Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship Full tuition to one of the listed HBCUs Supplemented college/university fees Stipend allowance each month: Freshman: $250 Sophomore: $300 Junior: $350 Senior: $400 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: In his honor: Major Frank Moore, USMC Diversity Officer Marine Corps Recruiting Command 703.432.9686 Frank.Moore@Marines.USMC.mil 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-Tillotson Univ Prairie View A&M Univ Savannah State Univ Spellman College Southern Univ Tennessee State Univ Texas Southern Univ Tuskegee Univ Xavier Univ

RESERVES/PLATOON LEADERS CLASS Is your goal to be a Marine? Join the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) concurrently while applying for the NROTC Scholarship. Being part of the DEP is looked upon favorably at the NROTC selection board. Do NOT join the DEP just to have one more positive item to add to your package.

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