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NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS
TRAINING CORPS (NROTC)
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
The NROTC Navy-Option Scholarship Programs
are designed to educate and train well qualified men
and women for careers as commissioned officers of the
U.S. Navy Unrestricted Line (URL) and Nurse Corps.
Graduates of these programs are initially appointed as
ensigns in the Navy.
The Four-Year and Two-Year NROTC Scholarship
Programs, including the NROTC Nurse Corps
Four-Year and Two-Year Scholarship options, provide
qualified students tuition, books, instructional fees,
uniforms, and a subsistence allowance of $100 per
month. Room and board expenses aren’t provided. To
be eligible for a commission, scholarship students must
successfully complete naval science courses, drills, and
summer training as prescribed by the Chief of Naval
Education and Training (CNET) before graduation
from college.
During the academic year, selectees
attend classes full time.
Enlisted personnel selected for and enrolled in
NROTC Scholarship Programs are released from active
duty. Therefore, they aren’t eligible for active duty pay
and allowances, medical benefits, and other active duty
entitlements while enrolled in these programs.
An NROTC scholarship applicant must meet the
following eligibility requirements, which are specified
in Article 1020210 of the Naval Military Personnel
Manual (MILPERSMAN), NAVPERS 15560C (only
the age requirements may be waived):
. Be a U.S. citizen
. Be under 25 years of age on 30 June of the year
in which the applicant will be eligible for commissioned
status. An age waiver may be granted for prior active
military service, on a month-for-month basis, computed
as of 1 September of the year of enrollment in NROTC.
This is provided the applicant will not reach his or her
29th birthday by 30 June of the year in which graduation
and commissioning are anticipated. Command
verification of service must be provided to receive an
age waiver.
. Be a high school graduate or possess an
equivalency certificate.
l Be physically qualified for the NROTC program
as determined by the Department of Defense Medical
Examination Review Board (DODMERB).
l Possess personal qualities of high moral
character and loyalty. Loyalty is defined as having no
moral obligations or personal convictions that would
prevent conscientiously supporting and defending the
Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic.
l Have no court-martial conviction or civil felony
conviction. Have no disciplinary action under Article
15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
conviction by civil court for misdemeanors, except
minor traffic violations, during the 3 years preceding
application for the NROTC Scholarship Program. A
fine of $200 or less, exclusive of court charges, is
considered minor. Any substantiated drug abuse while
in an enlisted status results in disqualification and
exceptions are not considered.
For specific additional eligibility requirements and
application procedures, refer to Article 1020210 of the
MILPERSMAN, and the Navy-Marine Corps ROTC
College Scholarship Bulletin.
NAVAL ACADEMY PROGRAM
The United States Naval Academy (USNA)
provides 4 years of college training to men and women
as midshipmen (figs. 10-2 and 10-3) in the United States
Navy. This training leads to a commission as an ensign
in the line (in some cases the Staff Corps) of the Regular
Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.
Candidates for the Naval Academy must be citizens
of the United States, be of good moral character, be
unmarried, have no dependents, be not less than 17
years of age, and not have reached their 22d birthday
on 1 July of the year in which admitted to the Naval
Academy.
To be considered for an appointment to the Naval
Academy, an applicant must obtain a nomination from
one of the authorized sponsors prescribed by law. The
applicant must be qualified scholastically, physically,
and medically. Detailed procedures are prescribed in
the Naval Academy catalog, which is published
annually.
The majority of nominations for appointment to the
Naval Academy are made by U.S. Senators and
Representatives. Other nomination sources are the Vice
President, the Secretary of the Navy, and civil officials
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American
Samoa. Some of the Presidential appointment and
Secretary of the Navy appointment numbers are
discussed in the following paragraphs:
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