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Offical Navy ROTC Site
Offical OSU Navy ROTC site
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Faculty
Professor - Captain Klink (USN)
Assistant Professors - Major Aiello (USMC), Lieutenant Anderson (USN), Lieutenant Baham (USN), Commander McNamara (USN, Executive Officer), Lieutenant Wooden (USN)
Naval Science
The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line Naval or Marine Corps Service. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Program fills a vital need in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps. NROTC midshipmen compete for selection into various warfare areas: pilot, naval flight officer, submarine officer, surface warfare officer, and special warfare officer. Upon successful completion of the program and graduation from Oregon State University, NROTC midshipmen receive a commission from the president of the United States as an ensign in the U.S. Navy or second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, and are required to serve a minimum of four years on active duty.
NROTC Scholarships
The Navy offers two-year, three-year, and four-year scholarships to qualified students seeking baccalaureate degrees. Students are selected through national competition, and are appointed midshipmen in the United States Navy by the secretary of the Navy. The Navy provides uniforms and pays tuition, a $200 per month book stipend, and subsistence allowance of $250 to $400 per month depending on the student’s undergraduate status. Scholarship students will be required to attend summer training after their freshman, sophomore, and junior years designed to familiarize them with the warfare areas of the Navy and Marine Corps.
To qualify for a national NROTC scholarship you must be a U.S. citizen not less than 17 years old by September 1 of your first year in of college and no more than 23 years old that same year. Additionally you must be physically qualified by Naval or Marine Corps standards and have a minimum SAT score of 530 verbal, 520 math or a minimum ACT score of 22 verbal and 22 math. Sophomores not enrolled in the NROTC program can compete nationally for two-year scholarships. Competitive applicants should have completed three terms of calculus with a grade of “C” or better and earned a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or better.
College Program
Students who are not awarded a national scholarship can still participate in Naval ROTC through the College Program by applying through the OSU Department of Naval Science. College program midshipmen participate in all aspects of the NROTC program and are eligible for a scholarship provided they have been active in the program for a minimum of one academic term. To be competitive, a student should not have less than a “B” (3.0) grade point average, meet aptitude and physical fitness standards, and receive a favorable recommendation from the professor of naval science. If selected, students receive the same benefits as national scholarship recipients.
College program midshipmen who are not awarded a scholarship must be selected for “advanced standing” status following their sophomore year to remain in the NROTC program. If selected for “advanced standing” students receive a monthly subsistence allowance of $350 their junior year and $400 their senior year. College program midshipmen receive a commission upon graduation and have the same professional opportunities as scholarship midshipmen to select careers in all warfare areas of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Any university student may take naval science courses for credit. However, such students are classified as naval science students, not enrolled in the NROTC program and are not eligible to take NS 450, At Sea Training.
Naval Science Minor Core Requirements(9)
NROTC candidates applying for any of the NROTC programs must:
Be a citizen of the United States or become a citizen before entering the advanced course;
Be accepted for admission or enrolled in the university;
Be at least 17 years of age upon enrollment and under 25 years (27 for College Program) on June 30 of the calendar year in which eligible for commissioning;
Be physically qualified in accordance with the standards established by the Department of the Navy;
Possess a satisfactory record of moral integrity and have potential officer characteristics;
Have no moral obligations or personal convictions preventing them from conscientiously bearing arms and supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic.
STATUS AND CURRICULUM
Students enrolled in the NROTC program are not on active duty. They wear the uniform only for drills, on special occasions, and during the summer training periods.
The program of study fits into curricula leading to baccalaureate degrees. All midshipmen are required to take naval science courses each term enrolled. Additionally, U.S. Navy-option scholarship students must complete three terms of calculus by the end of their sophomore year and three terms of calculus-based physics by the end of their junior year.
All information provided from OSU 2005-2006 General Catalog
Personal Stories
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