Michigan Naval ROTC

For more information, answers to specific questions or to request a meeting, please contact MIDN Jeremy Heimke, the Midshipman recruiting officer. Please only contact him with recruiting information. Requests for the battalion to participate in a parade are not appropriate.

STA-21 sailors should contact LT Richard Scott.

MECEPS should contact CAPT Rodney Sapp.

The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) is a scholarship based commissioning program. The University of Michigan NROTC unit prides itself on preparing young men and women to lead sailors and Marines as officers in the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps while they earn a degree at the University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University.

NROTC allows midshipmen to be students before midshipmen. NROTC midshipmen can live and learn as normal students do while they earn a commission.

NROTC pays for your college degree, while OCS does not. Also, NROTC give you training and officer development while in college.

NROTC is a gateway to commissioning. The life and job of an officer is different than that of an enlisted person. In addition, NROTC pays your tuition while you earn a college degree.

There are two ways to join the University of Michigan Naval ROTC unit:

1. Apply for a scholarship via the national NROTC website. Applications are accepted from approximately September to January of the previous school year (ie: applications for scholarships to activate in Fall 2013 are accepted from September 2012 to January 2013).
2. Apply for the college program directly to our unit, Application for the College Program. These applications are accepted from April to June that school year.

No. Only students who attend the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University are eligible for participation in the University of Michigan Naval ROTC unit. However, one can transfer to either U of M (Ann Arbor) or EMU and apply for a scholarship.

Most applicants are high school seniors applying for a four year scholarship to activate their freshman year in college.

However, college freshman can apply for a three year scholarship, via the national NROTC website (nrotc.navy.mil). If awarded a scholarship, these students would join the program as a sophomore.

If you are a college sophomore or older, you can look into other commissioning opportunities, such as Officer Candidate School (for both Navy and Marine Corps commissioning), the NUPOC program (for nuclear Navy commissioning), or the Platoon Leaders Course (Marine Corps commissioning).

• NROTC scholarship application: January 20
• University of Michigan admissions deadline: February 1
• Eastern Michigan University admissions deadline: August 1

(Deadlines are for the Fall 2010 semester, please see the national NROTC website or the offices of admission for this years dates).

If you are a high school senior and you missed the scholarship application deadline (it is after January of your senior year) you can apply to the college program. You can also wait until September to apply for a three year scholarship.

If you are a college freshman and it is after January, you apply for the college program. However, a better option is to look into other commissioning opportunities, such as Officer Candidate School (for both Navy and Marine Corps commissioning), the NUPOC program (for nuclear Navy commissioning), or the Platoon Leaders Course (Marine Corps commissioning).

A student is eligible for an NROTC scholarship if they have a high school degree prior to their entrance in the program, are at least 17 years of age but no more than 23 years of age upon beginning NROTC.

The complete eligibility requirements for the NROTC scholarship can be found on the national NROTC website at nrotc.navy.mil/eligibility.aspx.

See the eligibility requirements on the national NROTC website here.

An AFQT score is not needed for a scholarship application, if you have an ACT or an SAT.

No. If you have more than 60 credits, you cannot apply for NROTC. You should look into other commissioning opportunities, such as Officer Candidate School (for both Navy and Marine Corps commissioning), the NUPOC program (for nuclear Navy commissioning), or the Platoon Leaders Course (Marine Corps commissioning).

If you completed your application online, you can check its status at the national NROTC website (nrotc.navy.mil). If your application was completed with a Navy Officer recruiter, you can check your status through your recruiter.

NROTC scholarship boards convene monthly from October through April. If an applicant is not awarded a scholarship at one board, their package will automatically be reviewed again at each subsequent board until the last board in April. The announcement of each boards selected applications is announced quickly after adjournment.

On both the national scholarship application and the college program application, indicate whether you would like to be a Marine Option, Navy Option, or Navy Nurse Option.

On both the national scholarship application and the college program application, indicate whether you would like to be a Marine Option, Navy Option, or Navy Nurse Option.

Listing five schools is a sort of back up measure for the application process, so a student can be placed at a unit if they are not accepted at their first choice university. Listing five schools may not be necessary, but listing more than one is high encouraged.

Competitive scholarships, regardless of major, have good chances of being awarded a scholarship. However, only 85% of scholarships are awarded to technical majors.

Students can change major within their tier while in the program. A student can change from a tier one to a tier two major and vice versa. A student with a tier three major can change to a tier one or tier two. Nurse options cannot change majors.

For more information on the tier system, see the national NROTC website here.

The tier system does not apply to Marine Option midshipmen.

Any time before or during your first year on scholarship or the summer following your first year on scholarship, you can remove yourself from the program without owing a time or financial commitment.

If you choose to leave after the beginning of your second year on scholarship, you will owe back either a time or financial commitment, usually simply a financial commitment.

College program students can leave the program any time they wish without any time or financial commitments.

It is possible to change from Marine Option to Navy Option or vice versa, however it is difficult. This change should not be depended on.

NROTC provides a full tuition scholarship. Scholarship students also received a book stipend of $375 at the beginning of each semester. Scholarship students also receive a monthly stipend to help cover living expenses. Freshmen receive $250, sophomores receive $300, juniors receive $350, and seniors receive $400 per month.

No. The University of Michigan NROTC does not provide room and board assistance for either University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University students.

No, out-of-state ROTC students are offered out-of-state tuition. However, active duty personnel can receive in-state tuition. Contact the office of admissions and/or the office of veterans affairs for more information.

With a full tuition scholarship, the Navy cannot give any tuition assistance and therefore this disqualifies one for NROTC.

NROTC only pays for the Fall (September-December) and Winter (January-April) semesters. If a student wishes to take summer classes, they must pay for those classes.

The college program is a way for students to participate in the unit, as scholarship midshipmen do, while working towards earning a scholarship. College program midshipmen do not receive a monthly stipend or tuition assistance, though they do receive uniforms. College program students also do not go on summer cruise. If on college program, our unit will help students earn a scholarship. If a student is not on scholarship by the first semester of their junior year, the student will be removed from the program.

The application and other relevant forms are located on the documents page.

15 June 2013

Mail the completed form to:

No. All midshipmen must earn scholarships in order to receive a commission.

The college program is a "second chance" option for getting into the program for those who missed the scholarship application deadline or were denied a

If you are a high school senior who missed the application deadline, you can apply for the college program and apply for a scholarship while in the program. Applying for a scholarship should be your first choice.

A cross-town affiliate is an agreement between universities that allows students to attend an NROTC unit at another school. EMU students participate in the University of Michigan NROTC. There is no distinction between EMU and U of M students within the unit. Typically, approximately one third of battalion members are EMU students.

EMU students must commute to U of M campus for NROTC activities, such as Naval Science classes, Physical Training (PT), Drill, and NROTC extracurricular activities.

No. There are enough Eastern Michigan University students with vehicles that a ride can always be arranged.

Yes. Typically, there are a few midshipmen who participate in varsity or club collegiate sports. However, hopeful athletes must be very aware of the time commitments required by NROTC, sports, and academics. Intramural sports, however, require much less time and are offered through the unit.

Navy Option midshipmen attend Physical Training (PT) twice a week. They also attend one Naval Science class which meets twice a week. There is a Drill period on Thursday afternoons from 1530-1730. Midshipmen can also participate in any number of extracurricular activities including but not limited to Drill Team, Competition Color Guard, Sailing Team, and Intramural Sports.

Marine Option midshipmen attend Physical Training (PT) three times a week. They also attend one Naval Science class which meets twice a week. There is a Drill period on Thursday afternoons from 1530-1730. Midshipmen can also participate in any number of extracurricular activities including but not limited to Drill Team, Competition Color Guard, Sailing Team, and Intramural Sports.

During the summer, midshipmen attend summer cruise, a hands on learning experience with the Navy or the Marine Corps.

After freshman year, midshipmen will attend CORTRAMID (Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen) in either Norfolk, VA or San Diego, CA. CORTRAMID is four weeks of introduction to the Navy. One week is spent with each of the major communities, Surface Warfare, Submarines, Aviation, and the Marine Corps.

After sophomore year, Navy Option midshipmen will attend Second Class (2/C) cruise. 2/C cruise is also known as the "enlisted cruise." Midshipmen are assigned an enlisted "running mate," who is their mentor and buddy during their stay aboard ship.

After sophomore year, Marine Option midshipmen will attend Mountain Warfare. Mountain Warfare is a learning experience in which Marine Options learn general Marine Corps survival skills.

After junior year, Navy Option midshipmen will attend First Class (1/C) cruise. 1/C cruise is the officers cruise where the midshipman's running mate is an officer.

After junior year, Marine Option midshipmen will attend Officer Candidate School. OCS is a six week course in Quantico, VA where midshipmen learn any number of skills including weapons handling, drill, and leadership skills.

Students can apply for waivers for cruise if they have other commitments, such as summer classes or internships. The only cruise that is mandatory for commissioning is First Class cruise for Navy Option midshipmen and Officer Candidate School for Marine Option midshipmen.

Navy Options do not attend OCS. Marine Options attend a six week OCS in Quantico, VA between their junior and senior years.

Navy Options typically service select (learn which community they will serve in) during the fall semester of their senior year.

Marine Options do not learn their Military Operation Specialty (MOS) until the completion of The Basic School (TBS) which they will complete upon graduation.

Upon graduation, you will commission as an officer into either the United States Navy, as an Ensign, or the United States Marine Corps, as a Second Lieutenant.

One of a number of things can happen after graduation and commissioning, depending on your community.

Aviator selects will go to Pensacola, FL for flight training. Submarine selects will go to Charleston, SC for Nuclear Power School. Surface Warfare

University of Michigan Naval ROTC
North Hall, 1105 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 764-1498 navyrotc@umich.edu

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