Can you go from ROTC to Marines?
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Can you go from ROTC to Marines?
The purpose of the Marine Option NROTC program is to educate and train highly qualified young men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the U.S. Marine Corps. Each Marine Corps Recruiting District screens and selects applicants for the Marine option NROTC four-year Scholarship Program.
Even though the two services are connected, transferring from the Navy to the Marine Corps is still considered an “inter-service transfer.” To execute such a transfer, you will either need to wait out your enlistment contract prior to re-enlisting with the USMC or obtain a conditional release from your Navy service.
Can you choose your MOS after ROTC?
Can I still choose my major? You may choose any major you wish and commission as an Officer into the active-duty Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard.
Can a corpsman be a Marine?
During training or war, he was there for Marines, nursing every wound either as the unit’s doc, or just as a big brother. Now ready to graduate recruit training, this private first class has a different story. For more than four of his last six years, he served in the Navy, and was embedded with the Fleet Marine Force.
How can I become a Marine officer in Nrotc?
Basic eligibility requirements for NROTC Scholarship Applicants:
- Be a U. S. Citizen.
- Be 17 years of age by 1 September of the first year of college and younger than 27 on 31 December of the year in which college graduation and commissioning are anticipated.
- Be a high school graduate or possess an equivalent certificate.
How hard is it to get an Nrotc Marine Option Scholarship?
Navy ROTC- Marine Corps Option By far the hardest scholarship to obtain because there are so few of them and it is so personalized. However, that can be an advantage to those candidates who have the motivation (and time) to work towards this scholarship.
Has anyone ever served in all 5 branches of the military?
REENA ROSE SIBAYAN/The Jersey JournalVeteran Bob Button stands in his Jersey City home next to photos of himself in the Navy, Marine Corps and Army. Button has served in all five branches of the military. He used his seaman documents to sign up for the draft and joined the Navy the same year.
Can you do ROTC without joining the military?
No. Students who enroll in ROTC don’t join the Army. They take an ROTC class for which they receive credit. It’s considered a college elective.