<p>I sent in an application for Navy ROTC, Navy option. To make a long story short, I'm interested in Marine Corps now. Can I be considered for both scholarships? If I don't get a Marine Corps scholarship, can I take a Navy scholarship and switch to Marines later? What are the physical requirements to qualify for Marine ROTC? </p>
<p>How competitive are the Marine slots at USNA?</p>
<p>i'm applying for the Marine Corps option, and i know that you can definitely only apply for EITHER navy or Marines; you better contact them quickly if you want to switch. for the Marine one, you need to take the PFT, which consists of a 3 mile run, situps, and pull-ups (flexed arm hang for women). for USNA, i know that only 16% of the graduating class can go into the Marines. I don't know if you can take one scholarship and then switch . . . maybe someone else can elaborate on that. good luck!</p>
<p>I need to score a 270 like all the other officers?</p>
<p>as far as i know, to be considered for the scholarship you just have to pass the PFT, but obviosuly the higher your score, the better your application looks. I don't think you HAVE to get a 270. what schools are you looking at for NROTC?</p>
<p>Harvard, UPenn, UNC, Notre Dame, and Villanova.</p>
<p>I ask 270 because that's what officers entering through OCS need to get.</p>
<p>oh cool; me too for harvard, although i really love annapolis so much!</p>
<p>USNA is definitely up there on my list. I did Summer Seminar there and was very impressed by the quality of the midshipmen. My squad leader is Yoda with a crew cut!</p>
<p>We've been communicating recently by email. Here's his latest pearl of wisdom: "As much fun as a civilian campus sounds, if you have a deep-seeded desire to serve, be an officer in the military, or do something greater than yourself, you will never be satisfied at any civilian college. people at these campuses will not understand you desire to be in the military or devote yourself to service because most of them are riding ontheir parent's paychecks, they are searching for the "meaning of life", and looking out for a great party. As much as my friends here would like to leave the Academy sometimes, they realize that they wouldn't really be satisfied." </p>
<p>It really hit home for me.</p>
<p>wow those are exactly the reasons why i'd want to go there over a civilian college; very well put. what summer seminar session did you go to? i was session 1, D-1-4.</p>
<p>Session 2 D-4-5 </p>
<p>Last squad of the last platoon of the last company.</p>
<p>Please tell me you had Mihoces as your platoon commander.</p>
<p>naww didn't have him. sounds like he was a good squad leader. i loved summer seminar; how was session 2? well, at least you were in delta. was bench still the company commander? he was the delta commander for session 1.</p>
<p>For the record, anyone with answers to my posts about ROTC, please respond. Don't mind Boston and me :)</p>
<p>Don't remember who company was; he was some huge, ripped guy.</p>
<p>Mihoces was a platoon commander my squad had fun playing around with (calling your platoon commander (a Firstie) "Hokey-Pokey" is generally NOT a good idea).</p>
<p>Kris Hawbaker was my squad leader (he was behind the scenes 1st Session) and the Yoda with a crew cut.</p>
<p>My daughter first sent in her application ROTC - Navy - and then when she realized she wanted to to Marine - had to contact the Navy people via a phone call and tell them to switch her over to the Marine people. This took some time and then she was contacted directly by the Marine side. This past saturday she had her PFT and interview down here at MCRD, San Diego. She maxed out on the pull up and sit ups and ran a 25:43 3 mile run for a PFT of 271. I asked a DI down there at MCRD last week about PFT scores and he told me a 285 is Superior. So I would guess something in 270's is pretty good. I have come across some fitness information online which gives the gives useful information. Let me see if you can link on these pages:</p>
<p>I found all these sites helpful.</p>
<p>Also the following site gives you the statistics for last years MC/ROTC Selections and it's great:
<a href="https://web.mcrc.usmc.mil/G3/Officer/mcrc(on)%20main.htm%5B/url%5D">https://web.mcrc.usmc.mil/G3/Officer/mcrc(on)%20main.htm</a></p>
<p>Open this page and on the left click: :Selection Board Statistics</p>
<p>Click on: FY05 NROTC (EARLY BD) to open the page for the stats on the Nov. ( Early Board ) results</p>
<p>Click on: FY05 NROTC (NATIONAL BD) for the later board.</p>
<p>We noted that the Early Board candidates had higher SAT scores, but the later board had higher PFT scores - so pick your poison for your chances.</p>
<p>Our daughter has about a 10% chance to be accepted to USNA, and a 33% chance to be accepted to MC ROTC...so I guess one way to look at things is to see she has 3 times the chance to go Marine ROTC! Her SAT scores are 1380 ( actually 2090, Math 720/Reading 660 but they don't count her 710/Writing) and 271 PFT - so she certainly will be competitve for a scholarship.</p>
<p>For the record - her heart, like yours BostonUSMC is to "Go Marines!" Thanks for sharing your profile for us all.Wow is all this mom can say!! Good for you!! Our BGO tells us he totally expects an LOA - and an appointment - but so far, we have a CVW and a hopeful, prayerful dream.</p>
<p>Thanks for restoring my hope (albeit just slightly) peskemom. I'm deficient in the pullup category...by a lot (I can do 5). Situps, I think I can max. I'll fair decently at the 3 mile run (I run cross country, but not well; hope to do at least a 20 min 3 mile). </p>
<p>I'll give myself a PFT score of 213, woefully deficient of the Early Board's average of 246.</p>
<p>If I don't get it this year, there's always the next. And the next. </p>
<p>Then it's OCS time :)</p>
<p>I thought NROTC guys could go Marines after graduation too?</p>
<p>peskemom-- nice links! ...Thanks!
Anyone seen any statistics and/or schedules for the navy-option selection boards?</p>
<p>Confirmed--Navy ROTC guys can switch over to Marine Corps ROTC their sophomore/early junior years.</p>
<p>I'm a mid, Navy Option, in the Husky Battalion here at the UW. During the week long Battalion Orientation, most of the cadre were active Marines or Marine option mids. All of them were trying to convince the Navy options to switch over. They told us all we have to do is talk to the Marine Officer Instructor about switching, and you should be able to go through. </p>
<p>I'm sure there's more than just saying "I want to switch," but it is possible.</p>
<p>You can switch to Marine Corps Option your sophomore / junior year of college. However, there are some requirements that you must meet before you will be allowed to change. At the University of San Diego NROTC Unit, if you are even remotely thinking about switching from Navy to Marine Corps, you are encouraged to join the drill team and PT with the Marine Options. I'm sure there are more requirements beyond that, but that should give you a little bit of an idea regarding the time commitment.</p>
<p>Make sure if you formally make a request to switch options, that you are 100% sure that you want to be a Marine. There were days that I felt like switching over, but I now know I'm in the right place. </p>
<p>Also, a 271 on the PFT is an excellent score! This fall not one of the incoming Marine Options in my Unit received a score of 270 or higher, and that is not an uncommon precedent. </p>
<p>Good luck with everything.</p>
<p>NaturalBrave - are you in ROTC? active duty enlisted?You mention your Unit...so was curious as to what you are referring to. The score my daughter got of 271 was that she maxed out on the pullups and sit ups and ran a middle-time mile...can't recall the time. But that gave her 71 out of 100 possible points.</p>