Navy ROTC

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<p>sealion0101:

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GA, another question. Perhaps you can start a catch-all thread w/ NROTC news. That would be helpful to me. Do you know of any place online to discuss the nuances off NROTC stuff?

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When my son visited the UPenn unit the CO there mentioned the possibility of doing a 5th year to accomodate grad school before commissioning. That's what I would like to know more about.

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<p>Postgraduate education is encouraged for all naval officers and is practically a requirement in today’s Navy and Marine Corps, which operate very sophisticated systems in a changing, complex world. Most officers are automatically considered for graduate school as they complete their first duty assignment. If selected, they can enter master’s degree programs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., or at an approved civilian university. A limited number of ROTC graduates may go immediately to the Naval Postgraduate School or Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio. </p>

<p>The advantage of immediately attending graduate school is that the service obligation is concurrent with any existing obligation. The service obligation for the first year of graduate school is 3 years of active service. One year (graduate studies) plus three years (service obligation) equals four years -- the minimum obligation for ROTC graduates. Therefore, if you are able to complete a graduate degree in one year after completing your undergrate studies, you will have no additional obligation to the Navy. Another advantage of this program is that the Navy pays the student the full pay and allowance of an Ensign / 2nd LT while assigned DUINS (Duty Under Instruction).</p>

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<p>Upon doing some research on the NROTC program, I found out that a five-year program is available in some cases to complete a bachelor's degree. Obtaining a BS in Architecture would be one example. Specifically:</p>

<p>• Scholarship midshipmen may enroll in courses requiring five years for bachelor's degree provided they will not have reached their 27th birthday on June 30 of year in which they complete fifth year and are commissioned </p>

<p>• Midshipmen enrolled in five-year programs may qualify for compensations and benefits during fifth year </p>

<p>o Entitlement to additional year of benefits is determined through a separate process after the student has been in program for at least one year </p>

<p>o Students not entitled to fifth year of scholarship benefits will be granted a leave of absence without benefits to qualify for their degrees; leave of absence normally scheduled for third year, but may be taken during second or fourth year of the five-year curriculum.</p>