question about NROTC nominations

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>I have questions about NROTC nominations to USNA.</p>

<p>First of all, I've found the following:</p>

<p>US CODE TITLE 10 Subtitle C Part III Chapter 603 § 6954 (b) In addition there may be appointed each year at the Academy midshipmen as follows: ... (4) 20 nominated by the Secretary of the Navy, under regulations prescribed by him, from the honor graduates of schools designated as honor schools by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, and from members of the Naval Reserve Officer’s Training corps.</p>

<p>CNETINST 1533.12F says:
309. ENTRY OF NROTC STUDENTS INTO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA)
a. Eligibility. Members of the NROTC may seek appointments to the USNA under any existing procedure on the same basis as if they were not enrolled in the NROTC. Scholarship and College Program students are also eligible to compete for one of the ten appointments available to members of the NROTC. Each PNS may nominate three NROTC midshipmen for appointment to the USNA in 31 January annually. Information requests for application to the USNA should be made to the Academy's admissions office. CNET CH-1 (OTE1) is not involved in these nominations.</p>

<p>So first of all, why does Title 10 say there are 20 NROTC nominations and CNETINST 1533.12F says there are only 10? is it because the "honor schools" get 10 also? but what are "honor schools" of the Army/Navy/AF?</p>

<p>secondly, i always assumed that NROTC nominations worked the same way as MOC nominations. that is you get nominated by the NROTC CO as one of his 3 nominations, and then all who have NROTC nominations compete for the 20 (or 10?) slots that NROTC can have at USNA. And if you don't make it, if you are one of your NROTC CO's 3 nominations, you can go into the alternate pool like any other alternate nominee to USNA. Title 10 doesn't sound like NROTC nominations come from the NROTC CO, but CNETINST 1533.12F makes it sound like they do come from the NROTC CO.</p>

<p>does any one know how NROTC nominations really work?</p>

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<p>Good question - and I went back to the BGO briefing material and it says 20 from NROTC/NJROTC/HJROTC total.</p>

<p>Based on what you pasted from the CNET instruction, I'm interpreting that as up to 10 from NROTC and up to 10 from Honors designated JROTC units. I had a candidate this year who earned a HJROTC nomination.</p>

<p>Any other BGO's out there who have a better handle on this?</p>