Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Home
United States
Great Lakes, IL
Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Directions Website

On behalf of Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, welcome to the official page for NROTC.

Forging future Navy and Marine Corps officers in the Foundry who strengthen the Fleet and stand ready to fight. The purpose of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps is to educate and train qualified students for service as commissioned officers in the Navy unrestricted line, the Navy Nurse Corps, and the Marine Corps. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, NROTC is part of the Foundry that prepares future leaders with the knowledge, discipline, and character to strengthen the Fleet and to fight on behalf of the Nation. Selected applicants are awarded scholarships through a highly competitive national process and receive full tuition, educational fees, books, a stipend, and other benefits at leading colleges and universities. Students make their own arrangements for enrollment and housing and follow the academic course load required for their degree, along with specific professional training requirements. Upon graduation, scholarship students are commissioned as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps, prepared to lead in an increasingly technical and globally connected maritime force.

10/29/2026

10/29/2026

The Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is celebrating a century of educating naval officers. The program enrolled its first cadets in the fall of 1926 in just six units at Yale University, Harvard University, Georgia Tech, Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the UC Berkeley.

Despite this modest foundation, however, the program rapidly expanded. In 1951, 52 colleges and universities had NROTC units that graduated 1,949 new officers for the U.S. Navy. Shown here is University’s NROTC color guard in 1960. The US Navy and NHHC continue to partner with educational institutions today to develop future naval leaders and increase the Navy’s fighting advantage.

10/23/2026

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen across the country consistently develop the skills and discipline required to lead their future Sailors and Marines.

Here's how Midshipmen are putting the into action this week:

1️⃣ University of Hawaii at Manoa NROTC Midshipmen conduct a physical screening test, which includes swimming, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and running events to assess their physical readiness for Naval Special Warfare.

2️⃣ University of Utah NROTC Midshipmen conduct land navigation training to develop navigation skills and proficiency to operate across unfamiliar terrain.

3️⃣ Auburn University Naval ROTC Midshipmen stand in formation during a personnel inspection where uniform and grooming standards, military knowledge, discipline and attention to detail are assessed.

4️⃣ Marquette University NROTC Midshipmen participate in color guard competition during the University of Wisconsin Drill Meet, where the unit earned first place overall and won the platoon drill competition.

For 100 years, NROTC has been one of our Nation’s proven Foundries of Navy and Marine Corps Officers – forging leaders who are united in purpose, resilient in spirit, and committed to ensuring that our Navy and Marine Corps Combat Team remains ready to fight and win tonight, tomorrow, and well into the future.

To learn how you can be a part of this proud legacy, and to apply for an NROTC scholarship, check out the link below!

https://www.netc.navy.mil/NSTC/NROTC/

Naval Education and Training Command | MyNavy HR | Naval Service Training Command

| |

10/16/2026

Across the nation, Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen are building the discipline, resilience and leadership skills needed to lead Sailors and Marines.

Here's how NROTC units are putting the into action this week:

1️⃣ University of Kansas NROTC midshipmen participate in ground fighting during a field training exercise at Bromelsick Camp, Kansas. The exercise included a six-mile ruck march, day and night land navigation, small unit leadership exercises and other physical training evolutions.

2️⃣ Naval ROTC at NCSU midshipmen conduct a motivational run through campus in celebration of the U.S. Navy's 251st birthday, followed by squad-based physical training circuits.

3️⃣ Vanderbilt Naval ROTC midshipmen undergo a service khaki uniform inspection, reinforcing high standards and attention to detail expected of future naval officers.

4️⃣ UMD NROTC Consortium midshipmen conduct land navigation during a field training exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The exercise included physical training and small unit leadership exercises designed to develop decision-making, teamwork and leadership under pressure.

For 100 years, NROTC has been one of our Nation’s proven Foundries of Navy and Marine Corps Officers – forging leaders who are united in purpose, resilient in spirit, and committed to ensuring that our Navy and Marine Corps Combat Team remains ready to fight and win tonight, tomorrow, and well into the future.

To learn how you can be a part of this proud legacy, and to apply for an NROTC scholarship, check out the link below!

https://www.netc.navy.mil/NSTC/NROTC/

Naval Education and Training Command | HR | Naval Service Training Command

| |

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

For a century, NROTC has forged Navy and Marine Corps Officers who have led at every level—from the deck plates to the highest levels of strategic command.

10/01/2026

Warriors in the making!

08/25/2026

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. The program began in 1926 with units at Yale University, Harvard University, Georgia Tech, Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the UC Berkeley. Graduates of the program played a critical role in the Navy's expansion during World War II. Following reforms recommended by Admiral James L. Holloway Jr., NROTC began offering scholarships to students through competitive examination for the first time in 1947. By 1951, the program had expanded to 52 colleges and universities and graduated 1,949 new officers for the U.S. Navy

Captain Chester W. Nimitz stood up the NROTC unit at Berkeley in 1926. Two years later he wrote that "from the government’s standpoint, it costs approximately $700 per graduate and, while the cost may be approximated, the value to the government of each graduate is more intangible. In addition to this value as a naval reserve officer is his increased value as a citizen." One of Nimitz's first students was a Finnish immigrant named Onnie P. Lattu. Lattu seved in the Navy through World War II and eventually retired in 1965 with the rank of rear admiral after duty as the Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for Transportation and Facilities.

08/25/2026

100 years of forging future leaders, and the NROTC program is still growing!

We are proud to welcome our newest crosstown affiliates to the NROTC team:

Liberty University

Christopher Newport University

Carlow University's School of Nursing

Washington and Lee University

No matter the location or school, when our Midshipmen graduate and commission, they are united in purpose, resilient in spirit, and ready to lead our battle-ready Sailors and Marines!

To learn more, read the full news release here: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/573148/four-new-university-options-available-nrotc-midshipmen

Naval Service Training Command l Naval Education and Training Command l MyNavy HR l U.S. Navy

Address

Great Lakes, IL
60088

Website

https://www.netc.navy.mil/Commands/Naval-Service-Training-Command/NROTC/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.