What is NROTC?

The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Scholarship Program plays an important role in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps. Selected applicants for the NROTC Scholarship Program are awarded scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process, and receive full tuition, books, fees and other financial benefits at many of the country's leading colleges and universities. Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve.

The NROTC Scholarship Program is available to qualified students who graduate from high school before August 1 of the year they intend to start college. Students selected for the NROTC Scholarship Program make their own arrangements for college enrollment and room and board, and take the normal course load required by the college or university for degree completion. Additionally, scholarship midshipmen are required to follow specific academic guidelines. Full information concerning the NROTC Scholarship Program is available from any of the colleges and universities with NROTC units or from Navy and Marine Corps recruiters.

Naval ROTC Mission

The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. As largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Scholarship Program fills a vital need in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.

NROTC Unit Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Located on the Rensselaer campus in Troy, New York, the future Navy and Marine Corps Officers of the RPI Unit attend RPI, Union College in Schenectady, New York or the Nursing Program at Russell Sage College in Troy. Our offices are on the second and third floor of the Alumni Sports and Recreation Center on 15th Street.

CO's Vision: To attract the best and most diverse staff and students to develop a professional and technologically savvy graduate resulting in the best damn officers in the fleet.

Unit Mission: NROTCU RPI will execute a progressive and comprehensive training program aimed at educating, motivating and screening individuals in order to increase unit esprit de corps and deliver qualified individuals for commissioned service in the fleet.

At Rensselaer you will be challenged mentally and physically at an institution committed to enhancing the student experience. Rensselaer represents an outstanding technological university and a vibrant community - an exceptional place to learn, grow, and cultivate your talents. We are a compact campus in an upstate New York city with the resources and activities of larger cities nearby - the New York Capital Region, New York City and Boston. For those interested in the outdoors, the Berkshires, Catskills and Adirondacks provide an ideal setting for sporting activities of all kinds, year round.

This website is designed for NROTC Unit RPI Midshipmen, parents, prospective NROTC Midshipmen and active duty staff as a source of information and to provide links to sites of interest for present and future Navy and Marine Corps Officers. Our Unit's history, active duty staff personnel biographies, commissioning options, photos and other items of interest are included to help provide as much information as possible.

Professional Training

While a student at the NROTC Unit, you will receive training in the following areas:
General Military Topics
Drill
Physical Fitness
Marksmanship
Field Training

In addition, during the summer you will spend time with the Naval and/or Marine Forces for additional training, which provides you a chance to view life in the Navy and Marine Forces firsthand. Opportunities are also available for command billets within the Battalion, which include Squad Leader, Company Commander and Battalion Commander. In addition, other leadership opportunities include: Athletics Officer, Operations Officer and Command Master Chief.

Are You Eligible

You must be a United States citizen, in good health and physical condition, possess a high school diploma or equivalent certificate and expect to graduate from college before you are 27 years old. Age waivers of up to 36 months are available to applicants with prior service.

What is the Obligation?

Obligation length is based upon the career path you chose. Typically it is 4 or 5 years, however exceptions, such as Naval Aviation, may mean a commitment of up to 8 years from the time you complete Flight School.

NROTCU RPI

AS & RC Room 201
110 8th St.
Troy, NY 12180

Phone: 518-276-8001

Fax: 518-276-4788

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