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At George Washington
University,
we have more than 150 men and women who are training to
become officers in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps and our unit has a lot to
offer. In our program, each individual is
a student, so we stress academic excellence through routine counseling, workshops
on study skills, and free tutoring in a variety of subjects. Each individual is also a midshipman. In that regard, we strive to instill professional
excellence during drill and other military evolutions and provide a solid
foundation in leadership and management that is unparalleled
by any other college program. NROTC at George
Washington is truly a "learning and leadership
laboratory.”
Apart from NROTC
training and activities, our midshipmen lead basically the same lives on campus as other
undergraduates. Our midshipmen live in dormitories, fraternity and sorority
houses, and apartments. They also participate in a wide variety of organized
extracurricular activities: varsity sports,
theater, community service, religious/spiritual groups, etc. Furthermore,
they enjoy the wide range of cultural events, sports,
hobbies, and social get-togethers that only a civilian campus can provide.
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Professional
Training
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NROTC midshipmen spend an average of eight to ten hours per week at the NROTC Unit.
This includes three hours of class work, a two-hour drill period on Friday
mornings, one or two hours of organizational meetings per week, one hour of
watch standing per week, one to three hours of physical training and occasional unit
activities.
There are also a variety of academic requirements. Navy students enroll
in eight Naval Science courses during their time here where they learn about
Navy organization, Naval history, ships systems and operations, personnel management,
ethics and leadership. Scholarship students are also required to take two semesters
each of calculus, physics, and English as well as one semester of history and
computer science. These courses complement those taken in the student’s
major field of study and result in a well-rounded Navy or Marine Corps officer.
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Physical
Training
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ROTC
midshipmen must strictly adhere to the physical fitness
requirements of the Navy or Marine Corps. Based
upon your level of personal physical fitness you will
participate in one to four hours of physical fitness
training each week and be required to take semi-annual
physical fitness tests.
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Download
Navy physical fitness requirements.
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Download
Navy pre-entry physical training plan
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Download
Marine physical fitness requirements.
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Summer
Training
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Navy scholarship students embark on three summer training cruises during their
time at the unit. We send our students all over the world (Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Bahrain and beyond!) to
serve and learn on ships, submarines, or with aviation squadrons. We make sure that you
start to "see the world" early in your career. |
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Optional
Training
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Depending on your academic load and other priorities, you may choose to take
part in some of the optional programs, which will enhance your professional
development. As you will see, the problem
is not finding something interesting to do, but managing your time well enough
to accommodate enough study hours.
We take midshipmen on field trips to submarine and
surface ship bases, Naval Air
Stations and air shows; the Marine-options regularly participate in field
exercises, observe live-fire
exercises, and learn land navigation. Our unit has unique access to military sites
(i.e. Pentagon, Quantico), national monuments, and special
training events that offer highly memorable experiences and once-in-a-lifetime
opportunities. We
have several clubs within the unit and our midshipmen play
on numerous varsity and intramural
sports teams. We also have pistol and drill competition teams,
which compete with other universities around the country.
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