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Do NROTC Members Go to Boot Camp? Kind Of

Introduction Before I joined the NROTC program, I didn't understand a whole lot about the training pipeline. As I did some research, I saw videos of cadets and midshipman going through a boot camp...

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What Happens if You Quit or Get Dropped from ROTC? Everything Explained

Introduction Joining ROTC and NROTC can be an exciting time. It gives you a clear career path forward which can last a lifetime if you want it. Other people try out the program and decide it's not...

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Marine and Navy ROTC: Differences Explained

Introduction When I was applying for the program my senior year of high school, I knew that I wanted to be in the Marine Corps and also be an officer after going to college. I was never formally...

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Is ROTC Better Than Enlisting? What I Wish I Knew

Introduction If you’re in high school or are a parent that has a kid that close to graduating, then talking about the military and the various training pipelines sounds complicated. There’s a...

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What is drill in ROTC? Everything You Want to Know

Introduction I knew there was drill in boot camp, but what about for ROTC cadets and midshipman? It seemed weird to me that in a college setting there would also be the same type of practice. When...

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What Happens if You Fail OCS? How to Not Be That Guy

Introduction I used to have a lot of anxiety about failing OCS for various reasons. You always hear horror stories of how someone didn't pass because of this reason or that. But does that really...

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Hello! My name is Nikhil and I commissioned as a Marine Officer from the Navy ROTC program. I have several friends that commissioned through each branch across the Air Force, Army, and Navy as well. There's almost no good information online on how these officer training pipelines work, so I decided to create a blog to share all the information you need in one place!


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