| Show Officially Yours Marine Corps' Officer Program Starts July 1 On July the marine corps college training program for men now enlisted in class and for groups selected from active enlisted men of the marine corps and from the navy group will put into The purpose 13 to produce officer candidates for the marine there should prove to be not enough vacancies for the commissioning of all students who complete their college training under the new students in excess of requirements will be given the option of honorable discharge or assignment to general Units will be set up in colleges designated by the navy department from those in the navy Assignment of students to specific colleges will be based upon economy in transportation and upon courses of study pursued now and Three reservists who graduate before July 1 will not enter the college but will be assigned to recruit training and then to Officer Candidate school at Quantico by about August Other senior and junior and such freshman and sophomore reservists as qualified in the examination of April will be assigned to the college program on active duty on July Those freshmen and sophomores who failed to qualify may request discharge of the U. S. Marine Students entering the Navy after college may express a preliminary choice of assignment to Marine Officer Candidate Length of College Training Program Three reservists now in college will complete college training according to the navy Those who have completed six or seven semesters will receive one additional Those who have completed four or five will receive two additional Those who have completed two or three will receive three additional Those who have completed one semester will receive four additional Changed may necessitate the transfer of some students to officer candidate school before the end of allotted college training or may make it possible for some students to remain in college longer than Apprentice seamen with Marine Corps preference in the Navy program will complete at least four Additional training will be to selected students from both III and to supply the needs of the Marine Corps for ordnance and communications Such men will complete a total of eight College Curriculum For beginning students the curriculum of the first two will be the same as that of the Navy College program for deck officer Those students With previous college work will complete such of the required subjects in this curriculum as they have not previously After these required courses the student's schedule will be arranged in con-Terence with college Wide latitude in selection of courses will be given both to the institution and to the In addition to the academic physical training and drill will be required of all enlisted They will be permitted to take part in all college athletics and other campus activities on the same basis as civilian They will be allowed to join all previously established organizations or but will not be permitted to establish or join any activity or organization not available to all whether civilian or Full plans and curricula for both the Corps program and the Navy college training are available and may be consulted at the lower division office Park |
