Show units source of future officers At the present time the major sources of procurement of officers for the U. S. Navy and the U. S. Marines are the U. S. Naval and 52 colleges and universities located throughout the The a of 52 one of which is located on the University of were set up by congressional action to supplement the Naval academy in the large quantity of officers needed by the Navy and Marines Contrary to popular opinion the Naval Reserve Officers corps is not a counterpart of the The main difference between the lies in the method of selecting men to fill the Candidates for the are not admitted after merely It is a much more extensive and far reaching Candidates for scholarships and commissions in the regular Navy or Marines are selected by a competitive process in which the ablest candidates from each state or territory are selected to fill the quota assigned to that state or a competitive national mental aptitude examination is given to all hopefuls and only the highest marks are then A physical examination is the follow-up step for those who were selected from the Interviews and state selection boards are the final methods of choosing the Many men are weeded and few ever reach the point of entering the college of their own choice as a midshipman under the As an last year approximately men put in applications to become midshipmen and only 2500 ever reached their The Navy does not merely recruit all who come along if they indicate that they can carry a A student who finally succeeds in getting assigned to a university or college under the authority of the is sworn in as a U. S. Naval upon the commencement of his first Then begins his education with a step toward hs commission as an The scholarship hex now receives covers the major portion of his expenses during a four-year college The cost of laboratory and other fees of an instructional or administrative nature are paid the necessary uniforms are provided by the government and he will receive retainer pay for other expenses during college at the rate of per This financial assistance is not absolutely for the entering regular midshipman must sign a contract with the Navy in which he guarantees to meet the following 1 Agrees to continue training until 2 Agrees to accept the if offered and to serve on active duty for two years as an or second U.S. Marine 3 Agrees not to resign reserve commission prior to the anniversary of the date of 4 Agrees to remain unmarried until commissioned take 5 Agrees to maintain academic standards set forth by the university or college which he is Also in the training of the regular midshipman are periods of summer These consist of two training cruises of eight weeks duration in his first and third summer in the The second summer is devoted to aviation indoctrination and instruction through which the aspiring ensign can learn the All such as and are met by the government in excess to the regular sea pay given to the Normally students will attend college for four While in college they may take any course they desire leading to a baccalaureate r- or higher but must include in the curriculum 24 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours of naval In other the midshipmen minors in naval science and majors in any course he One of the prime features of the program is that it furnishes the aspiring ensign with a well-rounded It has been designed with the idea in mind that the future officers will be proficient not only in basic naval but also in many other assorted academic Carl i v u |