NROTC Parent's Handbook
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NROTC Parent’s Handbook Useful information about the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at OSU. nrotc.oregonstate.edu nrotc.oregonstate.edu | 1 2 | NROTC Parent Handbook Table of Contents NROTC Mission Statement ...............................................................................................................................4 New Student Orientation .................................................................................................................................. 5 USN Physical Fitness Standards: 20–24 Years Old ............................................................................................. 6 USN Height and Weight Standards ........................................................................................................................ 7 USMC Physical Fitness Standards .......................................................................................................................... 8 USMC Height and Weight Standards .................................................................................................................. 10 Swim Qualifications .....................................................................................................................................................11 Program Requirements .....................................................................................................................................13 Academic Requirements ...........................................................................................................................................13 Summer Training .........................................................................................................................................................14 Physical Training .........................................................................................................................................................15 Monetary Benefits ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Scholarship Midshipmen ..........................................................................................................................................16 College Program ..........................................................................................................................................................16 Room and Board ..........................................................................................................................................................17 Tutoring .........................................................................................................................................................................17 NROTC Policies ................................................................................................................................................ 18 A Student’s Right to Privacy & the Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) ..................................18 Drug Policy and Urinalysis ........................................................................................................................................18 Alcohol Policy ..............................................................................................................................................................18 Participation in Battalion Activities ........................................................................................................................19 Interact With Advisors ..............................................................................................................................................19 Changes in Status ............................................................................................................................................20 Academic/Aptitude Status .......................................................................................................................................21 Performance Review Board ......................................................................................................................................21 Leave of Absence ........................................................................................................................................................21 Disenrollment and Recoupment .............................................................................................................................22 Other Activities ................................................................................................................................................23 Weekly Activities .......................................................................................................................................................23 Clubs .............................................................................................................................................................................23 Other Activities ..........................................................................................................................................................24 NROTC Annual Recurring Events ...................................................................................................................25 Graduate Education .........................................................................................................................................26 Graduate Leave of Absence ....................................................................................................................................26 Immediate Post-Graduate Opportunities ............................................................................................................26 Life after NROTC ..............................................................................................................................................26 Service Assignment...................................................................................................................................................26 Military Service Requirements ...............................................................................................................................26 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................27 OSU NROTC Useful Numbers .........................................................................................................................27 nrotc.oregonstate.edu | 3 NROTC Mission Statement To develop midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically, and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty, and with the core values of honor, courage and commitment in order to commission college graduates as naval officers who possess a basic professional background, are motivated toward careers in the naval service, and have a potential for future development in mind and character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government. 4 | NROTC Parent Handbook New Student Orientation The NROTC (Naval Reserves Officer Training Corps) Program’s New Student Orientation (NSO) is structured to provide entry- level familiarity with military life and the NROTC Program in particular. NSO is not boot camp or a weeding-out period; the goal is for everyone to be successful. Adjustment to a military Midshipmen should expect to environment can be stressful. participate in some or all of the NSO will challenge new following: midshipmen by placing them in • Receive uniforms and demanding situations so they can instructions on Navy and learn ways to deal with stress. Marine Corps uniform New students are not expected regulations and grooming to emerge from this training standards. as fully polished midshipmen. However, they will establish a solid • Receive instruction on military foundation for the learning, growth customs, courtesies, traditions, and opportunities that the next and organization, including four years will bring. unit regulations and chain of command. During NSO, midshipmen will participate in activities with • Gain basic competency in Safety is ever-present during NSO. other members of their class. military drill and ceremony. All training has been carefully planned to eliminate needless • Perform physical fitness risks. Members of the NROTC staff training to determine their will be with your son/daughter readiness to meet NROTC and every step of the way—motivating Navy/Marine Corps standards. midshipmen by example and • Learn about the privileges and demonstrating excellence through benefits of participating in the leadership. NROTC Program and their Since midshipmen will have many responsibilities as midshipmen. demands on their time during • Participate in swim the school year, NSO provides an qualifications. invaluable opportunity to train before school begins. In order to • Attend seminars on maximize this opportunity, it is academic success and time important that each midshipmen management. arrives in the right frame of mind, • Undergo urinalysis for illegal expecting to be challenged and in drug use. good physical condition. nrotc.oregonstate.edu | 5 Ideally, midshipmen arriving USN Physical Fitness Standards: 20–24 Years Old at NSO should be able to run three (3) miles without stopping Table 1. MALE and complete 1.5 miles in Performance Event 12:30 (mm:ss) for males or Curl- Push-