The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Scholarship Program plays an important role in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.

The NROTC program compliments and coincides with a midshipmen's normal college activities. Midshipmen enroll in one Naval Science class each semester in addition to the normal classes required to earn their degree. Midshipmen wear their uniforms on Thursdays to all their classes and attend Leadership Labratory where they participate in various events, including General Military Training, guest speakers, inter-service field meets, land navigation training, drill, and other hands-on activities. They will also have the opportunity to participate in many exciting events, including military drill, color guard, intramural sports, and two formal military balls each year. Additionally, all midshipmen are required to participate in command directed physical training three mornings every week.

The Naval ROTC Unit at Ole Miss was established on November 1, 1945. The Unit's original building, McCain Hall, was dedicated by Fleet Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey in honor of Admiral John Sidney McCain, Sr., a former Ole Miss student. Ole Miss continues Admiral McCain's tradition by producing outstanding leaders in various fields, both military and civilian. Among the Unit's alumni are prominent commissioned officers of the Marine Corps and Navy, as well as Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran and Mr. Bill Parsons, NASA's Space Shuttle Program Manager. To learn more about what the Navy offers, check out Careers under NROTC Info. Full information concerning the NROTC Scholarship Program is available from any of the colleges and universities with NROTC units or from Navy and Marine Corps recruiters.

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