As lawmakers debate the best way to tackle the rising cost of higher education, Hawaii's new ROTC program could make college affordable for some students.
announced Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer approved the creation of the program on the Hawaii campus. The news came four years after"The long-awaited establishment of a Naval ROTC program at UH-Pacific region and represents a tangible step toward increasing the diversity of its officer corps,"Over the past three decades, the cost of obtaining a college degree has doubled or tripled in some cases and student loan debt reached an estimated $1.6 trillion.
A Navy ROTC midshipman is fitted for a cover during a new student indoctrination program at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois on July 2. On Wednesday, officials announced that a new Navy ROTC program would be created at the University of Hawaii atAlong with preparing college students to be commissioned officers in the Navy, Navy Nurse Corps or Marine Corps, some ROTC participants can be awarded scholarships.
"We are already the home of exceptionally successful Army and Air Force ROTC units, and the establishment of a Navy ROTC unit will provide scholarship opportunities that enable more Hawaii students to attend collegeThe University of Hawaii atit will still be a few years before the program is available for students. To prepare it for applicants, they'll have to prepare the facilities and work the Navy's curriculum into the University of Hawaii's.
To join the program, applicants must meet a number of academic and physical requirements. Once accepted, Navy ROTC members, known as midshipmen, complete the normal course load required by the college or university to graduate, as well as, several naval science courses, according to theIn addition to their academic work, midshipmen participate in the Navy ROTC unit for drill, physical training and other activities aimed at teaching leadership principles.
After graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. In exchange for the scholarship, participants serve in the military for a number of years. Those who selected the Navy option serve at least five years of active duty and those in the Marine or Navy Nurse Corps option serve at least four years.
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