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Navy Exams
The Tenth Annual Competitive Examination for high school seniors who desire to attend col* lege and train for careers as Naval Officers will be held throughout the nation on December 10, the Navy announced today. Applications for the NROTC are now available, but m\ist be receiived by November 19, the announcement added.
Successful candidates will start their Naval careers in colleges and universities across the country in 1956, with substantial financial assistance from the Government. After a normal college education, graduates will be commissioned in the regular Navy or Marine Corps for active duty with the fleet throughout the world. . Male citizens of the United States, between the ages of 17 and 21 are eligible to apply for the NROTC aptitude test. Persons who attain a qualifying score will be given the Navy’s rigid midshipman * physical examination next February. From the .pool of qualified candidates remaining in competition, approximately 1,800 young men will be selected for appointment to the NROTC, and the college of their choice.
Students enrolled in the regular NROTC program will spend their summers on training cruises with the fleet, and will receive $600 annual retainer pay until commissioned. In addition to the normal college curriculm, the midshipmen will study a planned course in Naval science. All tuition, fees, and books will be furnished by the Navy.
This college training program is also open to enlisted men on active duty in the Navy and Marine Corps. Such candidates will be selected under a separate quota established for the services.
Applications are now available at all high schools, colleges, and U.j S. Navy Recruiting Stations, or direct from the Chief of Naval Personnel. Washington 25, D. C.
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