United States Marine Corps

Overview

• Who are we?

• Career as a Marine

• Musician Enlistment Option Program

• NROTC (Marine Option)

Who are The Few, The Proud, The Marines?

Overview

• Brief History

• Mission

• Exclusive Features

Who are The Few, The Proud, The Marines?

Brief History

• Established in Tun Tavern Philadelphia on November

10, 1775

• Recognized as one of the most elite forces in the World

• The Dress Blue Uniform

• Toys for Tots Founded in 1947

Who are The Few, The Proud, The Marines?Continued

Mission

• Make Marines and win Battles

• The President’s Force of Readiness

• Capable of Powerful Entry by Air, Land, and Sea

• Preserve our Freedom

Who are The Few, The Proud, The Marines?Continued

Exclusive Features

• Guard U.S. Embassies around the World

• Provide Security for the President at Camp David

• HMX-1 Presidential helicopter squadron

• “The President’s Own”

• Longest and most difficult basic training

Who are The Few, The Proud, The Marines?

Summary

•Brief History

•Mission

•Exclusive Features

Career as a Marine

Overview

• Enlistment Requirements

• Active Duty/Reserves

• Technical Skills/Combat Arms

• Education Opportunities/Sports Program

Enlistment Requirements

• Mental

– Education

– ASVAB

• Moral

– Drug Usage

– Police Involvement

Career as a Marine

• Physical

– IST

– Medical Screening

Career as a Marine

Active Duty

• Training

• Lifestyle

• Duty Stations Worldwide

• Benefits

Reserves

• Training

• Work Schedule

• Benefits

Career as a MarineContinued

Career as a MarineContinued

Over 350 Technical Skills

• Aviation Programs

• Formal Schools

• On-The-Job Training

• Advance Formal Training

Combat Arms

• Infantry

• Tanks

• Artillery

• Force Recon

Career as a MarineContinued

Education Opportunities

• Tuition Assistance Program

• Post 9/11 GI Bill / Reserve

Montgomery GI Bill

• Marine Corps Institute (MCI)

• SOCMAR Agreement

Sports Program

• Intramural Teams

• Base Teams

• All Marine

Teams

Career as a Marine

Summary

•Enlistment Requirements

•Active Duty/Reserves

•Technical Skills/Combat Arms

•Education Opportunities/Sports Program

Musician Enlistment Option Program

Overview

• Qualification Requirements

• Audition Requirements

• Benefits

Musician Enlistment Option Program

Qualification Requirements

• Meet minimum Enlistment Requirements

• Selection Based on Audition

– Prepared Excerpts

– Sight Reading

Musician Enlistment Option ProgramContinued

Audition Requirements

• Wind Instruments, Piano, Bass & Guitar:

1. Play Level IV or Higher Prepared Solo

2. Must be Able to Sight Read

3. Play Prepared Excerpts

• Percussion: Snare Drum, Drum Set & Mallets

1. Must also Play all Standard Rudiments

Musician Enlistment Option ProgramContinued

Benefits

• Full-Time Pay

• Faster Promotions

• Opportunity to attend Music Schools

• Can Qualify to Play for “The President’s Own”

Musician Enlistment Option Program

•Qualification Requirements

•Audition Requirements

•Benefits

Summary

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps

Overview

• Qualifications

• Training

• Benefits

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps

Qualifications

• Submit Application during The Spring of

Junior year up to the end of First Semester

Senior Year

• Meet minimum SAT, ACT, or ASVAB Score.

• Pass Physical Fitness Test with 1st Class Score

• Must attend an NROTC School

• Must participate in military training

throughout college

• Must take military classes on top of normal

ciriculum

Naval Reserve Officer Training CorpsContinued

Naval Reserve Officer Training CorpsContinued

Training

• Marine Option will attend Officer Candidate

School (OCS), at Quantico, VA during the

Summer between their Junior & Senior year

of college

Naval Reserve Officer Training CorpsContinued

Benefits

• Tuition

• Allowance for Books

• Instructional Fees Covered

• Uniforms

• Subsistence allowance

Summary

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps

•Qualifications

•Training

•Benefits