TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1950
THE DAILY NEBRASKA
PAGE 23
Military
NROTC . . . ROTC . , . MROTC
. . . These military organizations
comprise the University Military
and Naval Science program for
men students.
This past year the naval and
military science programs were
combined in the national unifica
tion program.
If you are an entering freshman,
you will be required to take the
of three, the Army, Navy or Air
ROTC program for the equivalent
of two years. The army lingo of
service veterans will soon be at
your fingertips as you undergo
one of the most technical pro
grams of army college training in
the midwest.
JUST this past year a revision
of courses of instruction in ROTC
was made which now offers a
program covering a larger scope
in keeping with the army policy
of increasing, the educational
standards of present and potential
officers.
If an ROTC student decides to
continue the course through four
years of college he can receive a
commission In the Officers Re
serve corps, and from there may
take a commission in the National
guard or request to b assigned
to an activated reserve unit and
receive liberal pay for weekly
drill periods.
FRESHMEN entering the basic
course must complete two years
9. before entering the advanced
course. Enrollment in the ad
vanced course (junior and senior
years) is elective, contingent on
vacancies existing at the time of
enrollment. The advanced course
student is paid approximately $27
per month for subsistance and
upon completion of the advanced
course is entitled to keep his uni
form used while an ROTC stu
dent. Advanced ROTC students also
undergo six weeks summer train
ing at army camps throughout
this area. During this six weeks
training they undergo regular
army life.
There are many social activities
to be entered into by the ROTC
student, such as the Military Ball,
which opens the NU social season
and is attended by so many ci
vilian and military dignitaries.
Military societies at the Uni
versity are Phalanx, Scabbard and
Blade, Pershing Rifles, founded by
the late General John J. Pershing,
who may well be called the father
of ROTC at the University.
IF YOU'RE NOT an ROTC or
Air Force ROTC student, chances
are you are enrolled in the Naval
Reserve Officers Training Corps
or the Marine branch of that
service.
Most NROTC student apply for
membership before entering the
University. However, entering
freshmen are still ellgfble to Join
during the registration period fa
the falL
Anyone seeking Information con
Q cerning the NROTC contract pro
gram should contact a professor
of Military Science at the Mili
tary and Naval Science building
during freshman week.
A UNIT OF the NROTC was
established at this university in
1945. The mission of the corps is
to provide by training and in
, struction in essential naval sub
jects at civilian educational insti
tutions a source from which quali
fied officers may be obtained for
the Navy and Marine corps and
their reserve units.
All male students, enrolling at
Nebraska, who can meet the re
quired standards are eligible for
the navy contract program. Ap
proximately sixty contract stu
dents . will be selected for the
T Contract students are furnished
ail uniforms and naval science!
Yiroiiniifiici
books at government expense. In
addition to this they will be paid
commuted rations (currently $27
per month) during their junior
and senior years.
They will obligate themselves to
make one summer cruise of ap
proximately three- weeks and to
accept a commission on graduation
as Ensign, USNR. or Second Lieu
tenant, USMCR. They will not be
obligated to serve on active duty
after graduation, unless called.
Each summer these students
take "cruises", which may take
them to far off Hawaii or to Pen
sacola, Florida, where they wit
ness ground, sea and air opera
tions. SOME NEBRASKA NROTC stu
dents take part in amphibious
training at Norfolk, Virginia,
while Marine Students attend
Kcamp at Quantico, Virginia.
Detailed information require
ments and applications may be
obtained by writing to the Pro
fessor of Naval Science, Univer
sity of Nebraska, or by calling in
person at Room 103, Military and
Naval Science building, which will
be open week days throughout the
summer months.
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