R 041439Z FEB 25 MARADMIN 053/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 ENLISTED MARINE OPTION NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM// REF/A/MSGID:  BUMED/-/YMD: 20020820// REF/B/MSGID:  DOCUMENT/MCO/YMD: 20161215// REF/C/MSGID:  GENADMIN MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/YMD: 20131231// REF/D/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/YMD: 20100901// REF/E/MSGID:  DOC/CONGRESS/YMD: 20080630// REF/F/MSGID:  DOC/DODI/YMD: 20130531// REF/G/MSGID:  DOCUMENT/MCO/YMD: 20180501// REF/H/MSGID:  DOCUMENT/MCO/YMD: 20211029// REF/I/MSGID:  MCRC OCM/-/YMD: 20160111// POC/J. T. HARRISON/MCRC/G3/ON-E/TEL:  703-784-9447/EMAIL:   [email protected]// NARR/REF (A) NAVMED P117, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MANUAL OF THE  MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), CHAPTER 15.  REF (B) IS MCO  6110.3A MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE  PROGRAM.  REF (C) IS CMC MARADMIN 703/13 UPDATE TO TRANSFER OF  EDUCATION BENEFITS POLICY.  REF (D) IS MCO 1560.25, MARINE CORPS  LIFE LONG LEARNING PROGRAM.  REF (E) IS PUBLIC LAW 110-252, THE  SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2008, TITLE V OF REF E IS THE POST 9-11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2008.  REF (F) IS  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1341.13, POST 9-11 GI BILL.  REF  (G) IS MCO 1040.43B ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.  REF (H) IS MCBUL 1020 DTD 29 OCT 2021.  REF (I) IS MCRCO 1100.2A  OFFICER COMMISSIONING MANUAL (MCRC OCM).// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  MARADMIN 347/24 has been cancelled. 1.a.  While the application deadline was 31 January 2025,  paragraphs 1.b through 1.f are provided as amplifying guidance for  those enlisted applicants who may have already applied to a Fiscal  Year 2025 (FY25) Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC)  scholarship or sub-scholarship.      1.b.  Any eligible enlisted applicant who has already applied for a  FY25 NROTC scholarship or sub-scholarship previously listed in  MARADMIN 347/24 will now be considered for the NROTC four year  scholarship upon the boarding of their application. 1.c.  Enlisted applicants selected for a four year scholarship are  eligible to attend any NROTC affiliated university if accepted by  the university.  1.d.  Enlisted applicants who have questions regarding  paragraphs 1.a. and 1.b. should contact their Recruiting  Station Executive Officer (RSXO) assisting them with their  application.  Or to the Marine Corps Recruiting Command point of  contact listed above.   1.e.  The intent of the NROTC Scholarship Program is to educate and train highly qualified enlisted Marines for careers as commissioned  officers in the Naval service.  This program provides an education  at selected colleges and universities in the United States.  Upon  graduation and successful completion of Officer Candidates School,  a midshipman is appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps.   To be eligible for a commission, scholarship students are required  to successfully complete Naval Science courses and summer training  mandated by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Naval Service  Training Command. 1.f.  A MARADMIN announcing the FY26 NROTC application will be  released on or about July 2025 or earlier.   2.  RSXOs should distribute this MARADMIN to all enlisted applicants who may have already applied.   2.a.  Career Planners and Commanding Officers should distribute  this MARADMIN to all enlisted Marines in their command.   3.  Release authorized by MajGen William J. Bowers, CG MCRC.//