What kind of summer training does NROTC involve?
Each summer, midshipmen are assigned to a summer training cruise designed to expose them to life in real Navy ships and flight squadrons, and Marine Corps platoons: • Between freshman and sophomore year, all midshipmen participate in Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) in either San Diego or Norfolk, VA, which exposes them to each of the major career opportunities (Marine Corps, surface warfare, submarine warfare, and naval aviation). • Between sophomore and junior year, Navy option midshipmen participate in a second class cruise, in which they shadow one or more mid-level petty officers and learn about enlisted life aboard ship. Cruises range from two to four weeks; in past years, midshipmen have been aboard cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers, supply ships, submarines, and command ships, and have had port visits in Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Italy, and Bahrain. Marine option midshipmen go on afloat cruises with amphibious vessel
