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:  
JORDAN.HARRISON@MARINES.USMC.MIL//
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.//