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Officer Options: Marine Corps Officer
The Marine Corps recruits young men and women of high
moral standards who have or will have a four-year college degree, are physically
fit, and have demonstrated potential for leadership. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens and pass the initial Marine Corps physical fitness test. Additionally,
applicants must take either the SAT, ACT or ASVAB
aptitude tests.
The only age requirement is that a person must be at least 20 and less than
30 years of age at the time of commissioning. Applicants for law programs
must score a minimum of 30 on a 50-point scale, or 150 on a 180-point scale,
of the LSAT.
Marine Corps officers are selected from various sources, including the Naval
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) Program, the U.S. Naval Academy, the
Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) Program and the Officer Candidate Class (OCC) Program.
Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps The NROTC Scholarship Program offers tuition and other financial benefits at more than 60 of the country's leading colleges and universities. Four-year NROTC scholarships are available to high school graduates on a competitive selection process in which consideration is given to such factors as high school record, college board scores, extracurricular activities and leadership.
U.S. Naval Academy
Since 1883, Marine Corps officers have been commissioned from the U.S. Naval
Academy, where graduating midshipmen earn a bachelor of science degree either
in one of seven different engineering programs or in one of eleven disciplines
offered apart from engineering programs. Today, nearly 17 percent of each graduating
class receive a regular Marine Corps commission.
Platoon Leaders Class The Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) Program is for those college freshmen, sophomores and juniors who decide to pursue a Marine Corps officer commission. Application to this program may be made upon successful completion of the first semester or quarter of the freshman year. Applicants must be pursuing a four-year baccalaureate degree from an accredited college. They are eligible to receive financial assistance after successful completion of their first summer of training.
PLC officer candidates attend summer training sessions at the Marine
Corps Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. Freshmen and sophomores
participate in two six-week sessions, and juniors participate in one 10-week
session.
Aviation guarantees in the PLC-Aviation Program are available to those
who qualify. In this program, individuals can receive flight experience and
instruction to familiarize themselves with flying before military flight training
begins.
PLC-Law is a post baccalaureate degree program for law school attendees.
Active duty is postponed until a student obtains a law degree and passes the
bar examination. Officer Candidate Class The Officer Candidate Class Program
is precommission training for college seniors and graduates who want to be Marine
Corps officers. Upon graduation from college, candidates attend one 10-week
officer training course and receive a reserve commission upon successful completion
of training. In addition to the programs described above, the Marine Corps has
programs for qualified enlisted personnel to earn commissions as officers. These
programs include the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program, the Enlisted
Commissioning Program, and the Meritorious Commissioning Program.
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