As college costs continue to rise, students across Tallahassee are searching for ways to pay for their future. The Marine Corps is offering an option for students interested in serving their country through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship.
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The Marine Corps is offering a $180,000 NROTC scholarship to help Tallahassee students pay for college and become military leaders
“So the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship for the Marine Corps is a four-year scholarship valued at over $180,000 at the end of which each young man or woman that receives a scholarship has the opportunity to lead Marines as a United States Marine Corps officer,” Major Matthew Weber, a Recruiting Officer, said.
Students who receive the scholarship can report to their choice of 170 participating universities. From there, students are classified as midshipmen and fall underneath a Naval ROTC unit led by either a Marine colonel or a Navy captain…