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Overview
In addition to academic year requirements, midshipmen must also devote approximately
one month of their summers to hands-on training with the United States Navy and
Marine Corps. Midshipmen consider this the highlight of the year, as they travel
to various locales, both national and international, and become fully integrated
into the Navy and Marine Corps team.
Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID)
In the summer after your freshman year, you will attend your first summer cruise. CORTRAMID is conducted at shore training sites on the East and West Coasts of the U.S. (NU's schedule usually means an assignment to the later West Coast session in San Diego!) The training is intended to familiarize midshipmen with the missions, tasks, and equipment of the various warfare areas: Surface, Submarine, Aviation, and Marine Corps. Midshipmen spend one week learning about each of the warfare areas.
Second Class Cruise
We consider the summer after your sophomore year to be the most important in terms of your development as an officer. During Second Class Cruise, Navy Option Midshipmen are fully integrated into the shipboard organization and are assigned the duties of middle level enlisted personnel regularly assigned to Navy commands.
First Class Cruise
First Class Cruise occurs in the summer after your junior year. Like the
summer before, you will become of a part of the ship's crew, this time assigned
duties similar to those you will receive upon commissioning as a junior
officer. Click here to read an article about one First Class Midshipman's recent summer cruise experience.
Nurse Option Cruises
For those students in the Navy Nurse program, summer cruises differ slightly. The summer after freshman year will be spent aboard a Navy surface ship, integrated into the Medical Department. In the summer after junior year, Nurse options receive training at one of a number of shore-based hospitals and Naval Medical Centers.
Marine Option Cruises
As a Marine Option midshipman, your summer training differs slightly from that of your Navy Option counterparts.
Specialty Cruises
In addition to the summer training described above, qualified midshipmen can compete for limited spots in a number of unique specialty cruises.
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"NROTC has given me superb leadership experience as well as the opportunity to meet new and interesting people."
3rd Class Midshipman
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As your commanding officer I take personal responsibility for your success:
CAPT E. J. Martin USN
617 Haven Street
Evanston, IL 60208
Tel: (847) 491-3324
Email
We help you understand each step of the process whether you decide to join us or if you
simply have questions.
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2nd Class Cruise
Midshipmen from across the country quickly form strong friendships, a key aspect of Navy life at sea.
Summer Obligations : 2nd Class Cruise
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