Midshipmen Battalion
The mission of the NROTC VMI Midshipmen Battalion is to provide leadership opportunities and responsibilities to contracted midshipmen and cadets seeking a commission. The Midshipmen Battalion seeks to produce educated and competent junior officers in the Navy and Marine Corps; junior officers who will be self-motivated men and women of action. The Battalion will emphasize the necessity of teamwork and team building that is essential to the objectives of the United States Navy/Marine TEAM.
Core Values
Honor - Courage - Commitment
Goals
The primary goals of the NROTC program are to provide students with:
- an understanding of the fundamental concepts of naval science;
- a basic understanding of associated professional knowledge;
- an appreciation of the requirements for national security;
- a strong sense of personal integrity, honor, and inpidual responsibility;
- an educational background which will allow them to successfully undertake, in later periods of their careers, advanced/continuing education in fields of application and interest to the naval service; and
- a high state of physical fitness for the purpose of health and performance
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