Battalion Commander's Letter

To the families of CMU NROTC Midshipmen or Prospective Midshipmen,

Thank you for your interest in our program.  Hopefully, our website and newsletter are keeping you informed as to the activities of our battalion on a day to day basis.  Each of these activities is an important part of the training process for each and every Midshipman.  We take our role in the training process of your son or daughter very seriously.

The primary goal of the NROTC program is to educate our nation’s future Navy and Marine Corps officers, and have them graduate from one of the fine institutions that they are attending, or will attend.  This is foremost in our mind as we plan events: our weekly meetings as a battalion, as well as extra events like service opportunities and fundraisers.  We offer a variety of tutoring and counseling services in that regard.

The week of a Midshipman is more busy that that of a college student.  Typically, each week, our battalion meets once for Naval Lab, an opportunity to discuss future career paths in the Navy or Marine Corps, or a range of other topics that are useful to us now as students such as: study skills, safety, and healthy eating habits.  Two more days a week, we meet for physical training, to make sure that our Midshipmen are meeting the standards of the Navy and Marine Corps.  Outside of these major responsibilities, there are sometimes extra service events or fundraisers that we encourage our students to attend, or even chances to have fun as a battalion, including our annual Midshipman Naval Ball.  All of these events are Midshipman planned and run, allowing for many leadership training opportunities.

Information about these events and more can be found in the current events section of our website.  If you have any questions that the website cannot answer, please feel free to email us at the webmaster email address, listed at the bottom of the homepage.  We will promptly put you in touch with someone who can help you.  Again, thank you for your support of our program, and please continue to support your Midshipmen as they complete the next four years in our program and at college.

Thomas C. Whitmore

MIDN 1/C

Battalion Commander