in training shall not exceed 15,400 at any one time (see 10 U.S.C. 6901(b)). Of these not more than 14,000 shall be Regular NROTC students as defined in § 711.301(a). The remainder of the 15,400 total may be composed of Contract NROTC students as defined in § 711.301(b). § 711.209

Withdrawal of authority for establishment of a unit.

An institution desiring to withdraw from the NROTC will so report in writing, giving reasons in full therefor to the Chief of Naval Personnel at least three months prior to the date upon which withdrawal is to be effective. A unit will not be maintained at an institution when the institution, after thorough consideration, desires its withdrawal. Ordinarily, however, a unit will be withdrawn only at the end of an academic year. The Secretary of the Navy, may, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Naval Personnel, and upon at least three months' notice, in writing, to the institution, withdraw the unit from any institution where such unit is established and rescind authorization for a unit at that institution should it be considered that the work of the unit is not compatible with the mission of the NROTC. Whenever the authorities of an institution request the withdrawal of a unit, or when in the opinion of the Professor of Naval Science a unit should be withdrawn, the Professor of Naval Science shall forward to the Chief of Naval Personnel a report stating in full those details of the situation existing at the institution which would be of assistance to the Chief of Naval Personnel in arriving at an understanding of the facts and circumstances involved in the request or recommendation for the withdrawal of the unit.

Subpart C-Conditions of Service § 711.301 Types of NROTC students. Office candidates in the NROTC are of two types:

(a) Regular NROTC students are appointed Midshipmen, Naval Reserve, and will be granted the compensation and benefits specified in Subparts I and J of this part. In accordance with their contracts with the Government, such students are required to complete satisfactorily the prescribed training and to participate in all required summer training. Upon appointment to commissioned grade, they will serve at the pleasure of the President as career officers in the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps. Depending upon the needs of the service at a particular time, the Secretary of the Navy will accept resignations from those officers of the Regular Naval Service who have served a minimum period of active duty and who do not desire to continue on active duty as career officers. At the present time, this minimum period of active duty is three years for those who were appointed Midshipmen, Naval Reserve, prior to 1957 and is four years for those so appointed in 1957 and thereafter.

(b) Contract NROTC students have the status of civilians who have entered into a contract with the Secretary of the Navy, but may concurrently hold an enlisted Reserve status in the United States Navy or Marine Corps. They are not entitled to the compensation or benefits paid Regular NROTC students except that they are entitled to the uniform issue specified in § 711.1003, a payment of commutation of subsistence during their final two years of NROTC training (§ 711.903), and the practice cruise compensations specified in § 711.902. Contract NROTC students agree to accept a commission as a Reserve Officer in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps and to serve on active duty for a period of two years, except that those individuals whose applications for enrollment in the Marine Corps option were approved by their respective Commanding Officers subsequent to June 30, 1959, and those whose applications for training leading to a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve are approved by their respective Commanding Officers subsequent to June 30, 1962, will be required to serve on active duty for three years. Contract students may apply for appointment in the U.S. Marine Corps under conditions outlined

in §§ 711.314(f) and 711.803. Such appointments require the Contract student to serve as a commissioned officer for the same period of time as that prescribed for graduates of the Regular NROTC program. Contract students are required to make one summer practice cruise. Those desiring to achieve the status of Regular students must qualify through procedures established by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

(c) Normally both types of students shall be referred to as "NROTC Students". The term "Midshipmen", however, may also be used locally in referring to all NROTC students as a group and "Midshipman" may be used as a generic term in referring to a particular student as a member of the entire group. In all official correspondence and records, a regular NROTC student shall be referred to as "Midshipman, Naval Reserve" or "Regular NROTC student" and a Contract student shall be referred to as "Contract NROTC student."

[25 F.R. 10824, Nov. 15, 1960, as amended at 26 FR. 12569, Dec. 28, 1961; 28 FR. 12362, Nov. 22, 1963]

§ 711.302 Naval Science students.

(a) With the approval of the Professor of Naval Science and the academic authorities, civilian students, citizens of the United States, who have not entered into any contract with the Navy may be permitted to pursue Naval Science courses for college credit provided the acceptance of such students will not affect adversely the instruction given to NROTC students. Civilian students who are not citizens of the United States may be so enrolled only on specific authorization of the Chief of Naval Personnel. They will be designated as Naval Science students. Since they are not members of the NROTC, either as Regular or Contract students, they will not be eligible, except as specifically authorized by the Chief of Naval Personnel, to make NROTC practice cruises, to be issued uniforms, to have access to classified information, except as indicated in paragraph (e) of this section, or to be paid any compensation or benefits. They may withdraw at their own request upon approval of the Professor of Naval Science.

(b) Naval Science students may become eligible for enrollment as Contract NROTC students, provided they comply in every respect with the requirements for such enrollment. They may also

participate in the annual competition for entrance into the NROTC as Regular students.

(c) Naval Science students must be informed that they are not actually enrolled in the NROTC. They may, with the approval of the Professor of Naval Science, participate in local drills.

(d) A Regular or Contract student who is attending an institution having compulsory military training, and who is disenrolled from the NROTC for reasons other than disciplinary or inaptitude, prior to the completion of the military requirements of the institution, shall, if he so requests, be enrolled as a Naval Science student until the military training requirements of the institution have been completed. This procedure may be dispensed with only if the student desires to transfer to the Army or Air Force ROTC and such transfer is approved by the Professor of Military Science and Tactics or the Professor of Air Science and Tactics in accordance with the Statement of Joint ROTC Policies as approved by the Secretary of Defense. A student disenrolled from the NROTC for disciplinary reasons or inaptitude shall not be permitted to enroll as a Naval Science student without the specific approval of the Chief of Naval Personnel. (e) Students disenrolled from Regu

lar or Contract NROTC status for reasons other than disciplinary or inaptitude, who had been properly cleared for access to classified matter, and who have been permitted to continue as Naval Science students, may continue to have access to classified matter which is a regular part of the course for a period not to exceed two (2) years after the date of their disenrollment from Regular or Contract status. They may withdraw from the course at their own request upon approval of the Professor of Naval Science.

[25 F.R. 10824, Nov. 15, 1960, as amended at 28 F.R. 12362, Nov. 22, 1963]

§ 711.303 Faculty members.

Members of the faculty may, with the approval of the Professor of Naval Science, take any of the courses of instruction prescribed for members of the NROTC. Participation in these courses will not entitle them to enrollment in the NROTC or to any pay or allowances. § 711.304 Enrollment procedures.

(a) Regular NROTC students. These students are enrolled after a competi

tive selection procedure established by the Chief of Naval Personnel. Applicants are selected on a nationwide competitive basis. Detailed directives and procedures for applying for the program are issued from time to time. Such students must be qualified for admission to an NROTC institution under the regulations of that institution.

(1) Contract students selected for regular status will be required to obtain their degrees and commissions in the same time they would normally have taken had they remained in their original contract status unless there is an approved change in major or a transfer between colleges at the time of entrance into the Regular program which affects the date of commissioning. They will be required to make as many cruises as possible in the time available before graduation, and if at the time of graduation they have made fewer than three cruises they will be required to make one cruise after graduation in order to qualify for a regular commission.

(2) Naval Science students selected for regular status will be treated in the same manner as Contract students selected for regular status except that they will not be ordered to a cruise during the summer prior to appointment as Midshipman, Naval Reserve.

(b) Contract NROTC students. These students are enrolled by the Professor of Naval Science within limited numbers specified by the Chief of Naval Personnel in accordance with instructions issued from time to time. Such students must meet the qualifications specified for all NROTC enrollees in § 711.305 and must be in attendance at an NROTC institution. Applicants for the Contract Program who were former Regular NROTC students may be enrolled only with the specific approval of the Chief of Naval Personnel in each case. Furthermore, their active duty obligation, if enrolled, will be three years if they had received less than two years subsidized education. If they had received two or more years of subsidized education, they will have an active duty obligation of four years.

(c) Naval Science students. These students may be enrolled by the Professor of Naval Science as long as the number so enrolled is within the limits of the instructional staff and facilities available. (See § 711.302(c).)

[25 FR. 10824, Nov. 15, 1960, as amended at 28 F.R. 12362, Nov. 22, 1963]

§ 711.305 General qualifications for enrollment.

In general, each candidate for enrollment in the NROTC must meet the following requirements:

(a) Be an unmarried male citizen of the United States, never have been married, and agree to remain unmarried until commissioned or disenrolled.

(b) Have attained the seventeenth anniversary of his birth on or before June 30 of the year of enrollment and be of such age that he will be under 25 years of age on June 30 of the calendar year in which he is commissioned (1.e. under 21 on June 30 for initial enrollment at the beginning freshman level if enrolling in a four-year curriculum and under 20 on June 30 for initial enrollment if enrolling in a five-year curriculum). The Professor of Naval Science is authorized, however, to waive the minimum age requirements for a Contract student if the student has attained the sixteenth anniversary of his birth on or before June 30 of the year in which he is enrolled in the program and the Professor of Naval Science considers him of sufficient maturity to undertake the Naval Science courses and drills. A special letter report, stating the names of all students for whom such waivers have been granted, will be forwarded to the Chief of Naval Personnel. No waiver of the age requirements for Regular students will be granted.

(c) Be morally qualified and possess officer-like qualifications and character as evidenced by appearance, scholarship, extracurricular activities, and record in his home community.

(d) Be at least a high school graduate or person of equivalent educational level if selected competitively; or, be enrolled in good standing and attending an NROTC institution if selected by the Professor of Naval Science.

(e) Be physically qualified in accordance with the standards set forth in the Manual of the Medical Department, U.S. Navy, for entrance into the U.S. Naval Academy.

(f) Any person receiving compensation from the United States Veterans Administration for disability incurred in the Naval or Military service of the United States, or who has any claim pending under that Administration on account of such disability, is not eligible for enrollment in the NROTC. Veterans who have previously filed such claims

may become eligible for enrollment if (1) the Veterans Administration has disallowed the claim or if (2) the veteran has withdrawn or (3) withdraws his claim. Procedures for establishing such eligiblity shall be in accordance with current directives. All such veterans should understand that any such actions initiated by them are voluntary on their part. While no individual is required to waive any such claims, enrollment in the NROTC is contingent upon fulfilling all entrance requirements.

(g) A citizen of the insular possessions of the United States, unless he is, in fact, a citizen of the United States, is not eligible for membership in the NROTC.

(h) The enlistment contract or period of obligated service of any member of the Armed Forces who accepts appointment as Midshipman, Naval Reserve, shall not be terminated by reason of acceptance of such appointment during the continuation of the Midshipman status of such member. A Midshipman, Naval Reserve, appointed from enlisted status shall be entitled only to the compensation and emoluments accruing to such Reserve Midshipman by virtue of his status in the Naval Reserve, as the case may be. A person who accepts an appointment as Midshipman, Naval Reserve, while having a period of obligated service as an enlisted member of any of the Armed Forces or while serving under an enlistment contract, and who thereafter is separated from the Regular NROTC program for reasons other than the acceptance of a commission in the Regular or Reserve components or for physical disability, shall have his appointment as Midshipman terminated and his enlisted status shall thereupon be resumed. A person so reverted to his former enlisted status shall be continued in such enlisted status for the remainder of his obligated service or until sooner promoted or discharged. In computing the unexpired portion of an enlistment contract or period of obligated service, time served as a Midshipman shall be counted as time served under such contract or period of obligated service. The period of time served under an enlistment contract or period of obligated service while also serving as a Midshipman under an appointment shall not be counted in computing for any purpose the length of service of any officer of an armed force.

(1) No commissioned officer, Regular or Reserve, of any service is eligible. Enlisted members of the Pay and Non

Pay Naval or Marine Corps Reserve in an inactive duty status may be enrolled as Regular or Contract students. (It is the desire of the Secretary of Defense not to require NROTC students to participate in more than one organized training program simultaneously. Accordingly NROTC students who are reservists shall not be required to attend drills outside their assigned Naval Science courses.) Members of Reserve components of other branches of the Armed Forces although not eligible for enrollment as Contract students while retaining such status, may be enrolled as Naval Science students pending discharge from such status or transfer to the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve.

(j) Students selected for appointment as Midshipmen, Naval Reserve, or for enrollment as Contract students, who formerly attended one of the United States Service Academies, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the New York State Maritime College, or one of the United States or State Merchant Marine or Maritime Academies, shall not be appointed or enrolled without the specific approval of the Chief of Naval Personnel.

(k) Students selected for appointment as Midshipmen, Naval Reserve, or for enrollment as Contract students shall be required to execute current Loyalty Certificates prior to their appointment or enrollment. In addition, Contract students must take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I take this obligation freely. without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."

(1) A civilian student selected for appointment as Midshipman, Naval Reserve, shall be appointed in the name of the Secretary of the Navy on the day of commencement of classes at the institution to which he was authorized to report, provided he is acceptable to the college on that date. Students selected for appointment who are on active duty in the Regular or Reserve components of the Navy or Marine Corps shall, in accordance with appropriate directives, be appointed Midshipman, Naval Reserve, on the day immediately following the date on which placed on inactive duty for purpose of accepting appointment. Candidates enrolled or reporting late shall be appointed Midshipman, Naval Re

serve, on the date they actually commence classes. No candidate reporting late will be appointed unless he is acceptable to the institution on the date of reporting and, under normal conditions can be expected to complete satisfactorily the academic work of that semester or quarter. § 711.306

Medical examinations.

(a) Initial examinations. (1) Each applicant for enrollment in the Contract NROTC program will be first examined to determine his physical qualifications. Standard Form 88, in duplicate, and one copy of Standard Form 89 (for those students the Professor of Naval Science desires to enroll) shall be forwarded to the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery via the Chief of Naval Personnel as soon as practicable and no later than sixty days after commencement of the academic year. Physical examinations conducted within ninety days prior to enrollment are acceptable, provided they have been for the purpose of enrollment into the NROTC. Newly enrolled Contract students who are considered not physically qualified by the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, upon review of initial physical examination are to be disenrolled immediately or, if the student so desires, at the end of the current academic year if directed by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

(2) Entering Regular students need not be physically examined upon arrival, inasmuch as their physical qualifications will have already been established. The first medical examination after enrollment will be that required on the first annual examination. Regular students reporting with known physical defects should not be appointed until the clinical significance of the defect has been evaluated by the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

(b) Annual medical examination. The Professor of Naval Science shall require each student enrolled in the NROTC, except Contract freshmen, to be physically examined during the period September-April of each school year. Standard Form 88, in duplicate, and one copy of Standard Form 89 shall be forwarded as in paragraph (a) of this section. Each copy of the Standard Form 88 and 89 shall contain the student's file number. The Standard Form 88 of each student with an upper level designator will be clearly marked "Supply Corps Science" or "Marine Corps Science", as

appropriate. The pre-commissioning examination required in paragraph (g) of this section, will serve as the annual physical examination for students graduating prior to November 1 in any calendar year. Contract students who apply for the Regular program need not receive a separate annual examination. The Professor of Naval Science shall advise the Chief of Naval Personnel as to the students examined in this category.

(c) Health records. Health records shall be opened for both Contract and Regular students during their first year in the program. (NROTC Office Procedures Manual (Procedure N6).)

(d) Vaccinations and inoculations. At the time of the annual medical examinations, appropriate vaccinations and inoculations shall be given to all students expecting to participate in summer training.

(e) Serologic tests. Serologic test for syphilis shall be administered to each Regular and Contract student during the enrollment physical examination. The test will likewise be performed as part of the pre-commissioning physical examination. No test need be made during the annual physical examination unless the individual suspects or presents clinical evidence of venereal disease, or a history thereof.

(f) Roentgenographic examinations. Roentgenographic examination of the chest will be performed as part of each enrollment, annual, and pre-commissioning examination of all Regular and Contract students. Units not near to naval medical facilities having roentgenographic equipment may make arrangements with the Commandant of the Naval District for chest X-ray examination of enrolled students by mobile X-ray unit at a convenient time during the school year. The requirement for chest X-ray as a part of the annual physical examination will be met if the chest X-ray examination is conducted at any time during the school year. In the case of a pre-commissioning physical examination, the requirement will be met provided the chest X-ray examination is conducted during the school year but prior to or concurrent with the precommissioning physical examination.

(g) Pre-commissioning medical examinations. Graduating students must be given their pre-commissioning medical examination at least ninety days, and in no case more than 180 days prior to commissioning. As indicated in para