USMC 

CORTRAMID

The summer after freshman year, a Marine Option has the opportunity to train in San Diego, CA, or along the East Coast of the United States for CORTRAMID, which stands for "Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen" 

Training consists of:

  • Surface warfare week
  • Aviation week
  • Submarine week
  • Marine week

Fleet Marine Force Tour

Students will attend a month long training at either Camp Pendleton, CA or Camp Lejeune, NC to train with Marine units on those bases. Training includes:

  • Land navigation
  • Endurance courses
  • Obstacle courses
  • Hikes
  • Physical fitness
  • Academics
  • Small unit leadership

Officer Candidate School

After a Marine option goes to both CORTRAMID and Mountain Warfare School, they go to OCS, or Officer Candidate School.

This is the culmination of everything a Midshipman has learned and more. Here they are tested on:

  • Land navigation
  • Endurance courses
  • Physical fitness
  • Academics
  • Small unit leadership
  • Drill

The Basic School

Once a Marine Option graduates college, they will be a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. The training doesn't end there, though. TBS, or The Basic School, is right around the corner.

Here, Lieutenants will learn how to lead a basic rifle platoon. The saying, "Every Marine a rifleman" still holds true today.

Our skills, tested at OCS, are honed to perfection here.

The course is six months long, with little sleep. Once one completes this school, they will be on their way to their MOS school.