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The U.S. Naval Academy kicked off its annual PROTRAMID (Professional Training of Midshipmen) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune with the first block of Midshipmen beginning their training in May and continuing into late June.
“PROTRAMID is designed to expose midshipmen to different career fields to make an informed choice for the branch of service that they want to serve, as well as a job field within the respective branch,” said Lt. Col. Joseph O’Connor, senior enlisted liaison for the U.S. Naval Academy.
In addition to the midshipmen attending PROTRAMID, school liaison officers and Staff Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCO) from the U.S. Naval Academy are also participating to show support for the future midshipmen. This allows midshipmen time to evaluate the type of career that they will be seeking in the U.S. Marine Corps or the U.S. Navy.
“We have midshipmen at Marine Corps and Navy Installations (as well as at) naval ports and naval and Marine Corps air stations,” O’Connor said. “These midshipmen are able to see the Navy afloat, naval submarines, naval air and the Marine Corps ground and air side.”
Midshipmen will be gaining exposure to the Marine Corps side via static displays, familiarization flights, tanks and amphibious assault vehicles. As another part of their training, midshipmen will be linked up with officer handlers for OJT.
“Midshipmen will be participating in whatever unit training the officer handler will be conducting, whether the training be in garrison or out in the field,” O’Connor said. “They are active duty, so they are able to participate in the training that their fellow Marines are completing.”
When these midshipmen return back to the U.S. Naval Academy, they will begin considering whether to obtain a commission into the U.S. Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. For those midshipmen that wish to commission into the Marine Corps, they will attend Leatherneck summer training at the basic school before their senior year.
Midshipmen are evaluated on their desire and potential to become Marine Corps officers while they are at Leatherneck. According to O’Connor, 25% of the graduating class, about 270 midshipmen, are commissioned as Marine Corps officers.
| Date Taken: | 05.29.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2019 10:08 |
| Story ID: | 324273 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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