Welcome to the parent’s section of the University of Pennsylvania NROTC website! Here you can find the PowerPoint from the presentation that the Colonel presents at Freshman Orientation
Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant upon graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1997
Over 30 years of operational experience
Served in various capacities and theaters
Most recently served as the Chief of Staff, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms
Reported to UPenn NROTC in July 2024
Commander’s Intent
To develop midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically, and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, and loyalty, and with the core values of honor, courage, and commitment; in order to commission college graduates as naval officers who possess a basic professional background, are motivated toward careers in the naval service, and have a potential for future development in mind and character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government.
History of NROTC UPenn
Tradition of military leadership
First Commandant of the Marine Corps
Maj Samuel Nicholas – 1752 graduate
First Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Stoddert – 1777 graduate
First Commissioned African American Marine Corps Officer
Frederick C Branch – Temple 1945
NROTC Unit established in 1940
V-12 Program established in 1943
Cross-town Agreements
Drexel University
Temple University
Over 1500 total commissionees
Seven Navy Admirals
Four Marine Corps Generals
NROTC Scholarship Overview
Equivalent to $65-70k annually/ $260k or more over four years