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Old Dominion University

Naval ROTC

Military Council Brief

Spring 2010

Captain Mike “Breeze” Barea

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Hampton Roads Consortium

• Established 1982

• First NROTC Unit with three Universities:

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Bottom Line – Up Front

NSTC Instructor of the Year – LT Bill Burke

HR NROTC represents 1 of 60 NROTC units in the country

Largest consortium on the East Coast

Commission an average of 6% of the fleet‟s Officers each year

Total ODU enrollment for Fall 2009 - 249 studentsLargest enrollment since 2003

Projected Fall 2010 enrollment is expected to be the largest in our 28 year history (estimated 253)

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Bottom Line – Up Front

Total ODU enrollment Fall 2010 – 253 (estimated)

Freshmen class projected at 30 (4) year scholarships and 20 College Programmers

~ 90% of students are on scholarships

Unit average GPA remains above 3.0 and graduation rate over 90%

Fall 2009 GPA 3.20

Annual investment over $3.2 million in the form of tuition, staff salaries, and Navy Operating Budget

Various battalion activities ensure a symbiotic relationship with the University and local community

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Unit Mission

To develop midshipmen

mentally, morally, and

physically and to imbue

them with the highest

ideals of duty and loyalty

and with the core values

of honor, courage, and

commitment.

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NROTC Staff• Commanding Officer (CO) CAPT Michael Barea

• Executive Officer (XO) CDR Emil Espiritu ‟89

• (PXO) CDR Joey Mones ‟90

• Marine Officer Instructor (MOI) Capt Jerry Parchman

• ODU Officer in Charge (OIC) LT Bill Burke

• Instructor/Advisor LCDR Charles Jameson

• Instructor/Advisor LT Joe Mungo „04

• Instructor/Advisor LT Blake LaFever

• Instructor/Advisor LT Chad Martin

• 1 Professor of Naval Science / Commanding Officer

• 7 Assistant Professors of Naval Science

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Naval Science Courses

NAVS 101 - Intro to Naval Science

NAVS 320 - Sea Power / Naval History

NAVS 201 - Naval Ship Systems I (Engineering)

NAVS 202 - Naval Ship Systems II (Weapons)

NAVS 301 - Navigation and Naval Ops I

NAVS 302 - Navigation and Naval Ops II

NAVS 401 - Leadership and Management

NAVS 402 - Leadership and Ethics

NAVS 310 - Evolution of Warfare

NAVS 410 - Amphibious Warfare

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NROTC Battalion

• Three Types of Students

– Midshipmen

– Officer Candidates

– MECEPS

Old Dominion University:

• FIVE of SEVEN Companies

– ALPHA, DELTA, FOXTROT (ODU)

• ECHO (All ODU freshmen)

– MIKE (All Marines; join after first year)

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ODU Student Composition

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Source: OPMIS Data

Total Enrollment: 249

OCs: 64 (26%)

MECEPs: 37 (15%)

MIDN: 148 (59%)

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ODU Service and Gender

Total Enrollment: 249

USN Male: 138 (55%)

USN Female: 52 (21%)

USMC Male: 55 (22%)

USMC Female: 04 (2%)

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Source: OPMIS Data

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National Scholarship Selects

• Average Student Selected in 2009 – 1265 SAT score (626 V and 639 M)

– Top 10% of high school accounted for 55% of selects

– Additional board section criteria

• Sports, Boy Scouts (Eagle) / Girl Scouts (Golden Award), Volunteer work, etc.

• Minimum SAT: (520M / 530V) 1050

• Must take

– One year Calculus

– One year Physics (Calc based)11

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Historical NROTC Average GPA

Fall 2009

3.16 3.24 3.22

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0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

MIDN STA-21 MECEP

3.20 Unit Avg

2.73 Avg. ODU

Undergrad

G.P.A

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ODU Nuclear Propulsion Officers

Fiscal Year Goal Selected

2007 3 2

2008 3 3

2009 3 2

2010 3 5

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NROTC Nursing Program

• 20 NROTC students currently in the College of Health Sciences Nursing program

• Average GPA of NROTC Nursing students: 3.5+

• Near 100% on-time graduation rate

– Due to extremely structured curriculum

• Excellent working-relationship with local area hospitals and care clinics

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Annual Return On Investment

Monarch Military Scholarships

• Funded Scholarships: $86,130 for 2009-2010– 35 students awarded

• Selection Criteria based on GPA

– GPA > 3.5 Spring

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MIDN Scholarships: $1,121,388

STA-21 Scholarships: $513,536

MECEP Scholarships: $213,248

Total Annual Tuition: $1,848,172

OPTAR: $56,500

Staff Salary (base pay): $808,212

Stipend and Books: $510,000

Annual Navy Investment:

$3,222,884

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Diversity Goal

Our people are the foundation for all we do. All we

acquire is of little worth without the people who give

it value. Our practices must enable to attract, recruit,

retain, and fulfill the men and women of America, and

our Navy must reflect the diversity of our nation.”

- ADM Gary Roughead

Chief Of Naval Operations

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ODU Fall 2009 Enrollment

• 249: ODU NROTC

– 10% Hispanic / Other

– 7% African-American

– 6% Asian

Demographics

Hispanic/ Other

African American

Asian

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Source: OPMIS Data

10% growth in diversity

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Recruiting

• Open House and Preview

Events

• Cooperation with

Admissions

• Campus Participation

• Community Clubs

(Aviation, Nuke, Surface)

open to all students

• Local Area High Schools

• National 4-yr Scholarships

• Seaman to Admiral - 21

• MECEP

• College Program

• Historically Black College

(NSU / HU)

• Tidewater Community

College (TCC)

Cross-Town Agreement

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50

100

150

200

250

300

ODU Historical Enrollment

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53 total students

expected to graduate

in Spring/Fall 2010.

Source: OPMIS Data, HRNROTC Command Histories

249 253

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Naval

Academy

13%

OCS/OTS

8%

Direct

Appt

9%

NROTC

15%Other

(incl STA-21)

23%

JAG/Med

8%

LDO / WO

24%

USN / USMC Commissioning Sources

USMC NROTC = 16%

TOTAL

COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS

USN NROTC = 15%

TOTAL

COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS

ECP/MCP

5%

OCC

34%

MECEP

8%NROTC

16%

PLC

24%

USNA

13%

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USN Community Overview

40%

11%

49%

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Service Assignment Process

• Match student to warfare community

• Balance of needs of the Navy and student desires

• 85% of FY10 graduates were assigned their first choice

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HR NROTC Consortium

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Designators

Aviation

SWO

RL & Staff

NUC

Spec War & EOD2009 Graduates (48)

40%

21%

27%

4%

8%

2010 Graduates (53) 73% URL

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Unit Summer Activities

• Staff– Summer Cruise Coordination

– ODU Freshmen Preview

– Freshmen Orientation Week

– Masters-Level Course Work

• Students (summer 2010)– Midshipmen Summer Cruise ~ 95 students

• 24 are CORTRAMID

• 1 possible Foreign Exchange to Norway (notification in June)

– Officer Candidate – Summer school

– Orientation Week Planning & Volunteers

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Summer Training 2009• NROTC exposed 3039 Midshipmen to Fleet

Operations

• 1833 students received training in Hampton Roads

• 96 were from ODU

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Summer Training Objectives

• Further Professional Development

• Introduce to Operational Navy / USMC

• Reinforce Academic Year Programs

• Instill Pride/Identification with Navy / USMC

• Further Career Inclination

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• NROTC Military Excellence Competitions –

Cornell/Villanova

• Joint Color Guard for Various Events

• Several Community Blood Drives

• Toys for Tots

• JRNROTC Field Meets

– Lake Taylor / Hill High Field Meets

– Oscar Smith Concession stands for football/ basketball

• NROTC Alumni Association

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Campus and Community Involvement

2009-2010

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• Homecoming Parade– 20 NROTC members marched in support

• ODU Football– 250 man hours parking cars

• ODU Baseball– Concession stand/ Ticket workers

• ODU Men‟s & Women‟s Soccer– Manned concessions for 12 games

• Saint Patrick‟s Catholic School

Summer Leadership Camp

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Campus and Community Involvement

2009-2010

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• 2009 Marine Corps Bulldog Challenge– $10,500 raised supporting 1sr. LT Dan Malcolm Scholarship

(KIA in Iraq Nov 2004)

• 17th Annual Polar Plunge ($54K over last 5 yrs)

• Military Student Union

– 2 drop-offs and packaging of gifts for overseas troops

• Virginia State Science Fair Judges

– Follow on International Science Fair Judges in California

• Honor Flight

• ODU Habitat for Humanity

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Campus and Community Involvement

2009-2010

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Campus & Community Events 2009 - 2010

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• Fall 2009 Totals

• 26 events

• 78 volunteers

• 254 total hours

• Spring 2010 Totals

• 42 events

• 157 volunteers

• 550 total hours

• Spring 2009 Totals

• 30 events

• 109 volunteers

• 355 total hours

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ODU Awards and Recognition

• Maritime and Supply Chain Management Student of the

Year

– MIDN Babcock (GPA 3.9)

• Faculty Award for Academic Excellence in Engineering

Technology

– OC Mausteller (GPA 4.0)

• Faculty Award in Mechanical Engineering Technology

– OC Spitzer (GPA 3.9)

• Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology

Outstanding College Scholar Award

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Awards and Recognition

• Spring Student Awards Ceremony

– Over 100 awards presented to students

• Academic achievements

• Military aptitude accomplishments

• Athletic recognition (Captain‟s Cup Trophy)

– Over 50 National / Military / Civic Organizations

represented

• Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) 2009

Instructor of the Year (IOY) / LT Bill Burke,

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You make the difference

• Support of our people

• Support of our program and

requirements

• Support of our Navy and Marine Corps

I say it every year and it is still true!

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Questions?

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