Upon graduation from Yale College, those who complete the Army or Air Force ROTC program will be awarded a commission as a Second Lieutenant in their chosen service and incur a service obligation. The Marine Corps offers eligible Yale students and recent graduates various paid summer training programs, as well as financial assistance opportunities during the academic year, to explore a career in the Marine Corps. Freshmen and sophomores may attend six-week Platoon Leaders Class during successive summers at Officer Candidate School. Juniors may attend one ten-week course. Seniors and recent graduates attend Officer Candidate School for ten weeks.
Successful students are eligible to apply for aviation training.
Upon graduation from Yale, a candidate who has successfully completed the Marine Corps training program may elect to accept a commission as a second lieutenant with an active duty requirement. Yale students in engineering, architecture, mathematics and certain other technical fields can apply to join the Navy s Nuclear Trained Officer program or Civil Engineering Corps. During junior and senior years at Yale, accepted students receive significant pay and benefits. Upon graduation, Nuclear Power and CEC officers attend specialization schools. The armed forces ROTC and other military educational assistance programs offer graduates of Yale College and those attending certain professional schools at Yale the opportunity to qualify for financial aid to continue their education in fields considered vital to the military.