▁school ▁are ▁considered ▁non - comp et itive ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁rev oked ▁if ▁they ▁fail ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁commission ing ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁Program ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁school ▁year ▁Most ▁college ▁N RO TC ▁units ▁are ▁only ▁a ▁part - time ▁commit ment ▁during ▁a ▁student ' s ▁course ▁of ▁study ▁at ▁a ▁university ▁or ▁college . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁basic ▁parts ▁to ▁a ▁student ' s ▁R OT C ▁commit ment ▁in ▁a ▁typical ▁week : ▁ ▁One ▁or ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁two ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁are ▁set ▁aside ▁as ▁uniform ▁days , ▁where ▁the ▁mid ship men ▁spend ▁several ▁hours ▁att ending ▁military ▁training ▁such ▁as ▁ins pe ctions , ▁close - order ▁dr ill ▁practices , ▁and ▁training ▁lect ures ▁( e ither ▁by ▁officers ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁N RO TC ▁unit ▁or ▁guest ▁lect ur ers ). ▁The ▁training ▁is ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁afternoon ▁after ▁most ▁classes ▁have ▁ended ▁for ▁the ▁day , ▁or ▁in ▁early ▁m orn ings ▁before ▁classes . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁Marine ▁Option ▁mid ship men ▁and ▁ME CE P s ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁additional ▁training ▁period ▁for ▁Marine - specific ▁training . ▁ ▁Usually ▁one ▁to ▁three ▁physical ▁training ▁sessions ▁are ▁required ▁in ▁a ▁week ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁the ▁specific ▁N RO TC ▁unit ), ▁generally ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁Marine ▁Option ▁mid ship men ▁and ▁ME CE P s ▁to ▁have ▁additional ▁physical ▁training ▁days . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁those ▁activities ,