▁will ▁often ▁be ▁offered ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁by ▁the ▁Navy ▁if ▁they ▁perform ▁well ▁academ ically ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁R OT C ▁program . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁technical ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁students ▁entering ▁college ▁without ▁a ▁ 4 - year ▁scholar ship ▁who ▁are ▁planning ▁to ▁major ▁in ▁a ▁technical ▁field , ▁such ▁as ▁engineering , ▁science , ▁or ▁math , ▁are ▁more ▁compet itive ▁for ▁the ▁scholar ships . ▁ ▁Those ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁who ▁are ▁purs uing ▁a ▁commission ▁through ▁the ▁Se aman ▁to ▁Admir al ▁ 2 1 ▁( ST A - 2 1 ) ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁R OT C ▁program ▁and ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" O ffic er ▁C andid ates ." ▁They ▁retain ▁their ▁en list ed ▁pay . ▁ ▁En list ed ▁Mar ines ▁particip ate ▁in ▁R OT C ▁through ▁the ▁Marine ▁En list ed ▁Commission ing ▁Education ▁Program ▁( ME CE P ) ▁and ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁their ▁rank ▁or ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁" ME CE P ." ▁( pr on ounced ▁me e - sep ) ▁ME CE P ▁Mar ines ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁their ▁school ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁and ▁generally ▁use ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁G I ▁Bill ▁or ▁the ▁Post - 9 / 1 1 ▁G I ▁Bill ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁school . ▁They ▁continue ▁to ▁receive ▁pay ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁their ▁rank , ▁however ▁any ▁prom ot ions ▁while ▁they ▁are ▁att ending