▁Navy ▁as ▁an ▁En sign ▁or ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁as ▁a ▁Second ▁Lieutenant . ▁While ▁att ending ▁college , ▁these ▁pros pective ▁officer ▁candidates ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁Mid ship men . ▁Where as ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁Mid ship men ▁are ▁on ▁active ▁duty , ▁N RO TC ▁Mid ship men ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁Reserve ▁but ▁are ▁on ▁active ▁duty ▁for ▁periods ▁of ▁training ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁The ▁primary ▁difference ▁is ▁that ▁N RO TC ▁Mid ship men ▁attend ▁an ▁ordinary ▁civil ian ▁college ▁or ▁university , ▁whereas ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁Mid ship men ▁attend ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁Ann apolis , ▁MD , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁regiment ed , ▁military ▁environment . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁scholar ship ▁program ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁narrow ly ▁favor ▁S TE M ▁degrees ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁human ities . ▁ ▁Jo ining ▁the ▁Program ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁N RO TC ▁Mid ship men ▁join ▁the ▁program ▁immediately ▁after ▁comple ting ▁high ▁school . ▁Those ▁Mid ship men ▁are ▁either ▁Sch olar ship ▁or ▁College ▁Program ▁Mid ship men . ▁ ▁Sch olar ship ▁Mid ship men ▁are ▁those ▁who ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁for ▁an ▁R OT C ▁scholar ship ▁( d uring ▁their ▁senior ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁or ▁during ▁early ▁college ▁studies ). ▁Some ▁N RO TC ▁students ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁en list ed ▁men ▁or ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁or ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁The ▁highly ▁select