▁accepted ▁at ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁units ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁North western ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁Captain ▁Ch ester ▁W . ▁N im itz ▁commanded ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁N RO TC ▁unit . ▁The ▁first ▁N RO TC ▁students ▁received ▁one ▁uniform ▁and ▁( d uring ▁their ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years ) ▁a ▁subs istence ▁allow ance ▁total ing ▁$ 2 1 0 . ▁They ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁att ending ▁a ▁fifteen - day ▁training ▁cru ise ▁each ▁summer ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁paid ▁sevent y ▁c ents ▁per ▁day ▁and ▁a ▁transport ation ▁allow ance ▁between ▁their ▁college ▁and ▁the ▁ports ▁of ▁emb ark ation ▁and ▁deb ark ation . ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College ▁pilot ▁unit ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁original ▁six ▁regular ▁units ▁are ▁still ▁active ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁( al beit ▁with ▁historical ▁g aps ▁at ▁Harvard ▁and ▁Y ale ). ▁ ▁Modern ▁System ▁Under ▁the ▁modern ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁R OT C ▁system , ▁gradu ates ▁become ▁active ▁duty ▁officers , ▁rather ▁than ▁reserve ▁officers , ▁and ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ 5 ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁Navy ▁Option ▁and ▁ 4 ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁Marine ▁and ▁Nur se ▁Options . ▁ ▁The ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Officer ▁Training ▁Corps ▁comm issions ▁individuals ▁into ▁either ▁the ▁United ▁States