Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit. The NROTC unit at Maine Maritime Academy was established in 1972 and is composed of two units: NROTC Maine Maritime Academy and NROTC University of Maine, Orono, together commissioning hundreds of Navy, Marine Corps, and Strategic Sealift officers.
=== Regiment of Midshipmen ===
Student at Maine Maritime Academy choose between participating in the Regiment of Midshipmen or pursuing a traditional college lifestyle. The Regiment of Midshipmen is a leadership program with a disciplined lifestyle designed to develop honor, integrity, discipline, and camaraderie.
Students pursuing unlimited U.S. Coast Guard licenses are required to participate in the Regiment, while participation is optional for all other majors. Approximately 10% of the Regiment consists of non-unlimited license majors, and all leadership opportunities are available to them. The Regiment operates under core values of honor, loyalty, and devotion to duty, with members wearing military-style uniforms and participating …
