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Princeton University and the U.S. Navy will revive the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps -- or NROTC -- program on campus this fall, the school announced.

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PRINCETON — After more than four decades, the Navy is returning to Princeton University.

Princeton and the U.S. Navy will revive the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps - or NROTC - program on campus this fall, the school announced.

Under a partnership with Rutgers University, active duty Navy and Marine Corps instructors will lead and teach Princeton NROTC midshipmen on the Rutgers or Princeton campuses, university officials said. Princeton students will have an opportunity to earn a commission in the Navy after graduation.

Students will be eligible for two- or three-year scholarships. For incoming freshmen, applications for four-year NROTC scholarships are due Feb. 15.

"We are very pleased to be able to provide our students with the opportunity to participate in Naval ROTC," Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said. "I have heard from many alumni about how important this program was in their lives. I am glad that this generation of students will have access to the kinds of training that the program provides and to the kinds of leadership positions for which it will prepare them."

Princeton offered a NROTC program between 1945 and 1971. The university also offers an an Army ROTC in addition to a separate Air Force ROTC program run in partnership with Rutgers.

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