USD Hosts NROTC Commissioning Ceremony

Forty-seven members of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) will participate in a commissioning ceremony this Friday, May 24 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in USD’s Jenny Craig Pavilion.

In a ceremony steeped in military tradition, NROTC students are officially inducted into the Naval services as Second Lieutenants (Marines) and Ensigns (Navy). There are 19 new second lieutenants and 28 new ensigns.

Rear Admiral Dixon R. Smith, Commander, Naval Region South West will address the new officers.

The San Diego Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Unit was established at the University of San Diego (USD) and San Diego State University (SDSU) in 1982. Since then, cross-town enrollment agreements with Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM), and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) were also established. The mission of NROTC San Diego is to develop Battalion members morally, mentally and physically while imbuing them with the highest ideals of duty, honor, and loyalty.

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Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is among the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact according to The Princeton Review. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.