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The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II. Between July 1, 1943, and June 30, 1946, more than 125,000 participants were enrolled in 131 colleges and universities in the United States.
21 de dez. de 2022 · The Navy program became operational on 1 July 1943 on 131 U.S. college campuses. Open to both Navy and the Marine Corps officer candidates, the V-12 program proved more popular than the...
7 de jul. de 2023 · In operation from July 1943 through June 1946, the V-12 Navy College Training Program was established to increase the number of commissioned officers available for wartime service. Over 125,000 participants were enrolled in 131 colleges and universities in the United States in the V-12 program.
20 de mai. de 2017 · Through the V-12 program the federal government payed tuition to participating colleges and universities for college courses taught to qualified individuals — high school seniors who passed nationwide exams, naval enlisted personnel recommended by their commanding officers, and Navy and Marine Corps ROTC members.
Compared to the Army, the Navy V-12 college training program lasted the duration of the war and accomplished its goal of educating navy officers in many schools spread geographically across the nation. Aside from some planning errors, the V-12 program successfully matched officer procurement with Navy ship construction (Cardozier 1993:52 ).
In this audio excerpt from his oral history, Admiral Duncan describes the Navy’s V-12 College Training Program, which was launched to beef up the numbers of commissioned naval officers during World War II (some 125,000 participants passed through the program during and immediately after the war years).
The college did not have to wait long: A V-12 navy officer training unit arrived in July 1943. The unit consisted of 500 men of varying backgrounds and levels of education. All were expected to graduate in about four semester and then pursue specialized navy training. Middlebury faculty of all disciplines began teaching math, physics, and English.
