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NMMI's ROTC program, at least while I was there, was top notch. Like most ROTC programs in the country, they had to 'borrow' M-16s from the national guard; it's just the way it is. Like many ROTC programs nationwide, NMMI simply does not have the resources to self sustain itself.
That being said, NMMIs "basic" is weak sauce. It's just a week of watching high school kids and pansies getting broke down by kids who have no idea what the military is. However, from my experience (back in 2002, so it may have changed), Ranger Challenge is the place to go if you want real training. yeah, Ranger Challenge gets a bad name among west pointers who see ROTC kids with the tab on their BDUs, but I'll tell you, we started day one at NMMI with 110 kids showing up, by competition in October, we were down to 12 guys. Ranger Challenge was, and I hope still is, no joke there. 0520 PT every morning followed by ROTC PT at 1600. It was seriously no joke, I have not encountered anything as physically challenging during my time at WP.
To end, NMMI has a high school and JC. What you take away from it depends on you. You can go in there with a bad attitude and get nothing, or you can go in there, realize its a **** poor step on your way to West Point, and do everything possible to get yourself ready. That choice is on the individual.
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