Skip to main content
A crowd is seated in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial.

A crowd is seated in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial.



The GW Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) commissions members of each graduating class as ensigns in the United States Navy and second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps. The Commissioning takes place at the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia.