FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (Aug. 15, 2016) – A midshipman candidate is lowered 50 feet back to his fellow Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps candidates after climbing and swinging between two platforms while blindfolded Aug. 15, 2016, at the Northern Arizona University’s Challenge Course in Flagstaff, Arizona, as part of joint New Student Orientation training. The weeklong NSO training took place Aug. 12-19, with half combined in the Flagstaff area alongside freshman candidates from the University of New Mexico and Arizona State University NROTC units, and the second half at The University of Ariz


FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (Aug. 15, 2016) – A midshipman candidate is lowered 50 feet back to his fellow Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps candidates after climbing and swinging between two platforms while blindfolded Aug. 15, 2016, at the Northern Arizona University’s Challenge Course in Flagstaff, Arizona, as part of joint New Student Orientation training. The weeklong NSO training took place Aug. 12-19, with half combined in the Flagstaff area alongside freshman candidates from the University of New Mexico and Arizona State University NROTC units, and the second half at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. The joint regional training was the first combined evolution of its kind for The University of Arizona. ( Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Brian A. Tuthill) University of Arizona freshman NROTC midshipmen take on tough orientation training week 160815-M-TL650-0452


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