As a Navy Option Midshipman you must choose one of the six Unrestricted Line (URL) communities to join after commissioning. You have until the end of your Junior year in college to make this decision. The communities you can choose from are as follows: (click on the community title to learn more about it)

Surface Warfare Officer - This community consists of Surface Ship drivers. From John Paul Jones to Admiral Nimitz the United States Navy has been known for its great naval power. The surface community is the heart and soul of the Navy, employing over 5,000 people on one aircrft carrier alone. The spectrum varies from Patrol Craft to gigantic AOE's(Oil, Ammunition, and Supply carriers). From Mayport Florida to Tokyo Japan, the United States Navy has ships pulling into ports all over the world. So, if you're looking for adventure and to travel the seven seas, the surface community is what you've been looking for.

Naval Aviator (Pilot) - This community consists of Naval Pilots.

Naval Flight Officer (Aviator) -This community consists of Naval Flight Officers (NFO's).

United States Naval Aviation has a long standing tradition of excellence. We are known for having the best pilots in the world! Counted on for being the first air support on the scene, we deploy our planes from carriers and bases around the world. Either landing on the pitching deck of a aircraft carrier with your F/A-18 Super Hornet, taking off from the flight deck of a Destoyer in a SH-60 helicopter, or hunting submarines in a P-3 Orion over the Mediterranean! It's an everyday adventure.

Submarine Officer - This community consists of Nuclear qualified submarine officers. The United States Navy submarine force is the silent tool of strategic deterence. They swim silently through the depths of the seven seas, providing inteligence, assiting in counter narcotic ops, and many other important secret tasks that only stealth can provide.

Special Warfare (SEALS) - This community consists of the U.S. Navy SEALS. The SEALs are one of the best known special force units today. They are well respected by other elite forces, and are said to have the toughest training of all.

Nurses - This community consists of medical officers (doctors, dentists, etc). After completing four years of college with a medical degree, the NROTC nursing student is commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy Nurse Corps. As an ensign there are four hospitals that the navy nurse is usually assigned to although exceptions can be made for certain situations. The stateside hospitals are located in California, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia. An ensign will spend on average, two years at a stateside hospital, and then they will have the opportunity of going overseas and practicing nursing anywhere in the world.