190709-N-IK959-1427 GREAT LAKES, Ill., (July 8, 2019) – Naval ROTC midshipmen candidates train handling ship mooring lines on the USS Marlinspike Seamanship Trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The young men and women from across the country are entering their freshman year of the Naval ROTC program at universities nationwide this fall. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)