Marine Corps Recruiting Command awarded all allocated four-year Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarships to highly qualified men and women during a recent selection board. The scholarship, named after the Corps’ first African-American officer, is a four year Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship available to students of any background who plan on attending one of 17 participating historically black colleges and universities. - Marine Corps Recruiting Command awarded all allocated four-year Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarships to highly qualified men and women during a recent selection board. The scholarship, named after the Corps’ first African-American officer, is a four year Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship available to students of any background who plan on attending one of 17 participating historically black colleges and universities.