OPNAVINST 1420.1 ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAM MANUAL CH 1 & 3 Flashcards
Graduates are commissioned as Ensigns, U.S. Naval
Reserve, or as Second Lieutenants, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
The minimum service obligation is 5 years active duty and 3 years
Reserve upon initial appointment as an officer.
The Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) is located on board the Officer Training
Center (OTC), Newport, Rhode Island.
Basic Eligibility Requirements: no record of
disciplinary action within 3 years prior to application.
Basic Eligibility Requirements: At least 17 years of age and must not have passed
their 23rd birthday on Induction Day (the day Midshipman report
to the Naval Academy and take their oath of office as Midshipman)
of the year entering the Naval Academy. This is a statutory
requirement and cannot be waived.
Unmarried, not pregnant, and have no incurred
obligations of parenthood.
OCS is a 13-week
program of concentrated officer training and indoctrination
located at Naval Aviation Schools Command, Pensacola, Florida.
Enlisted applicants selected for the program who are
in paygrade E-4 or below are designated officer candidates and
advanced to paygrade E-5 upon reporting to OCS.
Graduates of OCS are
appointed as Ensigns, U.S. Naval Reserve and incur a minimum
active duty obligation of 4 years. Applicants must be at least 19 years old and meet designator specific
age limitations physically qualified and meet two consecutive
“good-low” final PRT score prior to entry into the program.
Graduates from MECP are commissioned as Ensigns, in
the Nurse Corps, United States Naval Reserve, and incur an
8-year military service obligation of which a minimum of 4 years
must be served on active duty. Must be able to complete the nursing degree
requirements and be commissioned prior to their 35th birthday.
MSC IPP students receive full pay
and allowances in their current enlisted paygrades and are
eligible for advancement while in college.
The LDO and CWO programs provide commissioning
opportunities to qualified senior enlisted personnel (and CWOs).
Chief Petty Officers (E-7 through E-9), E-6 personnel who are
selection board eligible for E-7, and CWOs (applying for
Lieutenant (junior grade) may qualify for these programs.
Active duty and TAR personnel selected for LDO
receive an initial appointment as Ensigns (01E) in the U.S. Navy
and incur a minimum active duty obligation of 4 years. SELRES
personnel selected for LDO receive an initial appointment
Naval Science Institute (NSI): A 9-week course
of intensive officer preparation and indoctrination at NETC
attended by all selectees en route to their university
assignment.
STA-21 students will receive up to $10,000 per year,
paid to the university by CNET to supplement costs of tuition,
books and fees (i.e., if tuition, fees and book costs total
$7,000, only $7,000 will be paid out by the STA-21 program; if
tuition, fees and book costs total $13,000, the selectee must pay
$3,000).
STA-21 students may not use nor are they eligible for
tuition assistance under the Navy’s Tuition Assistance Montgomery
GI Bill (MGIB) educational benefits as specified in BUPERSINST
1780.1.
STA-21 must Have a certified copy of SAT or ACT test scores from
a test taken within 3 years of application due date. A minimum
score of 500 Math and 500 Verbal on the SAT test or a minimum
score of 21 Math and 20 English on the ACT test. No waivers will
be considered.
Applications must be received by 1 July of the year
in which the applicant desires acceptance into the program.
Meet physical commissioning standards for STA-21
