OPNAVINST 1420.1B Ch. 2-4 COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS Flashcards
What must all commissioned officers possess?
U.S. citizenship
What form can officer applicants use to satisfy proof of U.S. Citizenship requirements if they reside in a state where it is illegal to copy the birth certificate?
DD Form 372
What is the minimum Service School duration that were attended but not listed on the SMART that must be entered in block 25 of officer applications?
2-weeks
How many prior consecutive official PRT scores must be entered into block 19 of officer applications?
3
What must the security manager obtain verification from that the appropriate entrance agency check is
possessed by officer applicants?
DONCAF
Which completed form must OCS, MECP, or MSC IPP program applicants who do not have either a
valid Entry Level National Agency Check (ENTNAC) or National Agency Check (NAC) include with the
Officer Programs Application?
SF 86
What are Enlisted members who apply to the U.S. Naval Academy and are not selected for direct entry automatically considered for entrance into?
NAPS
Applicants should not have passed which birthday on July 1st of the year that they will be considered for
NAPS?
22nd
How many enlisted members of the Regular and Reserve Navy and Marine Corps may be appointed to the Naval Academy each year by the Secretary of the Navy?
170
What is a four-year military college that offers an outstanding opportunity for qualified young persons to
embark on careers as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree?
U.S. Naval Academy
What is the minimum active duty service obligation upon initial appointment for graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy?
5
Which school provides intensive instruction and preparation for the academic, military and physical training at the Naval Academy?
Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS)
What is the minimum age that people can be to apply to the Naval Academy?
17
What administers medical examinations for Naval Academy applicants?
DODMERB
Applicants to the Naval Academy in addition to other requirements must be scholastically qualified with an acceptable secondary school transcript with college preparatory subjects and grades indicating college capability and a class standing normally in the top what percent in high school?
40%
What is the maximum acceptable age of SAT or ACT scores when applying for the Naval Academy?
2 years
What is the minimum ACT English score necessary to be considered for a Secretary of the Navy
nomination to the Naval Academy?
22
What will remain the final authority on whether a member meets Naval Academy academic requirements based on a whole person assessment?
Naval Academy’s Admissions Board
A minimum of how many remaining months of active obligated service, as of July 1st of the entering
year must service members offered an appointment to the Naval Academy have?
24
What is the maximum number of years that Midshipmen who are separated or whose resignations are
accepted after the start of the junior year in the Naval Academy, but before completing the course of
instruction, may be transferred to the Reserve component in an enlisted status and ordered to active duty?
4
How many years may Midshipmen who complete the course of instruction in the Naval Academy and
decline to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer be transferred to the Reserve component in an
enlisted status and ordered to active duty?
4
Approximately how much money must be remitted by each Naval Academy candidate upon admission
to the Naval Academy as an entry deposit which is applied to the initial uniform issue?
$2,500
Enlisted OCS applicants in what paygrades or above are designated as officer candidates in their present
paygrades?
E-5
How many years of service obligation is incurred upon Pilot (131X) (Maritime and Rotary Wing Communities) community designation?
8
Which initial commissioning program is for individuals possessing a minimum of a baccalaureate degree
from an accredited institution?
ODS
How many weeks is OCS which is an intensive officer training and indoctrination program?
13
E-4 and below enlisted applicants are designated as officer candidates and will be advanced to what
paygrade upon reporting to OCS?
E-5
What is the minimum active duty obligation incurred by OCS graduates?
4 years
How old must OCS applicants be?
19
What age must Surface Warfare Officers (1160) be commissioned by?
29
What age must Naval Flight Officers (1370) be commissioned by?
27
What age must Public Affairs Officers (1650) be commissioned by?
35
What age must Information Warfare Officers (1640) be commissioned by?
35
What age must Pilots (1390) be commissioned by?
27
What age must SWO Information Professionals (IP Option) be commissioned by?
35
What is usually the minimum score on the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) examination required to be competitive?
35
What is the minimum Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) examination score required for the Intel
community?
45
What form is required for all applicants who do not possess a current Entrance National Agency Check (ENTNAC) or a National Agency Check (NAC)?
SF 86
There is no specific deadline for officer applications as selections are made on a continuous basis throughout the year except for which officers that have annual selections?
Public Affairs Officer (PAO)
How many officer interviews are required for an officer application?
Three
What minimum paygrade should the officer(s) conducting officer application interviews be?
O-3
Which officer program disqualifies personnel who have defective color vision?
URL
Officer selectees will be required to have an HIV test within how long after they apply for the program
regardless of date of physical exam?
1 year
How many months must OCS applicants have of obligated service remaining on their current
enlistment upon receipt of OCS orders?
6 months
Voluntary extensions for OCS are not authorized if the aggregate of all extensions during the current
enlistment exceeds how many months?
48
