OPNAVINST 1420.1B Ch.5-7 COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS Flashcards
Which commissioning program was specifically intended to provide an advancement pathway to a
commissioned status in the Nurse Corps?
Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP)
What is the minimum amount of transferable college credits needed to apply for MECP?
30
How many miles from a naval activity should colleges or universities be, when possible, to which the
MECP participant will be ordered, for administrative purposes, on a Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
basis?
50
How many consecutive months do MECP selectees have to complete the requirements for a baccalaureate degree?
36
How many years of active duty service obligation are incurred by MECP graduates?
4
What is the last birthday that MECP applicants can have reached by the time of initial appointment and
commissioning to be eligible?
35th
MECP applicants are required to submit a pre-commissioning SF 88 or DD Form 2808 and SF 93 or DD Form 2807-1 within the last 12 months (or how many months for those applicants deployed)?
18
What is the minimum recommended SAT score for MECP applicants?
1000
How many of the last consecutive years of EVAL’s shall all MECP packages contain?
Five
How many years within the application due date are SAT or ACT test scores considered acceptable for
MECP packages?
3
What convenes an annual selection board to consider eligible MECP applicants?
CHNAVPERS
How many years of military service obligation are incurred by MECP appointees upon commissioning?
8
What school must be completed by MECP appointees?
Officer Indoctrination School (OIS)
How many times can Nurse Corps Officers take and fail the licensure examination before they may be re-appointed through the training attrite process to a different officer community/designator to complete any incurred active duty obligation?
2
Within how many days of notification of selection must any MECP selectee who does not desire to participate in the program notify Commander, NAVMEDEDTRACOM (Code OG3)?
15