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FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01420//
NAVADMIN 178/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION
/MANUAL//
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/8JUL94//
 
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/12AUG92//
 
REF/C/DOC/BUPERS/31OCT97//
 
REF/D/DOC/BUPERS/24JUN94//
 
REF/E/DOC/BUPERS/10MAR99//
 
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1120.2C, U.S. NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER
PROGRAMS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY NAVAL ENLISTED PERSONNEL.  REF
B IS OPNAVINST 1531.4F, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY NOMINATION
FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY/NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
REF C IS BUPERSINST 1131.1A, IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT FOR
APPOINTMENT UNDER THE ACTIVE AND INACTIVE LIMITED DUTY
OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS.  REF D IS
BUPERSINST 1131.2, IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (IPP) FOR
APPOINTMENT IN THE ACTIVE DUTY MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS AND
THE INACTIVE DUTY PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER TO MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS CONVERSION PROGRAM.
REF E IS BUPERSINST 1131.3A, MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING
PROGRAMS (MECP).
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN OUTLINES THE NEW ENLISTED TO OFFICER
COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION MANUAL, OPNAVINST
1420.1.  THIS NEW INSTRUCTION SETS FORTH GUIDELINES AND
PROCEDURES FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS IN THE REGULAR NAVY AND THE
NAVAL RESERVE INCLUDING TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATIVE OF THE
RESERVE (TAR) PERSONNEL AND SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) TO
USE IN APPLYING FOR A COMMISSION.
 
2.  THE MANUAL COVERS THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS:
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) AND NAVAL ACADEMY
PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS); NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING
CORPS (NROTC) PROGRAM; BROADENED OPPORTUNITY
FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM; SEAMAN
TO ADMIRAL (STA) PROGRAM; OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS)
PROGRAM; BASIC ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP);
ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM, AVIATION OPTION (AECP);
ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM, NUCLEAR OPTION (NECP);
ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM, CIVIL ENGINEERING CORPS
(ECP-CEC) OPTION; MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING (MECP)
PROGRAM; MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS INSERVICE PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM (MSC IPP); AND LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) PROGRAM.  THIS CONSOLIDATION IS
RESULTING IN THE CANCELLATION OF REFS A THROUGH E.
 
3.  THE KEY TO CONSOLIDATED MANUAL IS ONE SINGLE, USER-
FRIENDLY APPLICATION FOR SAILORS DESIRING A COMMISSION.
THE OFFICER PROGRAMS APPLICATION IS OPNAV 1420/1.  THE
COMMON FORM ALLOWS CAREER COUNSELORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
WORLDWIDE TO MENTOR THE BEST QUALIFIED SAILORS DESIRING A
COMMISSION.
 
4.  EACH CHAPTER PROVIDES THE PERTINENT ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION FOR THE RESPECTIVE OFFICER PROGRAM.  IN
ADDITION, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATION PROCEDURES,
AND POINTS OF CONTACT FOR EACH UNIQUE PROGRAM ARE DETAILED
IN THE RESPECTIVE CHAPTERS.
 
5.  AUG 00 IS THE ANTICIPATED MONTH OF AVAILABIITY OF THE
NEW INSTRUCTION.  DISTRIBUTION WILL BE AUTOMATIC FOR ALL
SNDL ADDRESSEES.  THE INSTRUCTION, SUPPORTING GUIDANCE, AND
FORMS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
SECNAV/OPNAV WEBSITE (HTTP://NEDS.NEBT.DAPS.MIL/), AS WELL
AS THE SECNAV/OPNAV DIRECTIVES CD-ROM THAT IS DISTRIBUTED
TO ALL COMMANDS INCLUDED IN SNDL 1 AND 2.  POC IN THIS
MATTER IS LCDR R. STACY HENDERSON, N131D1, AT (703)
693-2313/DSN 223.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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