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SUBJ/FY01 ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP) ANNOUNCEMENT//
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/10OCT2000//
 
AMPN/OPNAV NOTE 1530, NAVY POLICY REGARDING SUBMISSION OF
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY01 ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP)//
 
RMKS/1.  APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY01 ECP PROGRAM ARE BEING ACCEPTED
UNTIL 01 DEC 00.
 
2.  THE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM OFFERS SAILORS WITH
EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A
COMMISSION AS AN UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER (URL) OR CIVIL ENGINEER
CORPS (CEC) OFFICER THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT A UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED
WITH A NROTC UNIT.  OPTIONS ALSO EXIST FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO ENTER
EITHER THE AVIATION OR NUCLEAR POWER OFFICER COMMUNITIES.
 
3.  ECP STUDENTS RECEIVE FULL PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR THEIR ENLISTED
PAY GRADES AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT.  TUITION, FEES, BOOKS,
AND OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE IN ECP ARE PAID BY THE STUDENT.
SELECTEES ATTEND COLLEGE FULL-TIME YEAR-ROUND, AND ARE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-TECHNICAL DEGREES IN NOT MORE
THAN 30 MONTHS OR TECHNICAL DEGREES IN NOT MORE THAN 36 MONTHS.
 
4.  DETAILS OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN REF A. NAMES OF
SELECTEES WILL BE PUBLISHED BY NAVADMIN IN JAN/FEB 2001.
 
5.  OPNAVNOTICE 1530 (FY01 ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP)) IS
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP:/WWW.CNET.NAVY.MIL/WHATSNEW.HTML.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING APPLICATION PROCEDURES MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE
COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR.  ASSISTANCE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE
ECP PROGRAM COORDINATOR OR STAFF AT 1-800-NAV-ROTC, DSN 922-4944,
OR COMMERCIAL (850) 452-4944, EXTENSIONS 316/317/318.
 
6.  RELEASED BY ADM W. J. FALLON, USN, VCNO.//
 
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