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R 021148Z JUL 01 ZYB MIN PSN 296967J39
 
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UNCLAS //N01100// 
NAVADMIN 167/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//
 
SUBJ/FY-02 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) INSERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
/(IPP)//
 
REF/A/OPNAVINST 1420.1/OPNAV/17JUL2000//
 
REF/B/MILPERSMAN 1131-020/BUPERS/01APR2001//
 
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420 ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING
PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.  REF B IS REDESIGNATION
AUGMENTATION ARTICLE//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY-02 MSC IPP
SELECTION BOARD, WHICH WILL CONVENE 13 NOV 01 AND PROVIDES
AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE AND STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING
APPLICATIONS.  REF A DETAILS APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
 
2.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 1 AUG 01.  ADDENDUMS TO
PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 1 SEP 01 AND SENT VIA THE
APPLICANT'S COMMANDING OFFICER.  "BY DIRECTION" SIGNATURES ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED.  PACKAGES SHOULD BE PREPARED IN A STANDARD FORMAT.  A
SAMPLE FOR PACKAGES CAN BE FOUND AT PERS-811 MSC WEBSITE
HTTP:/WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/P81/P811/PERS-811.  MAIL
APPLICATIONS TO: COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-811D), 5720
INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8110.  FEDEX OR OTHER SPECIAL
DELIVERY SHOULD BE SENT TO COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
(PERS-811D), ATTN:  MS. GEER, PHONE AT (901) 874-3172, BLDG 791,ROOM
B114, 5750 COMMITMENT LOOP, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8110.
 
3.  AGE:  APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO BE COMMISSIONED PRIOR TO THEIR
40TH BIRTHDAY.  APPLICANTS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) CANNOT HAVE
REACHED AGE 38 BY 30 SEP 02 TO PERMIT COMPLETION OF TWO YEAR PA
SCHOOL AND COMMISSIONING BY AGE 40.  REF B PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.  SEE ABOVE WEBSITE FOR LATEST DETAILS.
 
4.  FOR PA IPP APPLICANTS, A MINIMUM OF 60 SEMESTER HOURS OF
TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT WITH A MINIMUM GPA OF 2.5 IS REQUIRED.
THIRTY OF THE 60 SEMESTER HOURS MUST BE IN RESIDENCE TRAINING OR
DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES AND MUST INCLUDE SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (CLEP NOT ACCEPTED), THREE SEMESTER HOURS OF
PSYCHOLOGY, SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF CHEMISTRY, SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, THREE SEMESTER HOURS OF ALGEBRA (CLEP NOT
ACCEPTED), AND SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.
 
5.  PER REF A, MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR  HEALTHCARE
ADMINISTRATION APPLICANTS (HCA) IS A QUALIFYING BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE.  HCA APPLICANTS MUST HAVE, OR HAVE EARNED, A QUALIFYING
DEGREE BY JUNE OF 2002.  A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN SIGNED BY A
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL SHOWING PROGRAM OF STUDY, COMPLETION
DATE AND NUMBER OF CREDITS/COURSES REMAINING IS REQUIRED FOR HCA
APPLICANTS NOT POSSESSING A QUALIFYING DEGREE BY THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE DATE.  QUALIFYING DEGREES ARE DEFINED BELOW:
    A.  HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AREAS INCLUDE:  HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OR MANAGEMENT,
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
    B.  BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINES TO INCLUDE:  ACCOUNTING,
BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND POLICY, FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
    C.  HCA APPLICANTS WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION FOR GRADUATE LEVEL
TRAINING (DUINS) MUST PROVIDE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THEIR DESIRE AND
SUBMIT A GRE OR GMAT TEST SCORE WITH THEIR APPLICATION.  GRE/GMAT
TEST RESULTS CANNOT BE OLDER THAN FIVE YEARS AS OF THE DATE OF THE
BOARD.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE, AT A MINIMUM, A CONDITIONAL LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE TO A FULL TIME (12 SEMESTER HOURS) GRADUATE PROGRAM WITH
A CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION.  DEGREES OFFERED
THROUGH PART TIME PROGRAMS/INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.  FULL
TIME PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ACCREDITED THROUGH ACCREDITING COMMISSION ON
EDUCATION FOR HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (ACEHSA), AMERICAN
ASSEMBLY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS (AACSB), OR COUNCIL ON
EDUCATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CEPH) MASTERS PROGRAM WITH HEALTH CARE
CONCENTRATION.
    D.  QUALIFYING MASTERS DEGREES ARE THOSE WITH A SPECIFIC
MAJOR IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT,
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE OR
MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HEALTH
MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION DISCIPLINES.  SELECTEES HOLDING THESE
DEGREES MAY RECEIVE A COMMISSION AS LTJG.
    E.  DEGREES IN HEALTH SCIENCES OR TECHNOLOGY RELATED AREAS ARE
NOT ACCEPTABLE.  GENERAL MANAGEMENT DEGREES NOT MENTIONED IN CHAPTER
13, PARA 4, WILL REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS SHOWING
COMPLETION OF A MAJORITY OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:  ECONOMICS,
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, BUSINESS LAW, MARKETING, STATISTICS, LABOR
RELATIONS/HUMAN RESOURCES, AND ALGEBRA.
 
6.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE BLOCK 22 OF THE OPNAV 1420/1
(1-00) WITH PRT COORDINATOR SIGNATURE.
 
7.  APPLICANTS PRESENTLY UNDER SRB ENTITLEMENTS ARE DIRECTED TO
REFER TO OPNAVINST 1160.6A.  STUDENT SELECTEES WILL MAINTAIN THEIR
ENLISTED STATUS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATING UNDER THE
NAVY ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM.
 
8.  THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION TO REFERENCE A FOR THE FY-02 IPP
BOARD IS PROVIDED.  ALL OTHER PROVISIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT.
    A.  WRITE N/A IN ALL BLOCKS OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) THAT DO
NOT APPLY.
    B.  BLOCK 7 OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) IS N/A FOR MSC.
    C.  BLOCK 12 AND 13 OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00).  COMPLETE ALL
ENTRIES IN THESE BLOCKS, AND NOTIFY PERS-811 OF ANY CHANGES
FOLLOWING SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.
    D.  COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION:  "BY DIRECTION"
SIGNATURES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.  COMMAND SERIAL NUMBER IS REQUIRED.
PLACE SERIAL NUMBER UNDER DATE BLOCK ON PAGE 8 OF OPNAV 1420/1
(1-00).
    E.  REFERENCE ALL ATTACHMENTS TO OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) IN THE
APPLICABLE BLOCK.  EXAMPLE:  IF SENDING A "SMART" TRANSCRIPT, TYPE
"SEE ATTACHMENT 1" IN BLOCK 28.  ATTACHMENT 1 WILL BE THE "SMART"
TRANSCRIPT; PLACE IT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE APPLICATION WITH
"ATTACHMENT 1" TYPED IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FIRST PAGE.
ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST HAVE THE APPLICANT'S NAME AND SSN ON EACH PAGE.
    F.  MSC APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT ONLY PAGES ONE THROUGH EIGHT OF
OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00).
 
9.  EACH COMMAND MUST REVIEW THE APPLICATION FOR COMPLETENESS
AND ACCURACY WITH THE APPLICANT BEFORE FORWARDING.  ERRORS AND
OMISSIONS WILL DELAY PROCESSING OF APPLICATION.  UNSIGNED AND
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PLACED BEFORE THE BOARD.  EACH
COMMAND SHOULD MAINTAIN A COMPLETE COPY OF THE APPLICATION ON FILE.
UPON RELEASE OF THE BOARD RESULTS PROVIDE EACH APPLICANT WITH A COPY
OF THE COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDING COMMANDING OFFICER
RECOMMENDATION AND THE THREE OFFICER INTERVIEW APPRAISAL SHEETS.
 
10.  APPLICANTS SHOULD MONITOR BUPERS ACCESS TO VERIFY RECEIPT OF
APPLICATION AND ADDENDUM PACKAGES BEFORE CALLING PERS-811.  BUPERS
ACCESS WILL BE UPDATED WEEKLY.
 
11.  POC IS CDR SAWYER, N131M3, AT (703) 693-2327/DSN 223.
 
12.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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