ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD

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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM 
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AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS 
APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the solicitation of applications for the 
Academic Year (AY) 2021 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program 
(NC MECP) Selection Board.  The AY-21 NC MECP Selection Board will convene 
fall of 2020.  NC MECP provides a path for Active-Duty (AD) and Full-Time 
Support (FTS) enlisted Sailors and Marines in any rating or military 
occupational specialty who already have college credits, to obtain a 
baccalaureate degree in nursing, and a commission in the Nurse Corps.  
Reservists in any status other than FTS are not eligible.

2.  Applications must be postmarked by 1 September 2020 and mailed to

    Commanding Officer
    Navy Medicine Professional Development Center
    8955 Wood Road Bldg 1 16TH Floor Rms 16141 16148
    Bethesda MD 20889-5628

Any additional required documentation, that was not yet available for the 
original application package, must be received no later than
15 September 2020.  Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board.

3.  Reference (a), chapters 1, 2 and 5 provide application procedures and 
requirements, which should be read in their entirety.
Additional application information can be found via MyNavy Portal
(MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning-
programs on the NC MECP link.  Applicants must not have reached their 42nd 
birthday by the time of initial commission.  Age waivers will not be granted.  
A Marine administrative message will outline conditional release procedures 
for AD Marines who are selected to participate in the program.

4.  Amplifying information for the AY-21 NC MECP Selection Board.
    a.  Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a 
nuclear Navy enlisted classification code (335X, 336X, 338X,
339X) and are applying for the AY-21 NC MECP Selection Board must obtain 
conditional release from nuclear-field duty prior to submitting their 
application for consideration.  To obtain a conditional release, an applicant 
must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action Request form to the Officer and 
Enlisted Nuclear Program Branch via their detailer.
    b.  For applicants not assigned to nuclear programs listed in 
subparagraph 4a, applicants must obtain a conditional release, via their 
enlisted community manager prior to submitting their application to be 
considered by the AY-21 NC MECP Selection Board.

5.  Once approved, selection board results will be released and posted via 
MNP at the NC MECP link.

6.  Point of contact is Ms. Beverly Kemp, NMPDC Code HMDT, at (301) 319-
4520/DSN 285, or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ(at)mail.mil.

7.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September 
2021, whichever occurs first.

8.  Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.//

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