UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141546Z MAY 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 121/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the academic year (AY) 2019 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP) selection board. The AY-19 MECP selection board will convene in Fall of 2018. MECP provides a path for active-duty and Full-Time Support (FTS) enlisted Sailors and Marines, in any rating or military occupational specialty, who already have some college credit, to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a commission in the Nurse Corps. Reservists in a FTS status are eligible, however reservists in any status other than FTS are not eligible. 2. Applications must be postmarked by 14 September 2018 and mailed to: Commanding Officer Navy Medicine Professional Development Center 8955 Wood Road Bldg 1 16TH Floor, Rms 16141, 16148 Bethesda, MD 20889-5628 All required documentation must be received by 5 October 2018. Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board. 3. Reference (a) provides application procedures and requirements. Chapters 1, 2, and 5 should be read in their entirety. Additional application information can be found at http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmpdc/professional- development/SitePages/Enlisted%20Commissioning%20Programs.aspx. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial commission. Age waivers will not be granted. A MARADMIN will outline conditional release procedures for active-duty Marines who are selected to participate in the program. 4. Amplifying information for the AY-19 NC MECP selection board. a. Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a Navy nuclear enlisted classification (335X, 336X, 338X, 339X) and are applying for the AY-19 NC MECP selection board must obtain conditional release from nuclear field duty prior to submitting their application for consideration for the AY-19 selection board. To obtain a conditional release, applicants must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1036/7) to the Chief of Naval Operations Nuclear Propulsion Program Management Branch via their detailer. The AY-19 NC MECP selection board will only consider nuclear enlisted candidates who have a conditional release included in their program application. b. For applicants not assigned to nuclear programs listed in paragraph 4a: Applicants under obligated training require a conditional release from their enlisted community manager (ECM). To obtain a conditional release, applicants must submit a NAVPERS 1306/7 to their ECM. The AY-19 NC MECP selection board will only consider enlisted candidates who have a conditional release included in their program application. 5. Once approved, board results will be released and posted at the Navy Medicine Professional Development Command (NAVMED PDC) website: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmpdc/professional- development/sitepages/. 6. Point of contact is Ms. Beverly Kemp, NAVMED PDC Code HMDT, and can be reached 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 2019, whichever occurs first. 8. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//