UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141518Z MAR 22 MID200001581584U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 066/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/23FEB22// REF/B/DOC/8JUN15// NARR/REF A IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 147, THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM. REF B IS NAVMED P-117, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program (BDCP). The BDCP is a collegiate program that provides a financial incentive to college students to complete their baccalaureate degree and earn a commission as an unrestricted line officer (URL) upon successful completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS). The BDCP boards will convene in conjunction with professional recommendation boards to select 50 highly qualified applicants to attend OCS during the fiscal year 2023 and beyond shipping years. Applications will be accepted for the following URL designators: aviation (pilot and naval flight officer), special warfare (SEAL), special operations and surface warfare officer. Candidates interested in the nuclear officer (submarine and surface) communities should refer to the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program (Program Authorization (PA) 100A). 2. This program is open to civilians, enlisted personnel in the Navy Reserve (Active or Inactive Reserve) and enlisted personnel in the Reserve Components of other Armed Services (Inactive). Inactive Reserve personnel from other components must be discharged or released from their service obligation prior to acceptance to the BDCP. Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen who have received pay entitlements, subsistence allowance, tuition or fees are not eligible. All applicants must be U.S. citizens. 3. Education requirements for application to the BDCP a. Applicants must be enrolled in or accepted for transfer to a regionally accredited four-year college or university that does not have an established NROTC unit or NROTC cross-town agreement. b. Applicants must have completed at least 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of credit from an accredited college or university. Applicants who have already completed their baccalaureate degree should apply for direct accession OCS programs outlined in PAs 100, 100D, 100E and 106. c. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. No waivers below 2.8 will be authorized. d. Major. No restrictions, however, majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or those studies which have a direct application to a naval career will be given strong consideration at the selection board. e. BDCP selectees complete college as full-time students attending all normal school sessions (two semesters or three quarters) at a minimum. f. Official transcripts must be submitted to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) upon completion of each school term. Selectees will be disenrolled if they fail to disclose complete academic transcripts or if there is evidence of transcript tampering in any way. Please see reference (a) for additional GPA and enrollment requirements. g. Baccalaureate degree requirements must be fulfilled within 24 months. Selectees must have an approved degree completion plan prior to enlistment in order to determine the projected graduation date. h. Participation in non-mandatory co-op or work study program will not be authorized if such participation will cause a delay in the projected graduation date. i. BDCP selectees will not be permitted to extend their projected graduation date, cease attending classes, change majors, enter exchange programs or transfer schools without specific approval of CNRC. Failure to obtain permission may result in disenrollment. 4. Additional BDCP Requirements a. Applicants must meet pre-commissioning/accession physical standards in line with reference (b), as well as any additional requirements imposed by the PA for the specific designator for which they have applied. b. Applicants must be within the prescribed age limits and meet designator-specific testing requirements (such as aviation selection test battery, officer aptitude rating and physical screening test) in line with the PA for which they are applying for. No waivers will be accepted. 5. Applicants may only request consideration for one community in their application. Interested SEAL officer candidates should contact the SEAL Officer Community Manager (OCM) (OPNAV N137) to fully understand the unique timing of their selection process. 6. Benefits a. BDCP selectees will receive full pay and allowances (except clothing) at the rate of Officer Candidate Petty Officer (OCPO) Third Class, but must pay for tuition, books and other school related expenses. b. Selectees who make the deans list during two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters are eligible for a one-time meritorious advancement (maximum E-6) on the first day of the month following completion of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in the program. c. Any BDCP selectee who provides CNRC a referral which results in an accession to an officer commissioning program (collegiate, direct appointment or direct commission) will be eligible for a one- time advancement to the next higher paygrade (maximum E-6). d. Both opportunities will allow for two possible advancements up to OCPO1 (E-6) (maximum) while in the program, one for academic achievement and one for a referral leading to an officer accession. e. Upon completion of baccalaureate degree requirements, selectees will be advanced to OCPO2 (E-5), if not previously advanced. Selectees who have previously advanced to OCPO1 will maintain their current paygrade. All BDCP selectees who have completed baccalaureate degree requirements will maintain pay and benefits while awaiting enrollment in the next available OCS class. 7. Enlistment requirements. BDCP selectees will be required to enlist in order to receive pay and financial incentives for joining the BDCP. After enlisting, selectees will be ordered to the nearest Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG). Selectees will be placed in an Active-Duty status as OCPO3s (E-4) and graduate as OCPO2s in the Navy Reserve and will incur all rights and responsibilities thereof. If already in the Navy Reserve, selectees will be placed in an Active-Duty status at their current rank, if higher. The NTAG will be responsible for coordinating management and administration of BDCP selectees including indoctrination, physical readiness testing, urinalysis, identification cards, service records, pay and other administrative requirements until they report to OCS. 8. Service obligation a. BDCP selectees must volunteer to serve four-years Active- Duty from the date of enlistment. This obligation is superseded automatically upon earning a commission. b. Commissioned Active-Duty obligated service will be as required by the appropriate designator PA in effect at the time of enlistment. Total commissioned service obligation is eight years. This obligation may be served as a combination of active service and reserve service, with a minimum active service obligation of four years (or longer, depending on the specific PA). d. BDCP selectees who disenroll or attrite from this program prior to commissioning for any reason other than medical or physical disqualification will normally be required to complete recruit training, unless previously graduated from Navy recruit training, and serve on active duty for 24 months. CNRC or Director, OCS may effect orders to recruit training. Enlisted Active-Duty will normally commence within 60 days of disenrollment. e. If not physically qualified for commissioning or enlistment, BDCP selectees will be discharged. The type of discharge and reenlistment code will be determined by CNRC with recommendation from the applicable OCM. f. Selectees who become not physically qualified for commissioning but who are physically qualified for enlistment may be made available for recruit training or discharged as desired by the BDCP candidate. g. Selectees who become not physically qualified for a previously approved designator shall submit a change of designator request to CRNC who will coordinate the request with Military Community Management Office (BUPERS-3) prior to candidate attendance at OCS. h. Selectees who attrite will be administratively reduced to paygrade E-3 prior to entry to recruit training. i. No specialized Navy training will be authorized following recruit training unless the member agrees to extend Active-Duty obligation to meet the service obligation of the training program requested. 9. Indoctrination a. Upon receiving a baccalaureate degree, BDCP selectees will be assigned to the next available OCS class. All selectees shall complete OCS in Newport, RI. If a selectee fails to successfully complete OCS for any reason other than injury, that selectee will be required to serve the remainder of their enlisted contract. b. Follow-on training will be in line with the PA for the specific designator for which they will be accepted. 10. Applicants interested in applying for BDCP as well as inquiring about board convening dates and deadlines should contact their local Navy officer recruiter or command career counselor (if interested member is in the Navy Reserve). Additionally, questions may be referred to the BDCP Program Manager: LCDR James Barfoot, Branch Head, General Officer Accessions (CNRC N311) at (901) 874-9419 or via e-mail at james.e.barfoot.mil(at)us.navy.mil. Questions concerning the SEAL program may be referred to the SEAL OCM (OPNAV N137) at (703) 604-5005 or via e-mail at SEAL_OCM(at)navy.mil. 11. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 28 February 2024, whichever occurs first. 12. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//