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SUBJ/FY-15 SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL-21 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT//
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 AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE
FY-15 SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL-21 (STA-21) COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.
2. STA-21 IS A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND COMMISSIONING PROGRAM
OPEN TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF ALL PAYGRADES AND RATINGS WHO MEET THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN REF (A).
3. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY-15 STA-21 PROGRAM IS
1 JULY 2014. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE THE
DEADLINE DATE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICATIONS BE MAILED PRIOR TO THE
DEADLINE AS EARLY SUBMISSION IS BETTER AND ALLOWS TIMELY FEEDBACK TO THE
SAILOR FOR SUBMISSION OF MISSING OR ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS. DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION TO AN APPLICANT'S PACKAGE IS 1 AUGUST
2014. NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS CAN BE ADDED AFTER THIS DATE. THE SELECTION
BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND THE SELECTEES WILL BE
ANNOUNCED VIA NAVADMIN.
4. THE FOLLOWING TARGET OPTIONS AND CORE ARE OPEN FOR APPLICATION FOR THE
FY-15 SELECTION BOARD: SURFACE WARFARE (SWO), SURFACE WARFARE/INFORMATION
PROFESSIONAL (SWO/IP), SURFACE WARFARE/ OCEANOGRAPHY (SWO/OCEANO), NUCLEAR,
SPECIAL WARFARE (SEAL), EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD), NAVAL FLIGHT
OFFICER (NFO), PILOT, CIVIL ENGINEERING CORPS (CEC), AND NURSE CORPS.
5. THE FOLLOWING TARGET OPTIONS HAVE ZERO SELECT OPPORTUNITY FOR
FY-15: HUMAN RESOURCES (HR), INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION WARFARE, MEDICAL
CORPS, OCEANOGRAPHY, SUPPLY CORPS, AND SURFACE WARFARE/ ENGINEERING DUTY
(SWO/ED).
6. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ADDRESSES LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FY-14 STA-21
SELECTION PROCESS AND BOARD. THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO PRECLUDE COMMON
ERRORS:
A. OF THE 469 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR FY-14, ONLY 310 WERE BOARD
ELIGIBLE. A TOTAL OF 50 WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FY-14 STA-21
PROGRAM.
B. EACH YEAR, PACKAGES ARE NOT CONSIDERED DUE TO NON-QUALIFYING SAT/ACT
TEST SCORES, MISSING COMMANDING OFFICER (CO) ENDORSEMENT, RECENT NON-JUDICIAL
PUNISHMENT, MISSING PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT(PFA) CYCLES, MISSING OR
ILLEGIBLE SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS, AND NOT MEETING PROGRAM AGE OR PFA
REQUIREMENTS.
C. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BEFORE SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MAILED ONLY WHEN FULLY COMPLETED.
OFFICER INTERVIEW BOARDS SHALL CONSIST OF THREE OFFICERS; THE APPLICANT'S CO
IS NOT A BOARD MEMBER AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT AN INTERVIEW APPRAISAL SHEET.
THE CO'S PERSONAL INTERVIEW SHOULD ONLY BE CONDUCTED AFTER THE APPLICATION IS
COMPLETE AND THE OFFICER INTERVIEW BOARD HAS SUBMITTED THEIR APPRAISALS. THE
FULL PICTURE OF AN APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC AND OFFICER POTENTIAL CAN ONLY BE
DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE SAT/ACT SCORES, HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS,
AND A COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGE.
D. THE CO'S ENDORSEMENT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY THE RANKING
OF THE INDIVIDUAL AMONG HIS/HER PEERS. THE ENDORSEMENT SHOULD CONTAIN
SPECIFICS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL'S ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, COMMITMENT, LEADERSHIP,
SERVICE ABOVE SELF, AND POTENTIAL AS A NAVAL OFFICER. CO COMMENTS SHOULD
SPECIFY THE PRIMARY OPTION TO WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS APPLYING AND ADDRESS
HOW THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS QUALIFICATIONS FOR THAT OPTION.
E. AN INTERVIEW BOARD AND NOMINATION REVIEW BOARD SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A). IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT OFFICERS OF THE APPLICANT'S
DESIGNATOR OF CHOICE, IF AVAILABLE, BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
INTERVIEW/NOMINATION REVIEW BOARD TO ASSESS THE APPLICANT FOR THEIR
COMMUNITY. OFFICER APPRAISALS PROVIDE IMPORTANT INSIGHT ON THE APPLICANT.
APPRAISAL FORMS SHOULD BE TYPED IN 10 OR 12 POINT FONT. FOR JUNIOR SAILORS
WITH ONLY SCHOOL HOUSE EVALUATIONS, THE CO MUST ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN HIS OR
HER ENDORSEMENT.
F. THE APPLICANT'S PERSONAL STATEMENT SHOULD ADDRESS WHY THE SAILOR
WANTS TO BECOME AN OFFICER, HOW THE SAILOR'S SELECTION WOULD IMPROVE THE
NAVY, AND WHY THE SAILOR IS APPLYING FOR A SPECIFIC OPTION. SAILORS MUST
ALSO ADDRESS ANY HARDSHIPS OR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED THEIR CHARACTER.
JUNIOR SAILORS SHOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. HIGH
SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS RARELY PROVIDE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON INVOLVEMENT IN
SPORTS, CLUBS, VOLUNTEER WORK, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, APPLICANTS SHOULD EXPLAIN
ANY MITIGATING ISSUES THE BOARD NEEDS TO CONSIDER (I.E., POOR HIGH SCHOOL OR
COLLEGE GRADES AND UNEXPLAINED GAPS).
G. THE APPLICATION IS A REFLECTION OF THE APPLICANT.
APPLICANTS MUST REVIEW THEIR PACKAGES IN THEIR ENTIRETY BEFORE SUBMITTING.
CHECK FOR MISSPELLED WORDS AND GRAMMAR ISSUES. ENSURE ALL TRANSCRIPTS (HIGH
SCHOOL AND ALL COLLEGES) ARE ENCLOSED.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE PHYSICAL READINESS TEST (PRT) WITH
PERFORMANCE IN THE GOOD CATEGORY WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. FOR APPLICANTS WHO
RECEIVED A WAIVER ON THE MOST RECENT PRT, POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FROM THE
MOST RECENT OBSERVED SCORE FROM THE LATEST FULL TEST TAKEN WITHIN A YEAR OF
APPLICATION (I.E., FALL 2013 AND SPRING 2014). A GRADE OF SATISFACTORY OR
FAILURE OF EITHER OF THE ABOVE TWO REQUIRED PRTS WILL MAKE THE APPLICANT
INELIGIBLE. QUALIFYING SAT/ACT SCORES ARE REQUIRED. INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL
RECOMMENDATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS, OR OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PART OF THE
PACKAGE.
7. THE NAVY NEEDS INNOVATIVE AND BOLD MEN AND WOMEN TO LEAD, THINK
CREATIVELY, CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS, AND TAKE WELL-CALCULATED RISKS.
TODAY'S NAVY IS COMPOSED OF MEN AND WOMEN REPRESENTING DOZENS OF DIFFERENT
ETHNIC GROUPS AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. THE NAVY'S
ABILITY TO MEET LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES RELIES ON HAVING LEADERS FROM OUR
ENTIRE NAVY WHO REFLECT OUR VERY BEST.
8. APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
COMMANDER
NAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND (OD2/STA-21)
250 DALLAS STREET, STE A
PENSACOLA, FL 32508-5268
9. FOR QUESTIONS, SPECIFIC DETAILS, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES REFER TO REF (A), QQQQ CONTACT YOUR
COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR, OR VISIT THE STA-21 WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.STA-
21.NAVY.MIL FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.
10. POINT OF CONTACT IS NAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND, OFFICER DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE, AT (850) 452-9563 OR VIA E-MAIL AT PNSC_STA 21@navy.mil.
11. THIS MESSAGE IS CANCELLED FOR RECORD PURPOSES 30 SEPTEMBER 2015.
12. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL W. F. MORAN, N1.//
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