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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM 
SELECTION BOARD//

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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) 2026 Nurse Corps (NC) Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program
(MECP) selection board, which will convene in the Fall of 2025.  NC MECP 
provides Active Duty (AD), and Training and Administration of the Reserves 
(TAR) enlisted Sailors and Marines who already have some college credit a 
path to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a commission in the NC.  
Eligible Sailors and Marines may be in any rating or military occupational 
specialty.  Reserve Component enlisted Sailors in any status other than TAR 
are not eligible.

2.  Applications must be received by 13 June 2025 and should be sent
to:
        Commanding Officer
        Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command
        Attn:  HMDT, 16th Floor
        8955 Wood Road
        Bethesda MD 20889-5611
Any required documentation not yet available when the original application 
package is submitted must be received at the above address no later than 30 
June 2025.  Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board.

3.  Reference (a), chapters 1, 2 and 5, provides application procedures and 
requirements, which should be read in their entirety.
Additional application information can be found via the Naval Medical Leader 
and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) website at 
https://www.med.navy.mil/Naval-Medical-Leader-and-Professional-Development-
Command/Professional-Development/Enlisted-Commissioning-Programs/-Medical-
Enlisted-Commissioning-Programs-/
  Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial 
commission, and 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 26 NC MECP selection board:
    a.  Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a 
nuclear Navy electronic classification and are applying for the AY 26 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 Electronic Personnel Action Request 
(NAVPERS 1306/7) form to the Nuclear Propulsion Program Management Office 
(OPNAV N133) via their detailer.
    b.  Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs must submit a NAVPERS 
1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional release.

5.  Once approved, selection board results will be released and posted via 
the NMLPDC website listed in paragraph (3).

6.  The point of contact is Beverly D. Kemp, NMLPDC, who can be reached at 
(301) 319-4520/DSN 285 or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ@health.mil.

7.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or until 30 
September 2026, whichever occurs first.

8.  Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//

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