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NAVADMIN 096/22 
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// 
 
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 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) 2023 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (NC 
MECP) selection board.  The AY-23 NC MECP selection board will 
convene in the Fall of 2022.  NC MECP provides a path for Active 
Duty (AD) and Training and Administration of Reserve (TAR) 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 NC.  Reserve component 
enlisted Sailors in any status other than TAR are not eligible. 
 
2.  Applications must be postmarked by 1 September 2022 and mailed 
to: 
    Commanding Officer 
    Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Center 
    8955 Wood Road 
    Bldg 1 16TH Floor Rooms 16141 16148 
    Bethesda MD 20889-5611 
 
Any additional required documentation, that was not yet available 
for the original application package, must be received no later than 
15 September 2022.  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-23 NC MECP selection board. 
    a.  Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who 
hold a nuclear Navy enlisted classification and are applying for the 
AY-23 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 (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 MNP at the NC MECP link. 
 
6.  Point of contact is Ms. Beverly D. Kemp, Navy Medicine 
Professional Development Center (Code 03C HMDT), who can be reached 
at (301) 319-4520/DSN 285 or via e-mail at 
beverly.d.kemp.civ@mail.mil. 
 
7.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 
September 2023, whichever occurs first. 
 
8.  Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// 
 
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