FY-08 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (IPP) SELECTION BOARD:
RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS7717 1250320-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCE9778 1250300 R 050319Z MAY 07 FM PTC WASHINGTON DC//OPS// TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 114/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/FY-08 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (IPP) SELECTION BOARD// RMKS/1. THE FY-08 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IPP SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE 15 OCT 07. THE MSC IPP PROVIDES A PATH FOR QUALIFIED AND CAREER MOTIVATED ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO OBTAIN A COMMISSION AS A MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS OFFICER IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, ENTOMOLOGY, PHARMACY, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OR RADIATION HEALTH. 2. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED SAILORS, MARINES, NAVY FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS), AND ACTIVE DUTY NAVY RESERVE IN ANY RATING OR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY IN PAYGRADES E-5 THROUGH E-9 AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. RESERVISTS IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) OR SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT) OR ONE TO THREE YEAR RECALLS, OR ACTIVE RESERVE MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. 3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN OPNAVINST 1420.1A (CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 6). A SUBSEQUENT MARADMIN WILL OUTLINE CONDITIONAL RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 4. APPLICANTS MUST NOT BE ABOVE AGE 41 BY TIME OF INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND COMMISSIONING. NO AGE WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED. 5. COLLEGE BOARD (SAT OR ACT) EXAM SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO COMPLETE A BACHELORS DEGREE USING MILITARY FUNDING; THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE SAT SCORE IS 1000 (MINIMUM MATH - 460) AND THE MINIMUM ACT SCORE IS 42. GRE OR GMAT SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER NON-MASTERS DEGREE PREPARED APPLICANTS (EXCLUDING PHARMACY), WITH A REQUIRED GRE SCORE OF 900 OR A GMAT OF 500. TEST SCORE WAIVERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED. PHARMACY APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST (PCAT) SCORES. 6. APPLICANTS FOR THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL SCHOOLS ATTENDED TO NAVY MEDICINE MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND NOT LATER THAN 7 JUL 07 FOR DETERMINATION OF ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY BY THE DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THEIR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ELIGIBILITY WELL BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. 7. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN 25 AUG 07. ADDITIONAL OR AMPLIFYING DOCUMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 15 SEP 07. SAT/ACT/GRE/GMAT/PCAT OR OTHER SCORES MUST BE POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING DATE. DETAILED APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://NAVMEDMPTE.MED.NAVY.MIL/MSCIPP/MSCIPP.HTM. 8. POINT OF CONTACTS: - MS. KEMP, AT (301) 319-4520/DSN 285 - PETTY OFFICER SHIPP AT (301) 295-0925/DSN 295. 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #7717 NNNN