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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 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) 2019 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP) selection 
board.  The AY-19 MECP selection board will convene in Fall of 2018.  MECP 
provides a path for active-duty and Full-Time Support (FTS) 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 Nurse Corps.  Reservists in a FTS status are eligible, 
however reservists in any status other than FTS are not eligible.

2.  Applications must be postmarked by 14 September 2018 and mailed
to:
    Commanding Officer
    Navy Medicine Professional Development Center
    8955 Wood Road Bldg 1 16TH Floor, Rms 16141, 16148
    Bethesda, MD 20889-5628
All required documentation must be received by 5 October 2018.
Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board.

3.  Reference (a) provides application procedures and requirements.
Chapters 1, 2, and 5 should be read in their entirety.  Additional 
application information can be found at
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmpdc/professional-
development/SitePages/Enlisted%20Commissioning%20Programs.aspx.
Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial 
commission.  Age waivers will not be granted.  A MARADMIN will outline 
conditional release procedures for active-duty Marines who are selected to 
participate in the program.

4.  Amplifying information for the AY-19 NC MECP selection board.
    a.  Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a Navy 
nuclear enlisted classification (335X, 336X, 338X, 339X) and are applying for 
the AY-19 NC MECP selection board must obtain conditional release from 
nuclear field duty prior to submitting their application for consideration 
for the AY-19 selection board.
To obtain a conditional release, applicants must submit an Enlisted Personnel 
Action Request (NAVPERS 1036/7) to the Chief of Naval Operations Nuclear 
Propulsion Program Management Branch via their detailer.  The AY-19 NC MECP 
selection board will only consider nuclear enlisted candidates who have a 
conditional release included in their program application.
    b.  For applicants not assigned to nuclear programs listed in paragraph 
4a:  Applicants under obligated training require a conditional release from 
their enlisted community manager (ECM).  To obtain a conditional release, 
applicants must submit a NAVPERS
1306/7 to their ECM.  The AY-19 NC MECP selection board will only consider 
enlisted candidates who have a conditional release included in their program 
application.

5.  Once approved, board results will be released and posted at the Navy 
Medicine Professional Development Command (NAVMED PDC) website:
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmpdc/professional-
development/sitepages/.

6.  Point of contact is Ms. Beverly Kemp, NAVMED PDC Code HMDT, and 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 
2019, whichever occurs first.

8.  Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//

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