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NAVADMIN 127/08
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SUBJ/FY-09 SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL-21 (STA-21) PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/02MAY2003//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1A, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING
PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NAVADMIN IS TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS AND
PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE FY-09 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 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN REF A AND ON THE STA-21
WEBSITE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION LINK. SELECTEES ARE PROVIDED A
MAXIMUM OF 36 MONTHS OF FULL-TIME, YEAR-ROUND STUDY TO COMPLETE A
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. PARTICIPANTS WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY WHILE
ATTENDING COLLEGE AND RECEIVE PAY, ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND PRIVILEGES
OF CURRENT PAYGRADE. IN ADDITION, SELECTEES WILL RECEIVE AN EDUCATION
VOUCHER FOR UP TO 10,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR TO COVER TUITION, FEES, AND
BOOK COSTS.
3. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY-09 STA-21
PROGRAM IS 1 JULY 2008. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR
BEFORE THE DEADLINE DATE. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION TO AN APPLICANT'S PACKAGE IS 1 AUGUST 2008. FOR THE
FY-09 STA-21 APPLICATIONS, SERVICE MEMBERS IMPACTED BY THE DANTES
TESTING SUSPENSION MAY SUBMIT A PARTIAL APPLICATION PACKAGE, LESS ONLY
THEIR AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) OR SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST
(SAT) SCORES, NLT 1 JULY 2008. THOSE PARTIAL APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE
AN ENDORSEMENT BY THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER CERTIFYING THAT THE DANTES
TEST SUSPENSION HAS PROHIBITED THE APPLICANT FROM RECEIVING THEIR
SAT/ACT RESULTS PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2008. THOSE APPLYING WITH THESE
PARTIAL APPLICATION PACKETS MUST SUBMIT THEIR ACT/SAT TEST SCORES
BEFORE 1 SEPTEMBER 2008. ACT/SAT SCORES UP TO 3 YEARS OLD MAY BE
SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE PACKAGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CANDIDATE.
NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS CAN BE ADDED AFTER THIS DATE.
NAMES OF SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY NAVADMIN IN OCTOBER 2008.
4. LESSONS LEARNED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ADDRESSES LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THE FY-08 STA-21 SELECTION PROCESS AND BOARD. THIS
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO PRECLUDE COMMON ERRORS.
A. OF OVER 850 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, ONLY 713 WERE BOARD ELIGIBLE. A
TOTAL OF 210 WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FY-08
STA-21 PROGRAM.
B. EACH YEAR, PACKAGES ARE STILL NOT CONSIDERED DUE TO NON-QUALIFYING
SAT/ACT TEST SCORES, NO SAT/ACT TEST SCORES SUBMITTED, NO CO
ENDORSEMENT, RECENT NJP, AND MISSING OR ILLEGIBLE SUBMISSION OF
DOCUMENTS.
C. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BEFORE SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION. THE SELECTION PROCESS IS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MAILED ONLY WHEN FULLY COMPLETE.
OFFICER INTERVIEW BOARDS AND THE CO'S PERSONAL INTERVIEW SHOULD ONLY BE
CONDUCTED AFTER THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE. THE FULL PICTURE OF AN
APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC POTENTIAL CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE
SAT/ACT SCORES AND HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS.
D. AN INTERVIEW BOARD AND NOMINATION REVIEW BOARD SHALL BE CONDUCTED
PER REF A. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT OFFICERS OF THE APPLICANT'S
DESIGNATOR CHOICE, IF AVAILABLE AT A BASE OR COMMAND, BE ASKED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERVIEW/NOMINATION REVIEW BOARD TO ASSESS THE
APPLICANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. NOMINATION REVIEW BOARDS SHOULD BE
EXTERNAL OF THE COMMAND. IN THE EVENT THAT A NOMINATION REVIEW BOARD
OUTSIDE THE COMMAND CANNOT BE CONVENED, THE COMMAND SHOULD PRESENT
THREE ADDITIONAL INTERVIEW APPRAISALS TO ADD TO THE PACKAGE OR AN
EXPLANATION OF WHY THE DIRECTED PROCESS COULD NOT BE FOLLOWED. HOW
OTHER OFFICERS VIEW THE APPLICANT CARRIES SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT. FOR
JUNIOR SAILORS WITH ONLY SCHOOLHOUSE EVALUATIONS, THE CO MUST ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE IN HIS OR HER ENDORSEMENT. SAILORS MUST ADDRESS ANY
HARDSHIPS OR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED THEIR CHARACTER AND JUNIOR
SAILORS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. HIGH SCHOOL
TRANSCRIPTS RARELY PROVIDE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON INVOLVEMENT IN
SPORTS, CLUBS, VOLUNTEER WORK, ETC.
EACH CANDIDATE SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO INCLUDE IN THEIR PERSONAL
STATEMENT REASON(S) FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE STA-21 PROGRAM, WHAT THEY
HAVE DONE TO DESERVE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROGRAM, AND WHAT THEY
WOULD DO WITH THE OPPORTUNITY IF SELECTED. ADDITIONALLY, APPLICANTS
SHOULD EXPLAIN ANY MITIGATING ISSUES THE BOARD NEEDS TO CONSIDER (I.E.,
POOR HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE GRADES, UNEXPLAINED GAPS).
5. DIVERSITY WITHIN THE NAVY'S OFFICER COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR
FUTURE SUCCESS. I REQUEST ALL COMMANDING OFFICERS, COMMAND CAREER
COUNSELORS AND SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS ENCOURAGE ALL QUALIFIED SAILORS
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
6. APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
COMMANDER
NAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND (OD2/STA-21) 250 DALLAS STREET, STE A
PENSACOLA, FL 32508-5268
7. SPECIFIC DETAILS, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
AND SELECTION PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND IN REF A AND AT THE STA-21
WEBSITE UNDER PROGRAM OPTIONS AT HTTPS://WWW.STA-21.NAVY.MIL.
8. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO COMMAND
CAREER COUNSELORS OR TO NAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND OFFICER
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (OD2) AT (850) 452-9563 OR EMAIL AT
pnsc_sta21@navy.mil.
9. RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.//
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