TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 1-19-1 (continued)
(2) Montgomery GI Bill benefits
e. STA-21 combines the following programs:
(1) Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP)
(2) Fleet accession into the Naval Reserve Officer Training
Corps (NROTC)
(3) Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training
(BOOST)
7. Officer Candidate School (OCS)
a. Located in Newport, Rhode Island.
b. A ____________-week commissioning program.
c. Programs are offered for both line and staff corps officers.
d. Upon reporting to OCS, selectees who are E-4 or below are
advanced to ____________; personnel E-5 and above remain at their
current pay grades until graduation.
e. Graduates are appointed as ____________, U.S. Navy Reserve.
f. There is a minimum active duty obligation of 4 yrs.
g. Applicants must be:
(1) Citizens of the U.S.
(2) Of good moral character and have no record of disciplinary
action within three years prior to application.
(3) At least ____________ years old.
(4) ____________ graduates.
(5) Physically qualified.
(6) Recommended by their Commanding Officer.
8. Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP)
a. A program for enlisted personnel to attend college full-time and
earn a bachelor’s degree in ____________.
b. While in school, students receive full pay and allowances and are
eligible for advancement; however, students pay for their
tuition, fees, and books.
c. Graduates receive commissions as Ensigns in the Nurse Corps, U.S.
Navy Reserve.
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