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E-6/7/8 candidates with 8 to 16 years of service
are eligible for LDO Ensign (ENS).
E-7/8 candidates with 12 to 24 years of service
are eligible for CWO2.
E-9 candidates with 2 years in grade and not
more than 24 years of service are eligible for
CWO3.
The time-in-rate (TIR) date is used to compute
minimum and maximum eligibility.
Candidates for CWO2 and CWO3 compete on
an equal basis.
The terminal eligibility date is extended to 1
October of the year of application.
After 1 year of service as a CWO, a person may
compete for selection to LDO at paygrade O-2.
Prior military service that parallels current
service can be counted to meet minimum
eligibility requirements.
Application deadlines
Active duty applications for LDO and CWO
must be forwarded to Navy Personnel Command
(PERS-811D) and postmarked not later than 1
August of the year in which application is made.
Addenda must be forwarded (via unit
commanding officer) and be received not later
than 1 January of the calendar year the selection
board convenes.
Inactive duty applications for LDO and CWO
must be forwarded to Navy Personnel Command
(PERS-92D) and postmarked not later than 1
December of the year in which application is
made. Addenda must be forwarded (via unit
commanding officer) and be received not later
than 1 April of the calendar year the selection
board convenes.
When candidates are selected for CWO or LDO,
the ESO should provide them with a copy of Useful
Information for Newly Commissioned Officers,
NAVEDTRA 12967. The ESO should also provide
them with the following information:
Newly commissioned CWOs and LDOs attend
officer indoctrination school at Naval Air Station
Pensacola, Florida. The school consists of 5
weeks of instruction. Instruction emphasizes
oral and written communication, administrative
and legal procedures, Navy programs and topics,
military duties and courtesies, sea power and
Leadership Training Course, specifically
designed for their experience levels.
CWO candidates receive CWO sea pay—a
monthly amount plus $100 for those persons
with over 2 consecutive years of sea duty.
LDO candidates receive LDO sea pay—a
monthly amount plus $100 for those persons
with over 3 consecutive years of sea duty.
A CWO with 3 years of commissioned service is
eligible to retire as a CWO with 20 years of total
service. (Because of a misunderstanding of the
existing law, many people erroneously believe a
CWO must have 10 years of commissioned
service.)
Additional program eligibility requirements are
specified in greater detail in OPNAVINST 1420.1,
chapter 14.
Q12. What instruction covers the application
procedures for the LDO/CWO programs?
OFFICER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Learning Objectives: Identify programs available to
qualified officers to continue their education.
There are several programs for continuing
education available to officers. As the ESO it will be
important for you to have a basic knowledge of these
programs.
The ESO will also be responsible for
knowing where to obtain the procedures for applying
for these programs.
GRADUATE EDUCATION VOUCHER
PROGRAM
The Graduate Education Voucher (GEV) Program
(formerly the Tuition Assurance-TASS Program)
provides unrestricted line officers (URL) the
opportunity to pursue a graduate degree. The GEV
Program provides up to $40,000 for two years of
off-duty graduate education for O-3 active duty list
URL officers from the 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, and
13XX communities with demonstrated superior
performance and upward career mobility. For more
information on the GEV Program visit the web site:
www.nps.navy.mil/code031a.
OFFICER LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Officer Law Education Program allows
selected naval officers to enter an American Bar
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