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Basic Eligibility Requirements. Applicants must
be:
Citizens of the United States and cannot be
waived.
Of good moral character and have no record of
disciplinary action 3 years before application.
Under 22 years of age on 30 June of the year they
will begin BOOST. Age waivers of one month
for each month of active duty up to 36 months
can be granted.
High school graduates or hold a GED and are
scholastically qualified.
Physically qualified.
Recommended by their commanding officer.
Applications must be received not later than 1
October of the year in which the applicant desires
acceptance into the program. Additional academic and
program eligibility requirements are specified in
greater detail in OPNAVINST 1420.1, chapter 5.
Q5. Prospective NROTC Scholarship Program
applicants must be under what age on 30 June of
the year they plan to enter the BOOST program?
Q6. At what location is BOOST training conducted?
SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL (STA)
PROGRAM
The Seaman to Admiral (STA) Program is a
full-time undergraduate education and follow-on
commissioning program applicable to enlisted
personnel of the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve
including Training and Administration of the Reserve
(TAR) personnel and Selected Reserve (SELRES)
personnel.
Personnel selected for the Seaman to Admiral
program are provided a maximum of 36 months to
complete a baccalaureate degree with benefits that
include tuition, mandatory fees, book allowance, and
full Navy pay and benefits in current paygrade as well
as opportunities to advance in enlisted rank while in
school. Following degree completion, selectees will
be transferred to Officer Candidate School (OCS) and
upon successful completion of OCS, are
commissioned as naval officers in the Unrestricted
Line. Initial appointments are as Ensigns, U.S. Naval
Reserve with a minimum service obligation consistent
with assigned designator.
Basic Eligibility Requirements. Applicants must
be:
Citizens of the United States and cannot be
waived.
Of good moral character and have no record of
disciplinary action within 3 years before
application.
At least 22 years of age, but not have reached
their 27 birthday by September of the
application year.
Serving on active duty or TAR status in paygrade
E-4 or above with at least four years of active
duty as of 30 September in the year before
applying for the program.
High school graduates or hold a GED and are
scholastically qualified.
Physically qualified.
Recommended by their commanding officer.
Applications must be received by 1 July of the year
in which the applicant desires acceptance into the
program. Additional academic and program eligibility
requirements are specified in greater detail in
OPNAVINST 1420.1, chapter 6.
Q7. What is the maximum age limit to apply for the
Seaman to Admiral Program?
OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS)
PROGRAM
OCS is an initial commissioning program for
individuals possessing at least a baccalaureate degree
from an accredited institution. Selectees for OCS may
choose, depending upon individual qualifications,
designators within the Unrestricted Line, Restricted
Line and certain Staff Corps designators. Appendix O
of OPNAVINST 1420.1 provides a description of the
designators open to qualified candidates. OCS is a
13-week program of concentrated officer training and
indoctrination located at Naval Aviation Schools
Command, Pensacola, Florida.
Enlisted applicants selected for the program who
are in paygrade E-4 or below are designated officer
candidates and advanced to paygrade E-5 upon
reporting to OCS. Enlisted applicants in paygrade E-5
and above are designated officer candidates in their
present paygrades. Graduates of OCS are appointed as
Ensigns, U.S. Naval Reserve, and incur a minimum
active duty obligation of 4 years. Certain designators
3-4
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