Academic Year 2024 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program Selection Board

Posted on April 4, 2023 Updated on April 2, 2023

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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM 
SELECTION BOARD// 
 
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APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN message solicits applications for the Academic Year 
(AY) 2024 Nurse Corps Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (NC MECP) 
selection board.  The AY-24 NC MECP selection board will convene in the Fall 
of 2023.  NC MECP provides a path for Active Duty (AD) and Training and 
Administration of the Reserve (TAR) 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 
NC. Reserve Component enlisted Sailors in any status other than TAR are 
not eligible. 
 
2.  Applications must be postmarked by 1 September 2023 and mailed to: 
 
    Commanding Officer 
    Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command 
    Attn:  HMDT, 16th Floor 
    8955 Wood Road 
    Bethesda MD 20889-5611 
 
Any additional required documentation not yet available for the original 
application package must be received no later than 15 September 
2023.  Incomplete packages will not be reviewed by the board. 
 
3.  Reference (a), chapters 1, 2, and 5, provide application procedures and 
requirements which should be read in their entirety. Additional application 
information can be found via MyNavy Portal (MNP) 
at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning-programs on 
the NC MECP link.  Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by 
the time of initial commission. Age waivers will not be granted.  A Marine 
administrative message will outline conditional release procedures for AD 
Marines who are selected to participate in the program. 
 
4.  Amplifying information for the AY-24 NC MECP selection board: 
    a.  Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a 
nuclear Navy enlisted classification and are applying for the 
AY-24 NC MECP selection board must obtain conditional release from nuclear-
field duty prior to submitting their application for consideration.  To 
obtain a conditional release, an applicant must submit an Enlisted Personnel 
Action Request (NAVPERS 1306/7) to the Nuclear Propulsion Program Management 
Office (OPNAV N133) via their detailer. 
    b.  Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs must submit a 
NAVPERS 1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional 
release. 
 
5.  Once approved, the selection board results will be released and posted 
via MNP at the NC MECP link. 
 
6.  Point of contact is Ms. Beverly D. Kemp, Naval Medical Leader and 
Professional Development Command, who can be reached at (301) 319-4520/ 
DSN 285 or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ@health.mil. 
 
7.  This NAVADMIN message will remain in effect until superseded or 
30 September 2024, whichever occurs first. 
 
8.  Released by Ms. Lisa M. St. Andre, Acting N1.// 
 
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