Opnavinst 1420.1 Enlisted To Officer Commissioning Programs Application

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T oR F. A Bachelor of Science degree is awarded upon
graduation. Graduates are commissioned as Ensigns, U.S. Naval Reserve, or as Second Lieutenants, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.?

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True

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T or F. The minimum service obligation is 5 years active duty and 3 years
Reserve upon initial appointment as an officer?

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True

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What does NAPS stand for and what does is it for?

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The Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) provides
intensive instruction and preparation for the academic, military and physical training curricula at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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T or F. Applicants of the Naval Academy do not have to be citizens of the United States?

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False

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Applicants of the Naval Academy must be least what age and not have past what birthday?

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17 years of age and must not have passed their 23rd birthday on Induction Day (the day Midshipman report
to the Naval Academy and take their oath of office as Midshipman)

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What does OCS stand for?

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Officer Candidate School (OCS)

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T or F. OCS is an initial commissioning program for
individuals possessing at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution?

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True

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T or F. 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?

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True

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Graduates of OCS are
appointed as Ensigns, U.S. Naval Reserve and incur a minimum active duty obligation of how many years?

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4 years

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What is MECP?

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MECP is a Nurse Corps commissioning opportunity. It
provides a pathway for active duty enlisted personnel of all
ratings, who possess some college credit, to obtain a
baccalaureate degree in nursing and ultimately a commission in the Nurse Corps

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T or F. MECP is intended to serve as a precursor to medical school, or for physical therapy, physician assistant, or other health care specialty?

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False

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What does MECP stand for?

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Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program

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T or F. MECP students receive full pay and allowances
for their enlisted paygrades and are eligible for advancement while in college?

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True

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T or F. Selectees in the MECP are required to complete degree
requirements in not more than 36 consecutive calendar months and attend school on a full-time, year-round basis beginning in the fall of the year selected?

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True

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What does MSC IPP stand for?

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Medical Service Corps In-service Procurement Program

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What is the Medical Service Corps In-service Procurement Program?

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MSC IPP for Health Care In-service Procurement
Program provides a pathway to officer commissions for motivated active duty enlisted personnel who meet the eligibility criteria
for Health Care Administration (HCA), Physician Assistant (PA), Radiation Health Officer (RHO), Environmental Health Officer (EHO), Industrial Health Officer (IHO), Entomology, and Pharmacy

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T or F. MSC IPP students receive full pay
and allowances in their current enlisted paygrades and are
eligible for advancement while in college?

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True

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T or F. The LDO and CWO programs provide commissioning opportunities to qualified senior enlisted personnel (and CWOs)?

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True

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Who are are technically oriented officers who perform
duties in specific occupational fields and require strong
managerial skills?

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LDOs

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Who are technical specialists who perform duties requiring extensive knowledge and skills of a specific occupational field?

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CWOs

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T or F. Active duty and TAR personnel selected for CWO
receive an initial appointment as a CWO2 in the U.S. Navy and incur a minimum active duty obligation of 4 years?

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True

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T or F. Active duty CWOs selected for LDO will be appointed in the permanent grade of LTJG (02E) in the U.S. Navy?

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True

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T or F. Applicants of LDO program must be Serving in paygrade E-7 through E-8 or be an E-6 selection board eligible for E-7?

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True

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Applicants for the LDO program must have at least how many years active duty service and no more that what?

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Active duty must have at least 8, but not more than
16 years of active duty service

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T or F. Applicanst of the CWO program must be serving in paygrade E-7 through E-9 and E-6 personnel selected for E-7?

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True

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T or F. Applicanst of the CWO program must be on Active duty and must have at least 12, but not more than
24 years of active duty service

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True

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What is the Seaman to Admiral Program?

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A commissioning program that provides an excellent opportunity for highly motivated active duty enlisted
personnel in the Navy or Naval Reserve, including Training and
Administration of the Reserves (TAR), Selected Reserve (SELRES), and Navy Reservists on active duty, except for those on active
duty for ACDUTRA to include annual training (AT) and initial
active duty for training (I-ACDUTRA), to complete requirements for a baccalaureate degree and earn a commission in the
Unrestricted Line (URL), Nurse Corps (NC), Supply Corps (SC), Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), or Special Duty (Cryptology, Intelligence)Officer

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What is BOOST?

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A 3- or 6-month college preparatory program located at Naval Education and Training Center (NETC), Newport, RI

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T or F. Seaman to Admiral Program students receive full pay, allowances, and benefits for their enlisted pay grades and are eligible for advancement while participating in the program

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True

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T or F. You must be able to complete degree requirements and be commissioned prior to 31st birthday for the Seamen to Admiral Program?

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True

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T or F. For the Seamen to Admiral program you must have scores from
a test taken within 3 years of application due date. A minimum score of 500 Math and 500 Verbal on the SAT test or a minimum score of 21 Math and 20 English on the ACT test?

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True

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What does LDO stand for?

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Limited Duty Officer

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T or F. Enlisted members who apply to the U.S. Naval Academy and
are not selected for direct entry are not automatically considered for entrance into NAPS?

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False

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T or F. NAPS students are on
active duty enlisted status in the U.S. Navy?

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True

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T or F. Any enlisted man or woman in the Navy or Marine Corps, or the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve on active duty may apply?

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True

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To be considered for NAPS, applicants should not have passed what age by the 1 July of the year that they will enter NAPS?

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22nd birthday

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T or F. All applicants must obtain a nomination from an official source?

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True

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T or F. To be considered for a Secretary of the Navy nomination, a candidate should obtain an SAT score of 550 Math and 500 Verbal, or ACT scores of 24 Math and 22 English?

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True

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Candidate packets should be
completed by what date of the year for which the service member is applying for entry?

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1 March

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T or F. The Naval Academy's Admissions Board will remain
the final authority on whether a member meets the academic
requirements based on a "whole person assessment"?

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True

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Service members offered an appointment must have a
minimum of how many months of active obligated service, as of 1 July of the entering year?

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24 months

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T or F. Midshipmen who are separated or whose resignations
are accepted after the start of the junior year, but before
completing the course of instruction, may be transferred to the Reserve component in an enlisted status and ordered to active duty for not less than 2 years, but no more than 4 years?

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True

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T or F. Naval Academy graduates, upon appointment, are required to serve on active duty for a minimum of 6 years active and 4 years Reserve?

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False (5 and 3)

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T or F. Candidates for the Naval Academy/NAPS receiving
Permanent Change of Station orders, for execution subsequent to
applying for this program, should not be transferred until
officially notified of selection or non-selection to the Naval
Academy or NAPS?

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True

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Each candidate must remit approximately how much money, upon admission to the Naval Academy, as an entry deposit, which is applied to the initial uniform issue?

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$2,500

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T or F. OCS candidates must meet two consecutive “goodlow”
final PRT scores for entry into the program?

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True

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How long is the OCS program?

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13 weeks

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T or F. For Surface Warfare (1165), you must be at least 19 years of age and be able to complete OCS and be
commissioned prior to the 29th birthday. Waivers may be
considered up to the 31st birthday?

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True

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T or F. For Restricted Line and Staff designators, you must be at least 19 years of age and be able to complete OCS and be commissioned prior to the 35th birthday. Waivers will not be considered. Commissioning prior to the 35th birthday is
a Title 10 requirement

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True

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T or F. For Special Warfare and Special Operations
Officer, applicants must have baccalaureate degrees.
Educational and/or professional experience in mathematics, electronics, computer technology, physics, or engineering
is desired?

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True

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T or F. All applicants for the
OCS program do not have take the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR)?
examination

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False

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T or F. For the INTEL Community, the minimum OAR score is 45?

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True

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T or F. Applicants must be recommended by their commanding officers?

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True

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How many officer interviews is required for applicants?

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A minimum of three

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T or F. The officer(s)
conducting the interviews should be in pay grades 0-3 and above if possible, and only one of the interviewing
officers can be in the applicant's immediate chain of
command?

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True

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Applicants for OCS programs must have at least how many months of obligated service remaining on current
enlistment upon receipt of orders to OCS?

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6 months

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T or F. Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP) is a a precursor to medical school?

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False

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T or F. MECP is available to members serving on active duty as enlisted personnel in any rating of the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve?

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True

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T or F. Long distance learning programs are acceptable for Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP)?

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False

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T or F. Selectees are required to complete the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in not more than 36 consecutive calendar months and attend school on a full-time, year-round basis,
beginning in the Fall semester following selection?

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True

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T or F. Graduates from MECP must complete State licensure
requirements to become a registered nurse?

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True

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Applicants for MECP must not have reached what birthday age by the time of initial appointment and
commissioning?

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35th birthday

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T or F. Upon successful completion of a baccalaureate
degree in nursing the candidate will receive a permanent appointment in the grade of Ensign in the Nurse Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve?

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True

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T or F. For the MECP program payment of the Selective
Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) is not authorized for selectees who reenlist for the purpose of meeting the obligated service
requirement?

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True