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Program Overview:
CURRENT COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS
In the past, there were over a dozen different paths for Sailors to become commissioned officers, Seaman to Admiral being just one of them. This wide array of programs lacked uniformity in benefits, selection procedures, educational opportunities, and program requirements. This created a very confusing web of program applications, deadlines, and choices for fleet applicants and, quite frankly, is very cumbersome for the Navy to manage and administer. Consequently, there were countless Sailors in the fleet who would make outstanding commissioned officers, but due to program restrictions, educational background, or financial concerns, they did not apply.
For all of these reasons and more, the Navy combined most of these current commissioning paths into one consolidated program that preserves the Seaman to Admiral name made popular by Admiral Boorda: Seaman to Admiral-21 (STA-21). The STA-21 Commissioning Program is designed to meet the goals of the Navy in the 21st Century, while at the same time creating a fair and equitable system for outstanding active duty Sailors to receive a top-notch college education and become commissioned officers in the Unrestricted Line (URL); Restricted Line in Human Resources; Special Duty Officer in Intelligence, Warfare (formerly Cryptologic) and Oceanography; Staff Corps in Civil Engineering (CEC), Medical Corps (MC), Nurse Corps (NC), or Supply Corps (SC).
The following fleet commissioning programs were combined to create the STA-21 Program:
Seaman to Admiral
Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP)
Aviation Enlisted Commissioning Program (AECP)
Nuclear Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP)
Civil Engineer Corps Enlisted Commissioning Program (CECECP)
Fleet Accession to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC)
(Includes Nurse Option)
Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST)
What makes the STA-21 Program so different from most of the other commissioning programs is its fairness to the Sailor. Some of the previous enlisted commissioning programs required Sailors to pay their college tuition by themselves. Others removed the student from active duty status, thus taking away any source of income. The STA-21 Program will keep all participants on active duty at their current enlisted pay grade. This means they will receive all the pay, allowances, benefits, and privileges they currently enjoy and will still be eligible for enlisted advancement while in the program: Time spent in school will not count towards retirement, however, it will count towards pay purposes. Sailors will receive up to $10,000 per year to cover tuition, books, and fees. The Sailor will pay any costs above $10,000 per year. Participants attending inexpensive universities that do not require use of the entire $10,000 for any year will not be able to keep the difference.
Although the applicant's history of fleet performance will receive consideration during the selection process, emphasis will be placed on the identification of those applicants who possess the academic and leadership potential necessary to become outstanding Naval officers.
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STA-21 how to
Started by Chris B.. Last reply by Chris B. Sep 21, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
"So you want to be an officer, and youwant a free college degree, have you considered the Seaman toAdmiral 21 Program!Now that you have enlistedin the Navy, and have become familiar with the service…Continue
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom on November 23, 2010 at 8:47pm
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Our son is a 2nd class selectee :-)
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Comment by Chris B. on November 23, 2010 at 8:41pm
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So who made rank? Lee found out today that he made first class. As an OC, he'll never put on the stripes, but he will get the pay!
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STA21 FY11 RESULTS Congratulations to the new OC's.
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Thanks for getting back
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It is never too early to apply. Your son has until 7/1/2011 to apply for STA-21 FY 2012. Putting a package together may take a while---it's a process. See the "STA-21 how to" link above for specifics. Some sailors in the program applied multiple times (like my son--3 times). Good luck.
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My son just started A school in Goose Creek as an Nuke EM. He has an AA in Liberal Arts and changed his Major to Construction Management Engineering where he had a 4.0 this past semester before he left for Great Lakes. He is out of High School for 4 years now. Would you suggest he retake the SAT or ACT? I know his ASVAB scores were pretty good to get into his program. Is it too early to start putting this application together
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Lee had his first day of class yesterday. He started at 4AM for PT with the Battalion. His goal is to get straight A's (lofty indeed). He is a Business major taking Chemistry and German.
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This is, left to right, Talia (John's girlfriend), John (Lee's roommate), and my son Lee 7/9/10 at NSI dinner. Both of these OC's applied to STA-21 three consecutive years. John was an alternate all three years! STA-21 FY 10 results were announced 11/12/09. John got a call this February informing him that they needed an NFO (he applied for pilot), he had two hours to decide, needless to say, he accepted.
Perseverance and determination pay off.
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Comment by Mark D on July 1, 2010 at 7:56am
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Chris
I am sorry to say that we are not going to be able to make it up this time due to work schedules.
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