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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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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 May 22, 2010 at 8:32pm
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Nice. How exciting!
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Comment by Chris B. on May 22, 2010 at 6:49pm
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I talked to my son this evening. He got his kahki uniform from the tailor today. Tomorrow is the first day in the Officer Candidate uniforms. He won't be able to leave the barracks for while--standard procedure. The will be able to go off base 7/4/10 to be in a parade in Bristol RI.
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Deadline is definitely 7/1. Our son is trying to wrap up his package but is also up against a special exercise and deployment looming. I suspect this first year will NOT be his year but it will be good prep work for next years' package.
Wow...4:45 am..........he's going to be happy to go to school!!!
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Today is day two at NSI from my-no-longer-PO2 son. He is now an Officer Candidate. He is looking forward to getting his khaki uniform in a few days. He sleeps much better now--they wake them up a 4:45 AM! He is able to use his cell phone in the evening after dinner. It is really great to hear from him. Boot camp, for me as a parent, was miserable.
Mary,
STA-21, according to my son, is the best officer ascension program in the military. He ought to know--he applied three times! Let me know if you need any information. I'll do what I can to help. The deadline is 7/1 right?
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Hey Chris, our son is getting ready to submit his first package for STA-21. It's been a learning process. We look forward to hearing about NSI. Congrats to your son!
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beautiful in the summer but in the winter
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SPU...Staff Pick Ups are instructors at prototype either fresh from the pipeline or sea returnees from the fleet (shore duty). As a secure facility, when a Nuke leaves the command his ID is "face punched" or destroyed.
In the late 1970's I lived in Rochester and Syracuse...Upstate around Albany is a beautiful part of the country.
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i lived for 40 yrs just south of Troy Ny not far from Balston Spa
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sorry, what does SPU mean, and then face punched
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Yes. After Prototype in NY my son was picked up for SPU as an instructor. He got "face punched" Friday. LOL. The picture on his ID was punched, then the ID was destroyed. He no longer has access to the plant. He is looking forward to the next phase of his military career.
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