Deadline for Medical In-service Procurement Program Approaching
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS080328-21
Release Date: 3/28/2008 3:29:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ken Ingram, Naval Personnel Command Public Affairs
MILLINGTON, Tenn (NNS) -- The Navy announced requirements for the Medical Service Corps (MSC) In-service Procurement Program (IPP) in NAVADMIN 078/08, released March 26.
The MSC IPP provides a path for qualified and career motivated active duty enlisted personnel to obtain a commission as a MSC officer in health care administration, environmental health, industrial hygiene, pharmacy, physician assistant, or radiation health, according to the message.
Applications for the program are due no later than Aug. 20. Submission criteria can be found in OPNAVINST 1420.1A (chapters 1, 2, and 6).
IPP is open to active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines and Navy full-time support in pay grades E-5 through E-9. Applicants must be under the age of 42 by the time of initial commissioning. No age waivers will be granted, according to the message.
College entrance exam scores are required for all applicants requesting to complete a bachelor's degree using military funding. The minimum acceptable SAT score is 1,000 and the minimum ACT score is 42. For applicants applying to the physician assistant program, only SAT scores will be accepted.
For more information, see NAVADMIN 078/08 at www.npc.navy.mil.
For more news from Navy Personnel Command Navy, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.
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