Hi all,
I'm a 2010 USNA Graduate and submarine officer who manages NUPOC Accessions for the Navy. NUPOC is an alternative commissioning source to ROTC and USNA that functions quite differently and focuses on engineers and other STEM majors (predominantly, but not exclusively).
The program will pay students at the E6 (promotable to E7 while in school and inclusive of BAS/BAH) pay grade for up to 30 months to complete their degree, at which point they commission via either OCS or ODS depending on their chosen designator. This time as a student counts towards military retirement and the vesting of the post-9/11 GI Bill, and does not entail any outside responsibilities (no uniforms, no special classes, no limitations on other jobs or internships/co-ops, no drilling, etc). Their only requirements as a student are to (a) stay drug-free, (b) maintain their grades, and (c) pass a fitness exam semi-annually. This also counts as time in service for pay purposes in the future. NUPOC is not a scholarship. It goes directly to the students' checking account.
Please see the websites below. The first is the official Navy website. The second is a site that I built and maintain and that will be maintained by my office into the future that breaks down the program and pulls the curtains back to the extent I can (no "black boxes" here) on how we determine who goes to interview. It also includes an applicant profile and an extensive compilation of reference links to facilitate further research by potentially interested students.
https://www.navy.com/joining/college-options/nupoc.html
https://nupocaccessions.blogspot.com/
The positions that are available through NUPOC are:
1. Submarine Officer
2. Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer
3. Nuclear Power School Instructor
4. Nuclear Prototype Instructor
5. Naval Reactors Engineer
I hope you find this to be helpful and informative. Much more detail is available in the links above.
Best regards,
Brian Linville
USNA '10
Nuclear Officer Accessions Manager
I'm a 2010 USNA Graduate and submarine officer who manages NUPOC Accessions for the Navy. NUPOC is an alternative commissioning source to ROTC and USNA that functions quite differently and focuses on engineers and other STEM majors (predominantly, but not exclusively).
The program will pay students at the E6 (promotable to E7 while in school and inclusive of BAS/BAH) pay grade for up to 30 months to complete their degree, at which point they commission via either OCS or ODS depending on their chosen designator. This time as a student counts towards military retirement and the vesting of the post-9/11 GI Bill, and does not entail any outside responsibilities (no uniforms, no special classes, no limitations on other jobs or internships/co-ops, no drilling, etc). Their only requirements as a student are to (a) stay drug-free, (b) maintain their grades, and (c) pass a fitness exam semi-annually. This also counts as time in service for pay purposes in the future. NUPOC is not a scholarship. It goes directly to the students' checking account.
Please see the websites below. The first is the official Navy website. The second is a site that I built and maintain and that will be maintained by my office into the future that breaks down the program and pulls the curtains back to the extent I can (no "black boxes" here) on how we determine who goes to interview. It also includes an applicant profile and an extensive compilation of reference links to facilitate further research by potentially interested students.
https://www.navy.com/joining/college-options/nupoc.html
https://nupocaccessions.blogspot.com/
The positions that are available through NUPOC are:
1. Submarine Officer
2. Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer
3. Nuclear Power School Instructor
4. Nuclear Prototype Instructor
5. Naval Reactors Engineer
I hope you find this to be helpful and informative. Much more detail is available in the links above.
Best regards,
Brian Linville
USNA '10
Nuclear Officer Accessions Manager