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Participants in the Seaman to Admiral (STA-21) program receive the following pay and benefits:
Selection into the STA-21 program occurs annually in the fall. Selectees are notified in advance of their program start date, with reporting dates determined by Naval Service Training Command (NSTC).
The Naval Science Institute (NSI) provides STA-21 officer candidates with core naval knowledge, including navigation, engineering, weapons systems, military history, and justice. NSI is a six-week intensive program at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), designed to transition enlisted Sailors into future officers. All STA-21 selectees attend NSI before reporting to their assigned university.
Some STA-21 program options have specific university requirements:
STA-21 participants are encouraged to pursue technical degrees. All officer candidates (except Nurse Corps Option) must complete two semesters each of calculus and calculus-based physics. While in school, candidates must participate in all NROTC unit functions except summer cruises and additional Naval Science courses covered at NSI.
Upon successful completion of their degree, STA-21 officer candidates are commissioned as Ensigns in the U.S. Navy and report to initial officer training based on their assigned community.
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