Enlisted Airmen can apply for new nurse commissioning

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WASHINGTON (AFNEWS) --  The Air Force is now accepting applications from qualified enlisted members for a new enlisted commissioning program.

The Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, or NECP, will give enlisted members the opportunity to complete a full-time bachelor of science degree in nursing at an accredited university while on active duty. The nurse corps hopes to select 50 students for the upcoming fall semester.

"We are very excited to offer this accelerated nursing scholarship to our enlisted Airmen," said Maj. Gen. Melissa A. Rank, assistant Air Force surgeon general of the Medical Force Development and Nursing Services.

"They are the backbone of our Air Force and a proven, reliable and highly respected force multiplier," the general said.

"We see this endeavor as a win-win all around; the nurse corps gains vital military-tested and proven nursing assets, the Air Force retain these invaluable members of our family, and the individual gains exceptional knowledge and skills to further their academic and professional careers," she said.

The NECP selection board is scheduled to convene at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in July. Applications must be received no later than June 25.

Applicants must:
- Be active duty, E-4 and above
- Be a citizen of the United States (a certified copy of birth certificate, passport or certificate of citizenship/naturalization is required)
- Be commissioned by age 42
- Be worldwide qualified
- Meet all the requirements for commissioning
- Meet all prerequisites to complete an academic review
- Have completed 59 semester hours of graded college coursework from a regionally accredited college or university
- Have completed the following courses as part of the required 59 hours:
· general psychology
· anatomy and physiology I and II (labs required)
· microbiology (lab required)
· chemistry I and II (labs required)
· nutrition
· statistics
(College Level Examination Program coursework will be accepted, with the exception of labs)

For more information or to apply, click here, and look  under "Nurse Corps News." 

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