Active duty enlisted personnel seeking their commission are an integral part of NROTC San Diego. They fully integrate into the battalion and serve in vital leadership roles and as mentors to our midshipmen.
STA-21 Program
The Seaman to Admiral (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.
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MECEP
The Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) is an enlisted to officer commissioning program designed to provide outstanding enlisted Marines the opportunity to serve as Marine Corps officers. Marines selected for MECEP who successfully complete Officer Candidate School and graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree will be commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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For those individuals who have completed OCS and have been accepted by one of the universities in the San Diego NROTC consortium, please contact the MECEP sponsor coordinator at nrotcsdmeceps@gmail.com to be assigned a MECEP sponsor. If there are any questions about MECEP, NROTC San Diego, or your university that are not answered by the MECEP Handbook, feel free to contact your assigned MECEP sponsor or the Marine Officer Instructor, Capt. Karnes, at bkarnes@sandiego.edu for further information.