Impact on the future.
Nuclear Power School instructors are responsible for training future naval officers and enlisted personnel, while gaining valuable teaching experience in an exciting and technologically advanced curriculum.
Education Opportunities for NNPTC Staff. Several local schools offer members and their dependents the opportunity to further their education while in Charleston. Just about any degree program is available with evening and weekend classes offered. In addition, several out of area schools also provide educational opportunities through online classes, video/VTC classes, and fully accredited degrees awarded based on courses taken at local schools.
Eligibility Overview.
Citizenship: Applicants must be citizens of the United States.
Sex: Open to men and women.
Age: At least 19 and less than 29 years of age at time of commissioning. Waivers may be considered on a case basis for those who would not exceed 35 at commissioning.
Education: Completed or working on a baccalaureate degree and within two and a half years of graduation, with a minimum of one year of calculus and one year of calculus-based physics. Calculus must be through differential and integral calculus of one real variable. Physics must cover the classic fundamentals of mechanics, magnetism, and electricity. Applicants who have completed a baccalaureate degree and are enrolled in a master's degree program, must be within one year of completion of the master's degree.
Marital status: No restrictions.
Physical: In accordance with restricted line standards listed in the Manual of Medicine Department, Chapter 15.
Training.
· 6 weeks in Newport, RI at Officer Indoctrination School (OIS).
· Approximately 4 months of training at Nuclear Power School prior to teaching.
Obligation.
The obligation is 4 years as a commissioned officer upon satisfactory completion of OIS.
Entitlements.
· Finishing college: While on active duty, you will be paid as an E-6
(Up to $2500 per month).
· Opportunity for advancement to E-7 for referral resulting in a new accession into the NUPOC or NPI/NR Engineer program (additional $250 per month).
· Commissioned as ENSIGN prior to OIS.
