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United States Marine Corps Commissioning

Well, if you're looking here, chances are you want to be commissioned when you graduate.  This page is designed to outline the procedures that MECEPS and Marine Options must accomplish in order to receive an appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

REMEMBER, YOUR APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT IS DUE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO YOUR EXPECTED COMMISSIONING DATE !!

    Commissioning Timeline:

  1. Upon Arrival to the NROTC Unit: Schedule a commissioning physical, to be completed ASAP
  2. Annually: Complete Annual Certification of Physical Condition Form
  3. Summer following Junior Year (freshman year for MECEPs): Successfully complete OCS
  4. Six Months Prior to Commissioning: Application for appointment as a 2nd LT is due! This allows HQMC time to review your packet, and request revisions/clarifications.

Your Application for appointment should include the all of the following (click on links for appropriate forms):

*Instructions for filling out NAVMC 763

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Instructions For Filling out NAVMC 763

         a.   DATES:   All dates are recorded in 2-digit year, month, and day sequence separated by spaces:   e.g., 23 January 1950 is written "50 01 23."   Dates must not be entered on this form in any other format.

         b.   ITEM 1 - NAME.   Enter full last name, full first name, full middle name (or names if the individual has more than one middle name).

               (1)   If the individual was given an initial or initials rather than first and/or middle name, enter the initial or initials in quotations, i.e., "T,".   If the individual was not given a middle name or an initial, enter "NMN."

         c.   ITEM 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN).   Enter the SSN broken down in three increments of three, two, and four digits, i.e., "123 45 6789."

         d.   ITEM 3:   DATE OF BIRTH.   Enter the year, month, and day.

         e.   ITEM 4:   HOME OF RECORD (HOR).

               (1)   The HOR is the place recorded as the claimed residence upon appointment.   Do not confuse HOR with state of legal residence for tax purposes.   While some of the tests to establish each may be similar, these two items are separate.   Upon appointment, the elected HOR will be established and it may not be changed unless there is a status change that would give the individual an opportunity to make a new election.

               (2)   Record the full address ensuring that the street, house number, RFD, or RR, city, county and state are included.

         f.   ITEM 5 - GRADE APPOINTED.   Enter "2nd Lt."

         g.   ITEM 5A - CODE.   Enter "01."

         h.   ITEM 5B - DATE OF RANK.   Leave blank.

         i.   ITEM 6 - PLACE OF BIRTH.   Enter the city and state if born in the United States.   Enter the city and county for areas outside the United States.

         j.   ITEM 7 - MOS.   Enter the appropriate Military Occupational Speciality (MOS) for the occupational field (OF) for which the individual has been approved as indicated below:

OF
GROUND OFFICER
NAVAL AVIATOR

MOS
9901
7599

         k.   ITEM 8 - TEMPORARY GRADE PRESENTLY SERVING.   Enter "None."

         l.   ITEM 8A - CODE.   Enter "00."

         m.   ITEM 8B - DATE OF RANK.   Enter "N/A."

         n.   ITEM 9 - CITIZENSHIP AND ITEM 9A - CODE.   From the below chart enter in items 9 and 9A the appropriate abbreviation and corresponding code to describe the basis for the individual's citizenship.

ABBREVIATION      
USNAT











US

DERNAT





DERUS






NATLZD







RESIDENT





ALIEN

CODE      
   AA











   CA

   CB





   CC






   CD







   ND





   NY

DESCRIPTION
U.S. National by Birth (a person
born outside the United States
and its outlying possessions on
or after the date of acquisition
of such possession; a person
born outside the United States
and its outlying possessions of
parents who are nationals, not
citizens and have had residency
in the United States or one of
its outlying possessions).

U.S. Citizen by Birth

U.S. Citizen Derivative -
Naturalization (a person who
acquires U.S. citizenship after
birth through naturalization of
one or both parents).

U.S. Citizen Derivative - Birth
(a person who acquires U.S.
citizenship at birth outside the
United States of parents, one or
both of whom are U.S. citizens
at time of person's birth).

U.S. Citizen by Naturalization
(a person born outside the
United States, who has
completed naturalization
procedure and has been admitted
to United States citizenship by
a duly constituted authority).

Non-U.S. Citizen (a person who
has declared intention to
obtain U.S. citizenship by
filing INS Form N-315, N-321,
or N-325).

Non-U.S. Citizen (an alien).

         o.   ITEM 10 - SEX.   Enter "Male" or "Female."

         p.   ITEM 11 - LUMP SUM LEAVE.   Leave blank.

         q.   ITEM 12 - PERMANENT GRADE (FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT ONLY).   Enter "None."

         r.   ITEM 12A - CODE.   Enter "00."

         s.   ITEM 13 - DATE INITIAL ENTRY ARMED FORCES.   Leave blank.

         t.   ITEM 14 - RELIGION.   Enter the individual's religious preference.   Do not leave blank.   If the individual has no preference, enter "no preference."

         u.   ITEM 14A - CODE.   Leave blank.

         v.   ITEM 15 - RACE.   From the choices below, enter the individual's race.

RACE
CAUC
NEGRO
OTHER

DESCRIPTION
WHITE
BLACK
YELLOW, RED, OR OTHER

         w.   ITEM 15A - CODE.   From Instructions for completion of ARMS Forms, enter the appropriate code.   For the vast majority of both blacks and whites, the proper ethnic code will be "Y" for None.

         x.   ITEM 16 - CONTRACT LEGAL AGREEMENT.   Enter "None."

         y.   ITEM 16A - CODE.   Enter "0"

         z.   ITEM 17 - PAY ENTRY BASE DATE.   Leave blank.

         aa.   ITEM 18 - COMPONENT/CLASS,   ITEM 18A - CODE,   ITEM 19 - IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT TO ACTIVE DUTY,   ITEM 20 - MMS SOURCE CODE,   ITEM 20A - SOURCE, AND ITEM 20B - PROGRAM.   Enter the appropriate entry into each item from the below chart for the individual's program.

PROGRAM*
MECEP
NROTC GND REG M   
NROTC AVN REG M
NROTC GND REG F
NROTC GND RES M
NROTC GND RES F

ITEM 18
USMC
USMC
USMC
USMC
USMCR           
USMCR

18A
11
11
11
11
C1
C1        

19
Y     
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

20
30
26
26
26
2D  
2E

20A
531-533  
2107
2107
531-533
2106
2106

20B
MECEP
NROTC
NROAVN
NROTC
NRORES
NRORES

*GND - Ground, AVN - Aviation, REG - Scholarship, RES - College, M - Male, F - Female

         bb.   ITEM 21 - PRIOR SERVICE.   In order to establish creditable service for pay purposes, list all periods of military service prior to entering into the NROTC Program.   This includes all reserve service both prior to and after serving on active duty.   All periods of prior service listed must be supported by appropriate documentation enclosed with the individual's Application for Appointment.   Individuals in the MECEP Program may leave this information blank.

               (1)   If the individual has no creditable service, enter "None" in Item 21.1A.

               (2)   If the individual has prior service, list it starting with the oldest period first, indicating the branch of service and the component (Reserve or Regular), highest grade obtained, the date of enlistment and date of discharge.

         cc.   SECURITY INVESTIGATION.   On the top of the form in the space provided, enter the date the individual's security investigation was completed.   If the investigation was not a NAC or it was not completed by DIS, make the necessary changes.