Sailors in specific rates may qualify for special pay if they extend their time at sea, and should contact their career counselor for details. The document outlines various educational benefits available to sailors, including the Navy's NC-PACE distance learning program, and commissioning program deadlines. Additionally, it stresses the importance of career development and provides resources for accessing NMCI email and other career tools.

1. EXTEND AT SEA & GET PAID
If you are in the following rates with specific NECs or special duty you
may be qualified for special pay if you extend to be at sea:
ABE, ABF, AD, AO, AM,
AME, AT, AZ, BM, CS(SS),
DC, EDMC, ELT(SS), EN,
ET(SS), FC, GSE, GSM, GS,
GM, HM, IC, LS, MR, MT,
OS, PS, QM, & STG.
Contact your Career Counselor about Special Duty Incentive Pay & Voluntary Sea Duty Program for Details.

2. River City? No Problem. EMCON? No Problem. Tier Group Restriction? No Problem
Navy Knowledge Online
Get Courses Done on land or at sea.
NKO @ Sea is accessible at USS Nimitz to complete limited
Navy, DoD, Navy War College online courses - without the
Bandwidth requirement.
To access NKO at Sea in USS Nimitz, click this link & enroll a course under eLearning Tab click:
http://cvn68usv01:8280/portal/
Note: If you see
“Courses Not
Available”, it may
be due to server is
being transferred Contact your
to the Main NKO Educational Services Officer (ESO)
Server. This takes or Career Counselors for Details.
about 2 days. Keep
trying, it’s worth it.

3. Commissioning Programs KNOW THE DATE. PLAN AHEAD.
•STA-21 (Deadline July 1st). - Get your SAT/ACT now!
•Limited Duty Officer / Chief Warrant Officer (Deadline October 1st)
•Officer Commissioning School (month to month quota)
Contact your
Educational Services Officer (ESO)
Or Career Counselors for Details.
For details visit:
www.sta-21.navy.mil/ (If you plan on getting 3 years of college in the Navy)
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/administrative/ldo_cwo/Pages/default.aspx (If
you are Chief Petty Officer Board Eligible First Class & Above – No College Requirement)
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/communitymanagers/Pages/default.aspx (If you
already have a college degree completed)

4. NCPACE-DISTANCE LEARNING
NCPACE Distance Learning is an exclusive
Navy educational benefit to all Sea Duty
(Type 2) command to continue our College
& Masters Degree Education from
nationally & regionally accredited College
& University without using our Tuition
Assistance (TA) or GI Bill.
For details visit: https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/ncp/ncpace.cfm
Another unique benefit of NCPACE is that you can complete this course at your
own pace / time - some of our staff earned a 3 unit course in less than 3 weeks
just by completing the homework & exams instead of waiting for the usual 90 day
course term to complete. This is done via computer but NO internet or bandwidth
required. The only cost is the textbook & CD.
This is not NCPACE-Instructor Led. The NCPACE-IL may be available
for information about 1 month prior to deployment (Jan 2013)
Contact your Educational Services Officer (ESO) for Details.

5. Get Certified - Free
Contact your Educational Services Officer (ESO) for Details.

6. Navywide Exam & Advancement
Your Key to Perform To Serve Success
September 6, 13 & 20 – 2012 in Fallon
January 17 – 2013 (E7) TBD
March 7, 14 & 21 – 2013 in Nimitz
Contact your Squadron ESO & CCC for Details.

7. Career Development Board
Your Key to your Career Success & Command Success.
When?
•30 Days upon Report
•Perform To Serve
•12, 24 & 36 months
•Special Programs
•Advancement Cycles
•As Needed.
Contact your Command Career Counselor for Details.
Everyone may be accountable but you are responsible to your own career success

8. NMCI Web Outlook Access
Did you missed an important email
from your NMCI or Shore email?
No Problem.
Access your NMCI email on your web tier hours with your
CAC-PKI card & click:
https://webmail.west.nmci.navy.mil/exchange/
Contact your local ADP / IT Petty Officers for Details.

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