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PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) implemented an enhanced Navy-wide voluntary education program Oct. 1, which will streamline and expand the opportunity for Sailors to pursue college degrees during their Navy careers. The program will build on the academic credit Sailors earn for Navy training and on- the-job work experience.

Called the Navy College Program (NCP), the program serves as the umbrella for the current components of voluntary education, and adds several new features. NCP integrates all components into a single system and will be introduced in three phases over the next year.

"In the past, young people joined the Navy to get money to go to college after their service," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay L. Johnson said. "Now, young people will join the Navy to go to college while serving their country. This is a powerful notion, and one that will benefit the Sailor, the Navy and the nation. It's going to be a wonderful homerun for the Navy and we're very excited about it."

"As the Navy College Program is phased in over the coming year, we believe it will help provide focus for our Sailors who want to get a college degree on their own time, at their own pace both ashore and while they're deployed," said Chief of Naval Education and Training Vice Adm. John Craine.

According to Deputy Director of Naval Training, Dr. Allen Zeman, "The Navy College Program is a systemization of a lot of existing programs. It takes all the pieces of old programs that worked and creates a total education system. The goal is to create an environment designed to accommodate the varying academic needs of Sailors."

New features of the program will be introduced in three phases.

During the first phase (Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1999), Sailors will notice new enhancements. On Oct. 1, Navy Campus offices were renamed Navy College Offices. Sailors can visit academic advisors at the offices for advice on which degree path to choose. Office facilities are being upgraded to meet Navy College Office standards and will be staffed with additional academic advisors.

To expand the availability of information on NCP and academic advice, a new Navy College Center in Pensacola, Fla., was established to provide Sailors easy access to information about the NCP. The center, manned by educational counselors seven days a week, 15 hours a day, is accessible through e-mail, a 1-800 number, DSN access and through the NCP web site. As of Nov. 17, the web site had logged more than 36,000 hits.

Also, beginning Oct. 1, every Sailor graduating from Boot Camp and evaluated "A" schools and "C" schools, are being given a summary transcript showing the American Council on Education's (ACE) recommendation for academic credit. Boot Camp graduates receive three college credits.

Another unique aspect of the NCP is the rating-specific roadmap. Rating-specific roadmaps outline the ACE recommended college credit for Navy training and rating- related work experience across a Navy career. This roadmap will assist Sailors in making informed choices on their selection of a college degree program. Rating roadmaps are available on the NCP web site and from local Navy College Offices.

In phase two (January 2000 - Sep. 30, 2000) Sailors will be able to access, view and download copies of their transcript. Also, Sailors can request a copy of their transcript from their local Navy College Office or the new Navy College Center in Pensacola, Fla. The Sailor/Marine Corps American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART) is a computer-generated transcript that will automatically record the recommended college credit a Sailor earns for military training and work experience. Sailors can also submit official copies of their SMART to academic institutions of their choice.

"The Navy College Program will be geared toward the reality of life at sea, and we will use the Internet to provide Sailors with on-line access to their college transcript," explains CNO.

Also during this phase of the program, using Service Members Opportunity Colleges-Navy (SOCNAV) as the foundation, partnerships with colleges and universities will be established to develop rating-specific degree options so that these institutions will accept, to the maximum extent possible, college credit for Navy training and experience. This will enhance the current network of 85 colleges and universities supporting Navy education programs.

Additionally, the goal of the new NCP partnerships will be to simplify acceptance, enrollment, residency requirements and the acceptance of college credit transferred from other academic institutions. The new education partners will develop degree roadmaps to allow Sailors to easily see how their credit earned from Navy training and work experience, off-duty education, and credit-by-examination fit into a specific degree program.

During phase three (October 2000 and beyond), the Navy College Program will evolve into a fully mature program. Navy College Offices will continue to be upgraded, availability of academic advice will continue to expand, and Sailors will have more degree options available, including rating-related degree programs maximizing the credits earned from Navy training and job experience.

The CNO added that personal development begets professional development. "This is a program that's going to make our Sailors more capable of doing their job," Adm. Johnson said.

For more information about the Navy College Program, visit your local Navy College Office, call the Navy College Center at 1-877-253-7122/DSN 922-1828, or visit the web site at www.navycollege.navy.mil.

Editor's Note: Request editors fax printed NCP stories to CNET Public Affairs at 850-452-4863.

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