Navy resurrects bachelor’s degree program to diversify officer talent pool
By Diana Stancy Correll
Mar 16, 10:53 AM
Officer Candidate School attendees perform physical training during their junior officer candidate push at Officer Training Command Newport, Rhode Island, March 2. Those in the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program will head to OCS after graduating college. (Candidate Officer Christian Sana/Navy)
The Navy is reviving its Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program as it aims to expand the Navy’s “talent pool” of future officers.
The program, which was phased out in 2003 due to budgetary reasons, provides financial assistance to college students who agree to complete Officer Candidate School after graduation from college.
The program’s restoration stems from recommendations included in the Task Force One Navy report released in February 2021. The task force was created in June 2020 to address systemic racism within the service, evaluate racial disparities in the military justice system, and examine the fairness of the promotion and advancement process to eliminate “destructive biases.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/03/16/navy-resurrects-bachelors-degree-program-to-diversify-officer-talent-pool/