{"id":36710,"date":"2018-12-21T16:53:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/21\/sailors-needed-for-awesome-degree-completion-program-do-you-qualify\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:57:15","slug":"sailors-needed-for-awesome-degree-completion-program-do-you-qualify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/2018\/12\/21\/sailors-needed-for-awesome-degree-completion-program-do-you-qualify\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailors needed for awesome degree completion program \u2014 do you qualify?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials are urging active-duty enlisted sailors in the over 26,000-strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/bupers-npc\/enlisted\/community\/crypto_it\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Information Warfare Community<\/a> to apply for a new in-residence bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree completion program at <a href=\"http:\/\/ni-u.edu\/wp\/\" target=_blank>National Intelligence University<\/a> in Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors who hold ratings as cryptologic and information systems technicians, plus intelligence specialists, can apply \u2014regardless of pay grade \u2014 as long as they\u2019ve accrued <a href=\"http:\/\/ni-u.edu\/wp\/eligibility-criteria\/\" target=_blank>enough academic credits<\/a> to finish their degrees during an intensive 12 months of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a great opportunity for highly motivated and disciplined students who can thrive in an academic environment with little supervision and a demanding course load,\u201d said Navy Cmdr. 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The application deadline for the next term is Jan. 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/12\/navy-appoints-first-w-1-officers-in-four-decades-whats-next\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WarrantAnchors-Edit.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy appoints first W-1 officers in decades. What\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A trio of cyberwarriors will pin on the W-1 rank on Sept. 1, 2019, and the other three will join them a month later on the first day of the new federal fiscal year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNIU has three programs that fit the needs of Navy IW Community sailors,\u201d said Leese. \u201c <a href=\"http:\/\/ni-u.edu\/wp\/academics\/schools\/college-of-strategic-intelligence\/bachelor-of-science-in-intelligence-bsi\/\" target=_blank>Bachelor of Science in Intelligence<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ni-u.edu\/wp\/academics\/schools\/college-of-strategic-intelligence\/master-of-science-of-strategic-intelligence\/\" target=_blank>Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ni-u.edu\/wp\/academics\/schools\/college-of-science-and-technology-intelligence\/master-of-science-and-technology-intelligence\/\" target=_blank>Master of Science and Technology Intelligence<\/a>, with five slots for each of the three programs, a total of 15 quotas per year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leese told Navy Times that future quota numbers could be squishy because of the needs of the Navy and the number of qualified candidates could fluctuate annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sailors begin with a two-part application process. They apply to the school to get accepted for study and submit a package with the intelligence community detailer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/bupers-npc\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Navy Personnel Command<\/a> to go there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the school accepts a sailor with <a href=\"http:\/\/ni-u.edu\/wp\/eligibility-criteria\/\" target=_blank>enough credits<\/a> to complete the program, Navy Personnel Command will launch a selection board to sift through the candidates and select a new crop of selections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"761\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISimage.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISimage.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISimage.jpg.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISimage.jpg.jpg?resize=768,487 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISimage.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,649 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Intelligence Specialist Seaman Apprentice Debra Daniel, from Bowling Green, Ky., observes the landing platform dock Green Bay from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. IS sailors can apply for an awesome degree completion program. (photo by MC3 Michael Molina\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who are selected will be transferred under permanent change of station orders to the campus in Bethesda, Maryland, in time to start school in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ll carry a full academic load throughout the year until they complete their degrees, or for the span of 12 months, whichever comes first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In exchange, the sailors must give back the time to the Navy \u2014 one year at the school plus four more in the fleet. The service obligation can be fulfilled through reenlistment or extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors must already hold, or be eligible to receive, a Top Secret \/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. 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