Officer candidate training program: administration; qualifications for enrollment

§ 6903. Officer candidate training program: administration; qualifications for enrollment (a) The officer candidate training program of the Navy and the Marine Corps, supplemental to other procurement programs, shall be administered by the Secretary of the Navy under such regulations as the President prescribes. (b) To be eligible for enrollment in the officer candidate training program a person must— (1) be a male citizen of the United States; (2) contract, with the consent of his parent or legal guardian if he is a minor, with the Secretary or his designated representative, to serve for such period as is required by the program; (3) agree in writing that he will accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Regular Navy or the Regular Marine Corps and that, if his commission is terminated before the sixth anniversary of his date of rank, he will accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve and not resign before that anniversary; and (4) meet the requirements for appointment under section 6904 or 6906 or for enlistment under section 6905 of this title. (c) The Secretary may give to any enlisted member of the naval service, or to any person who has had active military or naval service, such advanced standing in the program as may be justified by his education and training. (d) The Secretary may release any person enrolled in the program and separate him from the naval service when the Secretary considers that the interest of the service so requires.