
STA-21 – Seaman to Admiral 21 Program
Overview
STA-21 is designed to provide an opportunity for Navy enlisted personnel who possess outstanding qualifications and motivation for a naval career to obtain a commission.
Scholarship Benefits
The STA-21 Program will keep all participants on active duty at their current enlisted pay grade. This means they will receive all the pay, allowances, benefits, and privileges they currently enjoy and will still be eligible for enlisted advancement while in the program. In addition, the Sailors will receive up to $10,000 per year to cover tuition, books, and fees.
Benefits of Attending Oklahoma
- Low cost of living
- In-state resident tuition for MECEP Marines
- Nearby administrative support - USMC Inspector & Instructor unit is only 10 miles away
- Tinker Air Force Base – 10 miles away
- Large Commissary & Exchange
- Military Hospital
- Navy Federal Credit Union, just outside the Maine Gate
- Golf Course
- Uniform Store
- Information Travel & Tours office
- 10 miles from Oklahoma City and 2.5 hours from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
- Norman, Oklahoma ranked sixth in MONEY Magazine's "Best Places to Live 2008"


