DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1120.10A
N131
5 Oct 2017
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1120.10A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: APPOINTMENT OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS IN THE
CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS OF THE NAVY
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 1210.5A
(b) SECNAVINST 1000.7F
(c) DoD Instruction 1300.04 of 27 December 2006
(d) DoD Instruction 1310.02 of 26 March 2015
(e) 10 U.S.C.
(f) DoD Instruction 1312.03 of 22 November 2013
(g) SECNAVINST 1420.1B
(h) OPNAVINST 1427.2
1. Purpose. To provide direction and guidance for:
a. Appointment of officers in the civil engineer corps (CEC), including appointment in the
Active and Reserve Components under references (a) through (d).
b. Voluntary recall of officers of the CEC to the active duty list (ADL).
c. Awarding of entry grade credit on appointment in the CEC under reference (e), sections
533 and 12207, and under reference (f).
d. Major changes in this revision include alignment of citizenship requirements with
Department of Defense (DoD) policy, revised entry age requirements, and clarification of
accreditation requirements for engineering degree. This instruction is a complete revision and
should be read in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1120.10.
3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction applies to all individuals appointed as Active and
Reserve Component officers in the CEC (designator 510X), including officers transferred from
another uniformed Service, reserve officers transferred into the Active Component, reserve
officers recalled voluntarily to the ADL, and officers transferred from the line community or
another staff corps into the CEC. Reference (a) contains additional guidance on the transfer of
Reserve CEC officers into the Active Component of the CEC, the transfer of Active and Reserve
Component officers between the line and CEC, and between another staff corps and CEC.
