Discussion.
After long consideration and consultation with leadership in the field,
NHQ is announcing an increase in annual enrollment fees. This is done
with reluctance but we find it necessary in order to meet operating expenses
and commitments while maintaining a balanced budget. Each year costs rise.
To help defray costs to members, the federal grant will be used to partially
fund the increase in the enrollment fees by paying for part of the insurance
costs associated with membership. Accordingly, the new enrollment fees
effective 1 January 2004 are as follows:
NSCC/NLCC
Cadet |
OF/MID/INST
NOT ON ACDU |
OFF/MID/INST
ON ACDU |
$46.00
|
$13.00
|
$8.50
|
NSCC/NLCC fees will now be the same. There are several reasons for this.
First, the medical insurance costs are the same for all in the program.
Secondly, it costs as much to process and administer to a NLCC cadet as
it does to process any other individual. Thirdly, the NLCC cadet can now
transition to the NSCC at no additional costs. The cadet's expiration
of enrollment will remain the same and the parent will not be required
to pay any money to transition a NLCC cadet. In this regard the unit will
simply identify the cadet by letter as transitioning to the NSCC. NHQ
will issue a new ID card to expire on the cadet's current enrollment date.
Units and parents are encouraged to re-enroll the cadet if the expiration
of the cadet's enrollment is close at hand (3 months or less).
NSCC/NLCC annual enrollment FEES ARE BASED ON FOUR FACTORS: cost of program
operation and administration by NHQ; cost of group accident and health
premium; cost of liability insurance premium; and funding of Regional
Directors’ allowance. The following breakout of annual enrollment
and fees for NSCC/NLCC personnel are effective:
| |
Accident /
Health
Premium |
Liability
Premium |
Admin
Fee |
RegDir
Allow. |
Enroll-
ment
Fee |
NSCC/NLCC
CADETS |
($4.75) |
|
$40.50 |
$5.50 |
$46.00 |
Off/Mid/Inst
Not on ACDU |
($4.75) |
$12.95 |
|
|
$13.00 |
Off/Mid/Inst
On ACDU |
|
$12.95 |
|
|
$8.50 |
NSCC/NLCC Cadets must be continuously enrolled. Accordingly, the date
of a cadet's re-enrollment expiration date will be the same as the date
of his or her last previous enrollment plus one year. The only exception
to this policy is in the case of cadets granted a leave of absence (LOA)
as permitted by Para 1030.1 of NSCC Regulations. In this case, the expiration
of enrollment will be one year after the date the LOA expires.
Present NSCC policy (NSCC Action Ltr 9-02) allows cadets who have reached
age 18 but have not graduated from high school to remain in the NSCC until
September 30th of the year in which they graduate from high school. Accordingly,
partial enrollments are acceptable for cadets in this category, to be
computed on the basis of four ($4) dollars for each month extended beyond
the present expiration of enrollment.
There are only two general types of I. D. Cards; one for NSCC and another
for NLCC. All adults will be issued the NSCC ID Card. Only NLCC cadets
will get the NLCC unique card. There will be no change in the $3.00 fee
assessed for each lost, stolen, mutilated card replaced by NHQ.
Action. Unit commanding officers shall implement this revised enrollment
fees effective 1 January 2004. Reference (b) is cancelled effective 1
January 2004.
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