Thank you for your interest in joining the NOAA Corps! We currently offer two application cycles for a new recruit at our Basic Officer Training Classes and one application for an inter-service transfer (IST). The IST process is strictly for active duty commissioned aviators in the rank of O-1 to O-4 with under twelve years of active duty time served. 

To begin a new application or to update your existing application, please log into the NOAA Corps E-Recruit System.

NOAA Corps Recruiting Unit
NOAA Commissioned Personnel Center
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (800) 299-6622 (Toll Free)
Email: NOAACorps.Recruiting@noaa.gov

Announcements 

• The application window for BOTC 142 is now live!
• The application window for IST 10012 is now live!

Applicants may begin their application by visiting the online NOAA Corps E-Recruit System. The application deadline for BOTC 142 is 11 NOV 2022 and for IST 10012 is 17 March 2023.

Recruiting Events*

The NOAA Corps Recruiting Branch has confirmed the following Fall 2022 Career Fair events, below.  Please check back for more events beyond October.

Fall 2022

University of Southern California (in-person) - Thursday, September 15 @ 10:00 a.m.

University of Minnesota Duluth (virtual) - Friday, September 16 @ 11:00 a.m.

Virginia Tech Engineering Fair (virtual) - Friday, September 16 @ 10:00 a.m.

University of North Dakota (in-person) - Tuesday, September 20 @ 11:00 a.m.

Colorado State University (in-person) - Wednesday, September 21 @ 12:30 p.m.

White House HBCU Summit (in-person) - Thursday, September 22 @ 09:00 a.m.

University of Delaware (virtual) - Thursday, September 22 @ 3:00 p.m.

Florida A&M (virtual) - Thursday, September 22 @ 10:00 a.m.

University of Maryland STEM fair (virtual) - Friday, September 23 @ 11:00 a.m.

Federal Asian Pacific American Council (in-person) - Friday, September 23 @ 11:00 a.m.

University of Wyoming Big Job Fair (in-person) - Tuesday, September 27 @ 12:00 p.m.

University of Georgia (in-person) - Wednesday, September 28 @ 12:00 p.m.

Cal State Monterey Bay (in-person) - Wednesday, September 28 @ 10:00 a.m.

University of Georgia Engineering and Computer Science Fair (in-person) - Thursday, September 29 @ 4:00 p.m.

University of Miami (in-person) - Monday, October 3 @ 1:00 p.m.

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi (in-person) - Tuesday, October 4 @ 1:00 p.m.

SUNY Maritime (in-person) - Tuesday, October 4 @ 1:00 p.m.

University of North Dakota (virtual) - Wednesday, October 5 @ 12:00 p.m.

University of Rhode Island Engineering & Technology (in-person) - Wednesday, October 5 @ 11:00 a.m.

Florida Tech Aeronautics Fair (in-person) - Wednesday, October 5 @ 1:00 p.m.

University of Minnesota Science and STEM (virtual) - Friday, October 7 @ 12:00 p.m.

American Indian Science and Engineering Summit, Palm Springs (in-person) - Thursday, October 6 - Saturday, October 8

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach (in-person) - Tuesday, October 11 @ 9:00 a.m.

Santa Clara University STEM Fair (virtual) - Wednesday, October 12 @ 4:00 p.m.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Life Sciences and Biotech (in-person) - Thursday, October 13 @ 10:00 a.m.

University of Southern Mississippi (in-person) - Thursday, October 13 @ 11:30 a.m.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (in-person) - Thursday, October 13 @ 4:00 p.m.

University of Washington, Seattle STEM Fair (in-person) - Tuesday, October 18 @ 2:30 p.m.

Old Dominion University (in-person) - Tuesday, October 18 @ 11:00 a.m.

Norwich University (in-person) - Wednesday, October 19 @ 10:00 a.m.

Kansas State, Salina Aerospace and Technology Fair (in-person) - Wednesday, October 19 @ 12:00 p.m.

North American Cartographic Information Society (in-person) - Friday, October 21 @ 10:40 a.m.

Ohio State University Graduate Fair (virtual) - Wednesday, October 26 @ 11:00 a.m.

Oregon State University Earth, Environment, & Life Sciences Fair (virtual) - Wednesday, October 26 @ 2:00 p.m.