Does the Navy still have the Delayed Entry program?

Yes, the DEP will always exist because it is what Navy Recruiting Command uses to level load boot-camp and A school seats. The time a person is in the DEP is used to train and maintain one's motivation for Navy. The meetings and face to face contacts recruiters have with Future Sailors (previously known as DEPpers) also ensures the Future Sailor (FS) maintains eligibility, and if problems arise to the point the FS cannot ship as contracted, it is the hope that the issue is found soon enough to allow for the finding of a replacement -- when a person does not ship to RTC, and a replacement is not found, the boot-camp and A school seat goes unfilled. Literally, there will be an empty seat in the classroom.

The main reason I asked this question is that I'm seeing the next generation of high schoolers coming along and I wondered if it was an option for them. Thank you all for your information!! I will pass it along! :)

Yes, My Son is in it now and has been for about 6 months. He leaves in April for Bootcamp. Then he's off to Pensacola, Fl for for his "A" school in the Advanced Technical Field of IT. He really surprised me because he loves aviation and he took a blackshoe position, but that will give him great opportunities for many various ship assignments and shore duties world wide.