diff --git a/ietf/dbtemplate/fixtures/nomcom_templates.xml b/ietf/dbtemplate/fixtures/nomcom_templates.xml
index 1059d7073..cc0eb32c6 100644
--- a/ietf/dbtemplate/fixtures/nomcom_templates.xml
+++ b/ietf/dbtemplate/fixtures/nomcom_templates.xml
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ Questionnaire</field>
         <field to="group.group" name="group" rel="ManyToOneRel"><None></None></field>
     </object>
     <object pk="6" model="dbtemplate.dbtemplate">
-        <field type="CharField" name="path">/nomcom/defaults/position/requirements.txt</field>
+        <field type="CharField" name="path">/nomcom/defaults/position/requirements</field>
         <field type="CharField" name="title">Position requirements</field>
         <field type="TextField" name="variables">$position: Position</field>
-        <field to="name.dbtemplatetypename" name="type" rel="ManyToOneRel">plain</field>
+        <field to="name.dbtemplatetypename" name="type" rel="ManyToOneRel">rst</field>
         <field type="TextField" name="content">These are the requirements for the position $position:
 
 Requirements.</field>
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0009_remove_requirements_dbtemplate_type_from_path.py b/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0009_remove_requirements_dbtemplate_type_from_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00830a534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0009_remove_requirements_dbtemplate_type_from_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def remove_extension(apps, schema_editor):
+    DBTemplate = apps.get_model('dbtemplate','DBTemplate')
+    for template in DBTemplate.objects.filter(path__endswith="requirements.txt"):
+        template.path = template.path[:-4]
+        template.save()
+
+def restore_extension(apps, schema_editor):
+    DBTemplate = apps.get_model('dbtemplate','DBTemplate')
+    for template in DBTemplate.objects.filter(path__endswith="requirements"):
+        template.path = template.path+".txt"
+        template.save()
+
+def default_rst(apps, schema_editor):
+    DBTemplate = apps.get_model('dbtemplate','DBTemplate')
+    default_req = DBTemplate.objects.get(path__startswith='/nomcom/defaults/position/requirements')
+    default_req.type_id = 'rst'
+    default_req.save()
+
+def default_plain(apps, schema_editor):
+    DBTemplate = apps.get_model('dbtemplate','DBTemplate')
+    default_req = DBTemplate.objects.get(path__startswith='/nomcom/defaults/position/requirements')
+    default_req.type_id = 'plain'
+    default_req.save()
+
+def rst_2015(apps, schema_editor):
+    DBTemplate = apps.get_model('dbtemplate','DBTemplate')
+    DBTemplate.objects.filter(path__startswith='/nomcom/nomcom2015/').filter(path__contains='position/requirements').exclude(path__contains='/27/').update(type_id='rst')
+
+def plain_2015(apps, schema_editor):
+    DBTemplate = apps.get_model('dbtemplate','DBTemplate')
+    DBTemplate.objects.filter(path__startswith='/nomcom/nomcom2015/').filter(path__contains='position/requirements').update(type_id='plain')
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('nomcom', '0008_auto_20151209_1423'),
+        ('dbtemplate', '0002_auto_20141222_1749'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(remove_extension,restore_extension),
+        migrations.RunPython(default_rst,default_plain),
+        migrations.RunPython(rst_2015,plain_2015),
+    ]
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/models.py b/ietf/nomcom/models.py
index 521cbe233..238249ed8 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/models.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.template.defaultfilters import linebreaks
 
 from ietf.nomcom.fields import EncryptedTextField
 from ietf.person.models import Person,Email
@@ -201,7 +202,10 @@ class Position(models.Model):
         return render_to_string(self.questionnaire.path, {'position': self})
 
     def get_requirement(self):
-        return render_to_string(self.requirement.path, {'position': self})
+        rendered = render_to_string(self.requirement.path, {'position': self})
+        if self.requirement.type_id=='plain':
+            rendered = linebreaks(rendered)
+        return rendered
 
 
 class Feedback(models.Model):
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/utils.py b/ietf/nomcom/utils.py
index 55cdfa4fb..1349c175e 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/utils.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/utils.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 MAIN_NOMCOM_TEMPLATE_PATH = '/nomcom/defaults/'
 QUESTIONNAIRE_TEMPLATE = 'position/questionnaire.txt'
 HEADER_QUESTIONNAIRE_TEMPLATE = 'position/header_questionnaire.txt'
-REQUIREMENTS_TEMPLATE = 'position/requirements.txt'
+REQUIREMENTS_TEMPLATE = 'position/requirements'
 HOME_TEMPLATE = 'home.rst'
 INEXISTENT_PERSON_TEMPLATE = 'email/inexistent_person.txt'
 NOMINEE_EMAIL_TEMPLATE = 'email/new_nominee.txt'
diff --git a/ietf/templates/nomcom/requirements.html b/ietf/templates/nomcom/requirements.html
index d6f2edcad..e1f6e9afa 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/nomcom/requirements.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/nomcom/requirements.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <div class="tab-content">
     {% for position in positions %}
       <div class="tab-pane {% if forloop.first %}active{% endif %}" id="{{ position.name|slugify }}">
-        {{ position.get_requirement|linebreaks}}
+        {{ position.get_requirement|safe }}
       </div>
     {% endfor %}
   </div>