ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 141725Z AUG 00 ZYB MIN PSN 836950J31
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01520//
NAVADMIN 212/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N7//
 
SUBJ/OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR FY02//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNO/30NOV98//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS AND PROVIDES
SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR
PROGRAM.  WHERE INFORMATION DIFFERS BETWEEN THIS NAVADMIN
AND REF A, THIS NAVADMIN TAKES PRECEDENCE.
 
2.  THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES TWO YEARS OF
GRADUATE STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY.  A TOTAL OF THREE
OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS) ARE ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF REF A.  APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN SUMMER/FALL 2001, BEGIN STUDY
AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2002, AND COMPLETE STUDY IN
2004.  SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCT 00 TO SELECT
NOMINEES.  THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION BOARD WILL SELECT
SCHOLARS FROM THE LIST OF NOMINEES.
 
3.  OFFICERS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY APPLY
FOR THE PROGRAM:
 
A.  ACTIVE DUTY REGULAR OR RESERVE COMMISSIONED LINE
OFFICERS
B.  AT LEAST THREE YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS
OF ACTIVE DUTY AS OF 1 APRIL 2001
C.  SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC ABILITY
D.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE
E.  EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY PERFORMANCE
F.  NOT YET PARTICIPATED IN FULL-TIME NAVY SPONSORED
GRADUATE EDUCATION
 
4.  APPLICANTS WILL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH
COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT:
A.  RANK, NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, DESIGNATOR
B.  WORK/HOME ADDRESS, WORK/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND
WORK/HOME E-MAIL ADDRESSES
C.  COMMISSIONING SOURCE, YEAR GROUP
D.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND
E.  ONE PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY OFFICER EXPLAINING
WHY HE OR SHE WANTS TO BE AN OLMSTED SCHOLAR
F.  DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORES.
COMMANDING OFFICERS MAY OBTAIN DLAB TEST FROM:
    COMMANDING OFFICER
    NETPMSA (CODE 321)
    PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32509-5126
    DSN 922-1364
G.  GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORES.  INFORMATION
ON THE GRE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE LOCAL NAVY COLLEGE
OFFICE.
 
5.  APPLICATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PARAGRAPH 7 OF THIS MESSAGE AND COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MUST
REACH COMMANDING OFFICER, NETPDTC (CODE N2A5), ATTN: BILLIE
COLONNA, 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD, PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5204,
NLT 29 SEP 00.  DLAB AND GRE SCORES REQUIRED IN ITEMS 4F
AND 4G MAY BE SUBMITTED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO REACH
NETPDTC (CODE N2A5) NO LATER THAN 13 OCT 00.
 
6.  OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED FOR THE PROGRAM NEED NOT
REAPPLY.  THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY NETPDTC
(CODE N2A5) IN WRITING, VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER, OF
THEIR INTEREST IN HAVING THEIR RECORD SCREENED BY THE BOARD
FOR CURRENT YEAR AND MUST ENSURE INFORMATION IN PARAS 4A
THROUGH 4G AND 7 OF THIS MESSAGE ARE CURRENT AND ON FILE
WITH NETPDTC (CODE N2A5) BY 29 SEP 00.
 
7.  NEW APPLICANTS AND PRIOR NOMINEES MUST CONTACT THEIR
DETAILER FOR COUNSELING ON THE CAREER IMPACT OF
PARTICIPATION IN THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM.  A
WRITTEN/SIGNED STATEMENT OF DETAILER CONCURRENCE MUST BE
INCLUDED IN THE NOMINATION PACKAGE AUTHORIZING RELEASE IF
SELECTED.  DETAILER NONCONCURRENCE SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED
AND BASED ON REGULATORY GUIDANCE.  SAMPLE STATEMENT WOULD
BE:
A.  "I, (RANK, NAME), HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY DETAILER,
(RANK, NAME), OF THE IMPACT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION ON MY
CAREER."
B.  "HE/SHE CONCURS WITH MY DECISION TO PARTICIPATE AND
AGREES TO MY RELEASE ACCORDING TO PROGRAM GUIDANCE."
C. "HE/SHE NONCONCURS WITH MY DECISION TO PARTICIPATE AND
AGREES/DISAGREES TO MY RELEASE ACCORDING TO PROGRAM
GUIDANCE."
NOMINEES MUST INCLUDE THIS STATEMENT, SIGNED BY BOTH THE
APPLICANT AND HIS/HER DETAILER, TO BE PRESENTED TO THE
SELECTION BOARD.
 
8.  POC IS BILLIE COLONNA, NETPDTC (CODE N2A5), AT (850)
452-1001, EXT 2219, DSN 922-1001 OR E-MAIL: BILLIE.COLONNA
@CNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
9. RELEASED BY VADM J. W. CRAINE, JR., N7 //
 
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