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R 292000Z SEP 00 ZYB MIN PSN 330356J20
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01500//
NAVADMIN 249/00
 
MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO N7//
 
SUBJ//FY01 BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND
TRAINING (BOOST) ANNOUNCEMENT/
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/29SEP00//
 
AMPN/OPNAV NOTE 1500, NAVY POLICY REGARDING SUBMISSION OF
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY01 BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER
SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM//
 
RMKS/1.  BOOST OFFERS SAILORS WITH EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP
POTENTIAL AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A RIGOROUS 10-MONTH COLLEGE
PREPARATORY CURRICULUM AT NEWPORT, RI, AND PURSUE A COMMISSION
AS AN UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER OR NURSE CORPS OFFICER VIA A
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED WITH A NROTC UNIT.  UNLIKE
PREVIOUS YEARS, SAILORS SELECTED FOR THE FY01 BOOST PROGRAM WILL
REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY AND RECEIVE FULL PAY AND BENEFITS BOTH
DURING BOOST AND WHILE PURSUING THEIR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.  IN
ADDITION, AN ANNUAL EDUCATION VOUCHER WILL BE PROVIDED TO OFFSET
A PORTION OF COLLEGE TUITION, FEES, AND BOOK COSTS.
 
2.  APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY01 BOOST PROGRAM ARE BEING ACCEPTED
UNTIL 01 NOVEMBER 2000.  DETAILS OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN REF A
WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.CNET.NAVY.MIL/
WHATSNEW.HTML.  GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY REF A TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER
THAT CONTAINED IN MILPERSMAN 1530-030 FOR FY01 BOOST PROGRAM
CANDIDATES ONLY.  NAMES OF SELECTEES WILL BE PUBLISHED BY
NAVADMIN IN FEB 2001.
 
3.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING APPLICATION PROCEDURES MAY BE ADDRESSED
TO THE COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR.  ASSISTANCE MAY ALSO BE
OBTAINED FROM THE BOOST PROGRAM COORDINATOR OR STAFF AT 1-800-
NAV-ROTC, DSN 922-4944, OR COMMERCIAL (850) 452-4944, EXTENSIONS
316/317/318.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM JOHN W. CRAINE JR., N7.//
 
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