ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 201807Z NOV 00 ZYB MIN PSN 912058J25 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //1400// NAVADMIN 296/00 OPER/N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/15MAY1997// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1401.4A, ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. NASA HAS ANNOUNCED THE INITIATION OF ITS BIENNIAL SELECTION CYCLE FOR ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES. SELECTIONS WILL BE FOR THE CLASS CONVENING IN AUG 02 WITH NAVY ASTRONAUT NOMINATIONS DUE TO NASA BY 15 JUN 01. A BOARD TO SELECT NAVY CANDIDATES WILL CONVENE 30 APR 01. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO PERS-446B NLT 1 MAR 01. 2. PROGRAM DETAILS, SELECTION CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN REF A. APPLICATION PACKAGES MAY BE REQUESTED AND OBTAINED BY WRITING COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, PERS-446B, 5720 INTEGRITY DR., MILLINGTON, TN 38055-4460 OR EMAIL WITH FULL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, TO: P446B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL AND CC: P446B1@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL; OR REQUEST ONLINE DIRECT TO NASA AT WWW.JSC.NASA.GOV/AH/JSCJOBS/ASO/ASCAN.HTM. 3. COPIES OF SF-88'S (REPORT OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION), SF 93'S (REPORT OF MEDICAL HISTORY), AND JSC 465'S (SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL HISTORY) OUTLINED IN REF A MUST BE FORWARDED TO: NAVAL AEROSPACE AND OPERATIONAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE, ATTN: CODE 42, 220 HOVEY RD., PENSACOLA, FL 32508 FOR REVIEW 30 DAYS PRIOR TO BOARD CONVENING DATE. 4. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM MAY BE DIRECTED TO CDR RICK SMITH, AEDO DETAILER, PERS-446B, AT (901) 874-4108/DSN: 882 OR CHECK THE NASA ASTRONAUT SELECTION BOARD LINK ON THE PERS-446 HOMEPAGE: WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS446/P446_WEBPAGE.HTM. 5. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR.,N1.// BT