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NAVADMIN 160/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N09C//
 
SUBJ/2001 US NAVAL INSTITUTE ARLEIGH BURKE ESSAY CONTEST//
POC/COCCARO/LTJG/CHINFO/LOC:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:(703) 692-4724//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES CURRENT INFORMATION FOR THE 2001 US
NAVAL INSTITUTE'S (USNI) ARLEIGH BURKE ESSAY CONTEST.
 
2.  THE USNI IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF 70,000 MEN AND WOMEN,
BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, WHO SHARE A COMMON INTEREST IN ISSUES
FACING THE NATION'S MARITIME FORCES.  ESSAYS SHOULD PERSUASIVELY
DISCUSS A TOPIC RELATING TO THE STATED OBJECTIVE OF THE USNI:
(QUOTE) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL, LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC
KNOWLEDGE IN THE MARITIME SERVICES, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE
KNOWLEDGE OF SEA POWER (END QUOTE).
 
3.  THREE ESSAYS WILL BE SELECTED FOR PRIZES.  ANYONE MAY ENTER.
FIRST PRIZE EARNS $3,000, A GOLD MEDAL, AND A LIFE MEMBERSHIP IN THE
USNI.  FIRST HONORABLE MENTION WINS $2,000 AND A SILVER MEDAL.
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION WINS $1,000 AND A BRONZE MEDAL.  WINNING
ESSAYS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MAY ISSUE OF PROCEEDINGS.
 
4.  CONTEST RULES:
 
A.  ESSAYS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ARLEIGH BURKE ESSAY CONTEST, U.S.
NAVAL INSTITUTE, 291 WOOD ROAD, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21402-5034.  ESSAYS
MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE 01 DEC 01.
B.  ESSAYS MUST BE ORIGINAL, ANALYTICAL AND/OR INTERPRETIVE, MUST
NOT EXCEED 3,500 WORDS, AN EXACT WORD COUNT MUST APPEAR ON THE TITLE
PAGE.  ESSAYS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED OR PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE.
C.  THE AUTHOR'S NAME MUST NOT APPEAR ON THE ESSAY.  INSTEAD, EACH
AUTHOR MUST ASSIGN A TITLE AND A MOTTO TO THE ESSAY.  THE TITLE AND
MOTTO MUST APPEAR ON THE TITLE PAGE OF THE ESSAY IN LIEU OF THE
AUTHOR'S NAME, AS WELL AS ON THE OUTSIDE OF AN ACCOMPANYING SEALED
ENVELOPE CONTAINING THE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER, A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE ESSAYIST, THE TITLE OF THE
ESSAY, AND THE MOTTO.  PLEASE INCLUDE A FACSIMILE TELEPHONE NUMBER
OR E-MAIL ADDRESS IF AVAILABLE.  THE USNI WILL NOT OPEN THIS
ENVELOPE UNTIL THE EDITORIAL BOARD HAS MADE ITS SELECTIONS.
D.  ALL ESSAYS MUST BE TYPEWRITTEN, DOUBLE-SPACED, ON PAPER
APPROXIMATELY 8 1/2" X 11". SUBMIT TWO COMPLETE COPIES.  IF TYPED ON
A COMPUTER, PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT AN IBM-COMPATIBLE DISK AND SPECIFY
SOFTWARE USED.
E.  AUTHORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PHOTOGRAPHIC AND/OR GRAPHIC
ELEMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ESSAY.  TEXT WITHIN TABLES AND GRAPHS, OR
USED IN FOOTNOTES, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE OVERALL WORD COUNT
OF THE SUBMISSION.  MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE SIZE OF PHOTOGRAPHS IS 5"X7".
TRANSPARENCIES MUST BE IN 35MM FORMAT.
 
5.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE USNI WEB SITE AT:
WWW.NAVALINSTITUTE.ORG.
 
6.  RELEASED BY CAPT W. F. LEONARD, DIRECTOR NAVY STAFF, ACTING.//
 
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