ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 271600Z SEP 01 ZYB MIN PSN 191010J12
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 251/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO/N7//
 
SUBJ/OLMSTEAD SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR FY03//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNO/30NOV1998//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM//
POC/BILLIE COLONNA/N2A5/NETPDTC/LOC:PENSACOLA, FL
/TEL:850 452-1001X2219//
 
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.  AS MANY AS FIVE NAVY OFFICERS MAY BE
ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF A.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN
SUMMER/FALL 2002, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2003, AND
COMPLETE STUDY IN 2005.  SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCT 01 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.  SERVED AT LEAST THREE YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS OF
ACTIVE DUTY AS OF 1 APRIL 2002
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, SSN, 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 NETPDTC
(CODE 321) PENSACOLA, FL 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 19 OCT 01.  DLAB
AND GRE SCORES REQUIRED IN ITEMS 4F AND 4G MAY BE SUBMITTED BY
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO REACH NETPDTC (CODE N2A5) NLT 19 OCT 01.
 
6.  OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED FOR THE PROGRAM NEED NOT REAPPLY.
THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE 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 12 OCT 01.
 
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 IS AS FOLLOWS:
A.  "I, RANK, NAME, HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY DETAILER OF THE IMPACT
OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION ON MY CAREER."
B.  "HE/SHE CONCURS WITH MY DECISION TO PARTICIPATE AND AGREES WITH
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.  RELEASED BY VADM D. V. MCGINN, N7.//
 
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