ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 170800Z JUL 02 ZYB MIN PSN 394007J23
 
FM CNET PENSACOLA FL//N00//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01520//
NAVADMIN 216/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNET N71/-/JUL//
 
SUBJ/FY04 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNO/30NOV1998//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM//
POC/BILLIE COLONNA/N2A2/NETPDTC/LOC:PENSACOLA/TEL:850-452-1001 X2219
/TEL:DSN: 922-1807/EMAIL:BILLIE.COLONNA@CNET.NAVY.MIL//
 
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 2003, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2004, AND
COMPLETE STUDY IN 2006.  SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCT/NOV 02
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 APR 03
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, NAVAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
CENTER (NETPDTC) (CODE 322), 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD, PENSACOLA, FL
32509-5126, DSN 922-1001 X 1538
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 N2A2), 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD,
PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5204, NLT 01 OCT 02.  DLAB AND GRE SCORES
REQUIRED IN ITEMS 4F AND 4G MAY BE SUBMITTED BY SEPARATE
CORRESPONDENCE TO REACH NETPDTC (CODE N2A2) NO LATER THAN
15 OCT 02.
 
6.  OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED FOR THE PROGRAM NEED
NOT REAPPLY.  THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY NETPDTC
(CODE N2A2) 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 N2A2) BY
01 OCT 02.
 
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.  POC IS BILLIE COLONNA, NETPDTC (CODE N2A2), AT (850) 452-1001,
EXT 2219, DSN 922-1807 OR E-MAIL: BILLIE.COLONNA@CNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
9.  RELEASED BY VADM A.G. HARMS, JR., CHIEF OF NAVAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING.//
 
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