ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 301624Z OCT 02 ZYB MIN ZYB PSN 523493J26 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 366/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/OCT// SUBJ/ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/16JUL2001// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1401.4B, ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. NASA HAS ANNOUNCED THE INITIATION OF ITS BIENNIAL SELECTION CYCLE FOR ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446B) NLT 1 MAR 03 WITH ALL ENDORSEMENTS DUE BY 15 MAR 03. A BOARD TO SELECT NAVY CANDIDATES WILL CONVENE 9 JUN 03. SELECTIONS WILL BE FOR THE CLASS CONVENING IN AUG 04 WITH NAVY ASTRONAUT NOMINATIONS DUE TO NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX BY 1 JUL 03. 2. PROGRAM DETAILS, SELECTION CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN REF A. APPLICATION PACKAGES MAY BE OBTAINED ONLINE FROM THE NASA ASTRONAUT SELECTION BOARD LINK ON THE NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446) HOMEPAGE: WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS446/P446_WEBPAGE.HTM, DIRECT FROM NASA AT HTTP:/NASAJOBS.NASA.GOV/ASTRONAUTS/, OR OBTAINED BY WRITING COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, (PERS-446B), 5720 INTEGRITY DR., MILLINGTON, TN 38055-4460. 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 342, 220 HOVEY RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32508 FOR REVIEW NLT 1 MAR 03. 4. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM MAY BE DIRECTED TO CDR BARBARA BELL, AEDO DETAILER, NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446B), (901) 874-4108/DSN 882. 5. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT