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R 131240Z MAR 03 ZYB MIN PSN 916554J30
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N02300//
NAVADMIN 062/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR//
 
SUBJ/FY-03 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) SELECTION BOARD//
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/23APR1997//
 
AMPN/OPNAVINST 1301.10, FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM.//
 
RMKS/1.  THE FY-03 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) PROGRAM SELECTION
BOARD WILL CONVENE DURING THE WEEK OF 21 APRIL.
 
2.  EMPLOYING PROFESSIONAL MILITARY SKILLS, REGIONAL EXPERTISE,
LANGUAGE COMPETENCY, AND POL-MIL AWARENESS, FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS
(FAOS) ADVANCE U.S. INTERESTS IN A GIVEN COUNTRY OR REGION AND
ENHANCE NAVY INTERACTIONS WITH FOREIGN NAVIES AND MILITARY
ORGANIZATIONS.  FAOS ARE APPORTIONED BETWEEN FOUR REGIONS:  MIDDLE
EAST/AFRICA/SOUTHEAST ASIA; EAST ASIA/PACIFIC; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;
EUROPE/EURASIA.  THEY SERVE IN A VARIETY OF BILLETS SUCH AS DEFENSE
OR NAVAL ATTACHE, SECURITY ASSISTANCE OFFICER, POL-MIL STAFF OFFICER
AND POL-MIL INTELLIGENCE ANALYST WITHIN LARGE, REGIONALLY ORIENTED
INTERAGENCY, SERVICE AND JOINT STAFFS.
 
3.  ELIGIBILITY:  ALL O3, O4, O5, AND O6 OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO
APPLY FOR THE FAO PROGRAM.
 
4.  APPLICATION:  SUBMIT A LETTER REQUEST IAW REF A.  DEFENSE
LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY AND DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST MUST
BE INCLUDED AND DATED WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.  PLACE YOUR NAME
AND SSN ON LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF EACH APPLICATION PAGE.  REQUESTS
SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
NPC-442C
5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE
MILLINGTON, TN  38055-4420
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 18 APRIL 2003.
 
5.  RECOMMEND ALL APPLICANTS VIEW THEIR OFFICER DATA CARD (ODC) AND
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY RECORD (PSR) FOR CORRECTNESS VIA BUPERS ON LINE
(BOL) AT HTTP:/WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL (ALL LOWER CASE).  CORRECTIONS CAN BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION FOR BOARD PURPOSES ONLY.  FOR
PERMANENT CORRECTIONS, SUBMIT DOCUMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE NPC CODE.
FOR INFORMATION ON MAILING CORRECTIONS, CONSULT THE PERS-31 WEBSITE
AT HTTP:/WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS31 (ALL LOWER CASE).
 
6.  FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION VISIT THE FAO PROGRAM HOME
PAGE AT WWW.HQ.NAVY.MIL/N3N5/FAO.HTM.  FOR ADDITIONAL APPLICATION
INFORMATION, LISTING OF AVAILABLE BILLETS, ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS AND SAMPLE APPLICATIONS VISIT NPC WEB SITE
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS442/P442.HTM.
 
7.  NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND'S POINT OF CONTACT IS LT TIM CRADDOCK,
NAVPERSCOM (PERS-442C) AT (901) 874-4065/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL:
P442C AT PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
8.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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