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NAVADMIN 175/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00T/-/AUG//
SUBJ/FY06 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CNO/30NOV1998//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.//
POC/BILLIE COLONNA/CIV/NETPDTC N2A2/LOC:PENSACOLA FL
/TEL:(850) 452-1001 X2219/TEL:DSN 922-1807
/EMAIL:BILLIE.COLONNA@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS AND PROVIDES
SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE FY06 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.
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APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN
SUMMER/FALL 05, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 06, AND
COMPLETE STUDY IN 08.  SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCT 04 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 3 YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 11 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY
AS OF 1 APR 05.
    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, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, DESIGNATOR.
    B.  WORK/HOME ADDRESSES, WORK/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND
WORK/HOME E-MAIL ADDRESSES.
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    C.  COMMISSIONING SOURCE, YEAR GROUP.
    D.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND.
    E.  ONE PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY OFFICER EXPLAINING WHY HE/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) PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5126,
DSN 922-1001 X1538.
    G.  GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORES.  INFORMATION ON
THE GRE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE LOCAL NAVY COLLEGE OFFICE OR ON
THE WEB AT WWW.GRE.ORG.
5.  APPLICATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PARAGRAPH 7 OF THIS MESSAGE AND THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MUST REACH
COMMANDING OFFICER, NETPDTC (CODE N2A2), ATTN:  BILLIE COLONNA,
6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD, PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5204, NLT 30 SEP 04.
DLAB AND GRE SCORES REQUIRED IN ITEMS 4F AND 4G MAY BE SUBMITTED BY
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO REACH NETPDTC (CODE N2A2) NLT 15 OCT 04.
6.  HOWEVER, OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED FOR THE PROGRAM NEED
NOT REAPPLY.  THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY NETPDTC
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(CODE N2A2) IN WRITING, VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER, OF THEIR
INTEREST IN HAVING THEIR RECORD SCREENED BY THE BOARD FOR THE
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 30 SEP 04.
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/NONCONCURRENCE MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE NOMINATION
PACKAGE AUTHORIZING RELEASE TO THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM IF
SELECTED.  DETAILER COUNSELING SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED AND BASED
ON REGULATORY GUIDANCE.  DETAILERS WILL PROVIDE CONCURRENCE/
NONCONCURRENCE STATEMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING
OF THE NAVY SELECTION BOARD.  SAMPLE STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  "I, (RANK, NAME), HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY DETAILER, (RANK,
NAME), OF THE IMPACT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION ON MY CAREER."
    B.  "HE/SHE CONCURS/NONCONCURS WITH MY DECISION TO PARTICIPATE
AND AGREES/DISAGREES WITH MY ASSIGNMENT TO THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR
PROGRAM ACCORDING TO PROGRAM GUIDANCE."
NOMINEES MUST INCLUDE THIS STATEMENT, SIGNED BY BOTH THE APPLICANT
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AND HIS/HER DETAILER, TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION BOARD.
8.  RELEASED BY VADM A. G. HARMS, JR., DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.//
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