TO NAVADMIN RAAUZOVW RUCORGP0173 0591751-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZOV RUCORGP0041 REROUTE OF RUCORGP0173 0591726 ZUI RUCOMCA0844 0591757 RHFJSTE T USS WEST VIRGINIA RHFJSTO T USS MAINE RHBPANY T USS ALBANY RUEGFRJ T USS ANNAPOLIS RUEGARD T USS AUGUSTA RHBPAQG T USS BOISE RUEGARX T USS HARTFORD RUEGFRQ T USS MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL RUEGFRR T USS PHILADELPHIA RUEGFRT T USS PITTSBURGH RUEGFRX T USS SAN JUAN RHBPSCN T USS SCRANTON RHFJSTS T USS LOUISIANA RHFJSTI T USS MARYLAND R 281700Z FEB 05 ZYB MIN PSN 274414K22 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01524// NAVADMIN 038/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/FEB// SUBJ/FY-06 LEGISLATIVE FELLOWS ELIGIBILITY AND /APPLICATION PROCEDURES// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE LEGISLATIVE FELLOWS PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR NAVAL OFFICERS TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATION AND ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS THROUGH A FULL-TIME ASSIGNMENT TO A MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR TO THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF A DEFENSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THE NAVY LEGISLATIVE FELLOWS PROGRAM ALSO ENHANCES THE NAVY'S ABILITY TO FULFILL ITS ROLE IN THE NATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. BUPERSINST 1560.21C COVERS APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA. 2. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY-06 PROGRAM IS 13 MAY 2005. VISIT WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS440 AND FOLLOW THE LINKS TO LEGISLATIVE FELLOWSHIP FOR AMPLIFYING INFORMATION, ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION, AND PERIODIC UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS. 3. POC: LT P. CLAY, PERS-440C, 901-874-4100/DSN 882, EMAIL: PONCE.CLAY@NAVY.MIL. 4. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT #0173 NNNN