RATUZYUW RUENAAA0002 0132100-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCS1188 0132051 R 132100Z JAN 06 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 654811K25 FM NETC PENSACOLA FL//N00// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS //N01500// NAVADMIN 019/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/NETC PENSACOLA FL/N00/JAN// SUBJ/FY06 ADVANCED EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM// REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/181833ZNOV2004// REF/B/DOC/US CONGRESS 10USC2005/-// NARR/REF A (NAVADMIN 263/04) ANNOUNCED THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CONTINUUM. REF B IS STATUTE THAT SPECIFIES EDUCATION RELATED ACTIVE DUTY AGREEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS.// POC/WILLIAM MCKEITHEN/ETCS/N52 AEV PROG COORD/LOC:PENSACOLA, FL /TEL:COMM: (850) 452-8463/TEL:DSN: 922-8463 /EMAIL:WILLIAM.MCKEITHEN1@NAVY.MIL// POC/RICK CUSIMANO/CIV/NETPDTC/LOC:PENSACOLA, FL /TEL:(850) 452-1001X2076/TEL:DSN: 922-1001X2076 /EMAIL:RICK.CUSIMANO@NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. THE ADVANCED EDUCATION VOUCHER (AEV) PROGRAM IS PART OF THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CONTINUUM, ANNOUNCED BY REF A, AND OFFERS ADVANCED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ENLISTED SAILOR. THE AEV PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE TOTAL ENLISTED WORKFORCE AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SENIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL (E7-E9) TO COMPLETE POST-SECONDARY, NAVY-RELEVANT DEGREES. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE REQUIREMENTS AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY06 AEV PROGRAM. 2. AEV WILL SUPPORT BACCALAUREATE AND MASTER'S DEGREE COMPLETION IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF STUDY THROUGH OFF-DUTY EDUCATION. PROVEN SUPERIOR PERFORMERS WITH POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED UPWARD MOBILITY ARE ELIGIBLE AS FOLLOWS: E7 WITH NO MORE THAN 17 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE (TIS), E8 WITH NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS TIS, E9 WITH NO MORE THAN 22 YEARS TIS. APPLICANTS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRING TO (OR CURRENTLY ON) SHORE DUTY WITH SUFFICIENT TIME ASHORE TO COMPLETE A BACCALAUREATE OR MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM. SENIOR ENLISTED WHO HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT BY PURSUING COLLEGE EDUCATION AND THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A QUALIFYING POST-SECONDARY DEGREE PROGRAM USING TUITION ASSISTANCE, OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE AEV PROGRAM. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION IN AEV IS NOT AUTHORIZED. 3. AEV FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION WILL COVER 100 PERCENT OF TUITION, BOOKS AND RELATED FEES. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BE LIMITED TO 6,700 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR A MAXIMUM OF 36 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ENROLLMENT. TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS WILL NOT EXCEED 20,000 DOLLARS PER PARTICIPANT. AT A MINIMUM, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM APPLICANTS MUST HAVE EITHER AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE OR THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF COLLEGE CREDIT ALREADY EARNED AND APPLICABLE TO THE DEGREE BEING SOUGHT. FOR FY06 THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF STUDY ARE OPEN FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE APPLICANTS: STRATEGIC FOREIGN LANGUAGES (AS IDENTIFIED BY THE NAVY S SENIOR LANGUAGE AUTHORITY VIA SEPCOR), HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN SYSTEM INTEGRATION, HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING PROPULSION SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, NURSING, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCES, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. TWENTY-FIVE QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FY06 SELECTION BOARD. 4. AEV FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM WILL COVER 100 PERCENT OF TUITION, BOOKS AND RELATED FEES UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 20,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ENROLLMENT. TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS PER PARTICIPANT WILL NOT EXCEED 40,000 DOLLARS. MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM APPLICANTS MUST HAVE BEEN AWARDED A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING ACCREDITED BY AN ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. FOR FY06 THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF STUDY ARE OPEN FOR MASTERS DEGREE APPLICANTS: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN SYSTEM INTEGRATION, HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT. FIVE QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FY06 SELECTION BOARD. 5. AEV PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL SERVE ONE TOUR IN A WORLD-WIDE ASSIGNABLE BILLET UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION. PER REF B, PARTICIPANTS SHALL AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR A PERIOD EQUAL TO THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF EDUCATION UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, AFTER COMPLETION OF OR WITHDRAWAL FROM EDUCATION FOR WHICH ANY AUTHORIZED EXPENSES WERE PAID. THIS OBLIGATION IS DISCHARGED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATION THAT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MAY HAVE ALREADY INCURRED. THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE NAVY TO RETAIN THE MEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY. IF A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT FAILS TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT, SUCH MEMBER WILL REIMBURSE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COST OF THE ADVANCED EDUCATION RECEIVED, PRORATED FOR THE OBLIGATED TIME SERVED. 6. MCPON WILL CONVENE THE FY06 AEV PROGRAM SELECTION BOARDS IN MAR 06. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE EXPECTED TO ENROLL IN STUDIES IN SUMMER OR FALL 2006 TERMS. 7. ELIGIBLE SENIOR ENLISTED INTERESTED IN APPLYING SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (NETPDTC) AEV PROGRAM OFFICE NLT 24 FEB 06 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE SELECTION BOARD, AS FOLLOWS: (APPLICANTS AT SEA MAY APPLY VIA NAVAL MESSAGE INCLUDING ALL REQUISITE INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP WITH A MAILED PACKAGE). APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE ENDORSEMENTS BY BOTH CO AND CMC (MAXIMUM LENGTH ONE PAGE EACH). FROM: (RANK, RATE, FULL NAME, SSN) TO: NETPDTC (AEV PROGRAM OFFICE), 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD RD., PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5237 VIA: (1) COMMANDING OFFICER (2) COMMAND MASTER CHIEF SUBJ: REQUEST FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION VOUCHER (AEV) REF: (A) CITE THIS NAVADMIN ENCL: (1) VERIFIED DEGREE PLAN SIGNED BY COUNSELOR FROM APPLICABLE COLLEGE (2) ALL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS (3) LAST FIVE YEARS OF EVALS/FITREPS (4) LAST FIVE YEARS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT DATA (5) PICTURES (FULL LENGTH SIDE AND FRONTAL VIEWS) (6) COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS 1. I REQUEST SELECTION FOR THE AEV PROGRAM TO COMPLETE A MASTER'S OR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE (SELECT ONE). I MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN REFERENCE (A) AND FORWARD ENCLOSURES (1) THROUGH (6). 2. MY PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY IS (CITE MAJOR) AND I AM INTERESTED IN PURSUING MY DEGREE AT (CITE SCHOOL). MY PROJECTED PROGRAM START AND COMPLETION DATES ARE (CITE YYMM TO YYMM). MY ALTERNATE AREA OF STUDY IS (CITE ALTERNATE MAJOR) AND I AM INTERESTED IN PURSUING MY DEGREE AT (CITE SCHOOL IF KNOWN). 3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/JUSTIFICATION: 4. THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED: A. PRD: YYMM B. DUTY TELEPHONE NUMBER(S) (COMMERCIAL/DSN): C. HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER: D. HOME MAILING ADDRESS: E. WORK AND HOME EMAIL ADDRESS(ES): 5. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM I WILL SERVE ONE TOUR IN A WORLD-WIDE ASSIGNABLE BILLET UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION. I SHALL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR A PERIOD EQUAL TO THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF EDUCATION UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, AFTER COMPLETION OF OR WITHDRAWAL FROM EDUCATION FOR WHICH ANY AUTHORIZED EXPENSES WERE PAID. THIS OBLIGATION IS DISCHARGED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATION THAT I MAY ALREADY HAVE INCURRED. THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE NAVY TO RETAIN ME ON ACTIVE DUTY. FURTHERMORE, IF I FAIL TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT (VOLUNTARILY OR DUE TO MISCONDUCT), I AGREE TO REIMBURSE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COST OF THE EDUCATION RECEIVED PRORATED FOR THE OBLIGATED TIME SERVED. 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AEV PROGRAM CAN BE VIEWED ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO) WEBSITE (WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL). THE QUICK LINK IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE LEARNING PAGE. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AEV PROGRAM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POC. 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. K. MORAN, COMMANDER, NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND.// BT #0002 NNNN