RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0470 3052038-UUUU--RHMFIUU. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWCSE2387 3202044 R 162038Z NOV 06 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC// BT UNCLAS //N01500// NAVADMIN 316/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/NOV// SUBJ/ANNUAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED NAVY PERSONNEL FOR /THE ADVANCED MILITARY VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM// POC/MCCLURE, S.A/LCDR/CNO(N09C1)/LOC:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:COMM: (202)433-4091/TEL:DSN: 288-4091// RMKS/1. THE NAVY IS SOLICITING APPLICATIONS FROM MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS FOR THE ADVANCED MILITARY VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-2008. CLASS CONVENING DATE IS 6 AUGUST 2007 AT S.I. NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. 2. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED PER THE CATALOG OF NAVY TRAINING COURSES (CANTRAC) NOT LATER THAN 1 FEBRUARY 2007 VIA HYPER TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP). HTTP ADDRESS IS HTTP COLON, BACK SLASH, BACK SLASH, 141.156.121.137. CALL POC FOR LOGIN PASSWORD OR FEDEX HARD COPY TO NAVAL MEDIA CENTER, 2713 MITSCHER ROAD, SW, ANACOSTIA ANNEX, DC 20373-5819, ATTN LCDR MCCLURE. 3. COURSE SCOPE, PREREQUISITES AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOUND IN THE CANTRAC WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF THE NAVY EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND WEBSITE AT HTTPS COLON, BACK SLASH, BACK SLASH, CETARSWEB.CNET.NAVY.MIL, BACK SLASH, PLS, BACK SLASH, CETARS, BACK SLASH, MAIN.CAC, UNDERSCORE, MESSAGE. 4. DUE TO COURSE LENGTH OF NINE MONTHS, MOTION MEDIA AND PHOTOJOURNALISM COURSES ARE PCS TRANSFERS AND REQUIRE COMPLETION OF A TWO YEAR MINIMUM TIME ON STATION AT CURRENT COMMAND PRIOR TO TRANSFER. PRIMARY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WITH A PROJECTED ROTATION DATE IN FY07. BUPERS HAS FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO FINAL SELECTION. APPLICANTS CURRENTLY UNDER PCS ORDERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 5. WAIVERS OF PREREQUISITES, E.G., TIS, PG, TOS, ETC. WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ADDRESS APPLICANT'S MATURITY, ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY, FINANCIAL SECURITY AND ACADEMIC ABILITY WHEN RECOMMENDING A NOMINEE, AND PARTICULARLY WHEN REQUESTING WAIVERS. 6. SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE NLT 28 FEBRUARY 2007. 7. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL APPLICANTS SEEK THE GUIDANCE OF A PROGRAM GRADUATE TO MENTOR THEM IN PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT. POC WILL ASSIST IN LOCATING A QUALIFIED MENTOR IF NECESSARY. 8. POC EMAIL ADDRESS: SHERRY.MCCLURE-AT-NAVY.MIL (ALL LOWER CASE). 9. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION. 10. RELEASED BY VADM A. E. RONDEAU, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #0470 NNNN