UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 202053Z MAR 12 PSN 884295K36 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS QQQQ SUBJ: ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM UNCLASSIFIED/ PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N02300// NAVADMIN 098/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/160004ZAUG06// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 233/06, JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION FOR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS.// RMKS/1. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 37TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME) FOR SENIOR LEADERS. THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE (NWC) FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM (FSP) OFFERS NAVY AND JOINT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION THROUGH A SET OF THREE COURSES: STRATEGY AND WAR (S&W), THEATER SECURITY DECISION MAKING (TSDM), AND JOINT MARITIME OPERATIONS (JMO). EACH COURSE NORMALLY REQUIRES ONE ACADEMIC YEAR TO COMPLETE. THERE IS NO TUITION FEE AND COURSE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON A LOAN BASIS AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTS. 2. THE NWC FSP WILL BE OFFERED IN 20 REGIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013. PLANNED LOCATIONS AND COURSES ARE: ANNAPOLIS, MD (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 1 SEMINAR EACH) BANGOR, WA (S&W) DAHLGREN, VA (S&W) EVERETT, WA (JMO) FORT MEADE, MD (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 1 SEMINAR EACH) FORT WORTH, TX (JMO) GREAT LAKES, IL (S&W) JACKSONVILLE, FL (S&W AND JMO - 1 SEMINAR EACH) MAYPORT, FL (TSDM) MILLINGTON, TN (TSDM) NEW ORLEANS, LA (S&W) NEWPORT, RI (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 1 SEMINAR EACH) NORFOLK, VA (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 2 SEMINARS EACH) PATUXENT RIVER, MD (S&W) PEARL HARBOR, HI (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 1 SEMINAR EACH) PENSACOLA, FL (WHITING FIELD) (TSDM) PORT HUENEME, CA (JMO) SAN DIEGO, CA (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 1 SEMINAR EACH) WASHINGTON, DC (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO - 6 SEMINARS EACH) WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA (TSDM) 3. FSP COURSES ARE SIMILAR IN CONTENT AND DELIVERY METHODOLOGY TO THE INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM OF STUDY OFFERED BY THE RESIDENT COLLEGE OF NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF PROGRAM IN NEWPORT, RI. SEMINARS FOR EACH COURSE MEET ONE EVENING PER WEEK FOR APPROXIMATELY 34 WEEKS, COMMENCING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2012 AND ENDING IN MAY 2013. LED BY NWC ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTED BY VISITING NWC FACULTY, THESE COURSES REPLICATE BOTH THE CONTENT AND ATMOSPHERE OF THE RESIDENT COURSES OF STUDY. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL THREE COURSES RESULTS IN THE AWARD OF A COLLEGE OF NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF DIPLOMA, AS WELL AS CREDIT FOR INTERMEDIATE JPME PHASE I. THE FSP SEMINARS AT THE 20 LOCATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN-STEP WITH EACH OTHER SO IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A STUDENT WHO IS TRANSFERRING TO, OR ASSIGNED TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY AT, ANOTHER SEMINAR LOCATION TO ATTEND CLASS AT THAT LOCATION. 4. NWC ACCEPTS PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (ACTIVE AND RESERVE), SELECTED COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS PER REF A, AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: A. MEMBERS OF THE SEA SERVICES (NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD) IN GRADE O-3 OR ABOVE AND OFFICERS FROM OTHER SERVICES IN GRADE O-4 OR ABOVE. PER REF A, SELECTED NAVY COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE GRADE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE-11 AND ABOVE OR EQUIVALENT ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT. B. ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PREVIOUSLY EARNED AT LEAST A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM A UNITED STATES REGIONALLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. 5. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY STATIONED IN OR THOSE WHO EXPECT TO TRANSFER TO AREAS SPECIFIED IN PARA 2, PRIOR TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2012, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ON-LINE APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NWC COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.USNWC.EDU. ONCE ON THE PAGE, CLICK ON DEPARTMENTS AND COLLEGES, AND THEN CLICK ON COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, THEN FLEET SEMINAR. THE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING 1 APRIL 2012. THE APPLICATION PERIOD RUNS FROM 1 APRIL 2012 TO 30 JUNE 2012. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE ADVISED OF THEIR ENROLLMENT SELECTION STATUS BY MID-AUGUST 2012. 6. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION IN ACTIVITY PLANS OF THE DAY, PLANS OF THE WEEK, BASE NEWSPAPERS, BASE CABLE TV, ETC. REGIONAL COORDINATORS AT SITES LISTED IN PARA 2 ABOVE ARE REQUESTED TO PASS TO ALL UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, AND RESERVE UNITS LOCATED WITHIN REASONABLE DRIVING DISTANCE OF THEIR SITE. 7. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF CONTACT: - MR. WALTER STILES, (401) 841-6519/DSN 841 OR E-MAIL AT WALTER.STILES(AT)USNWC.EDU - MS. MARIE MONTEIRO, (401) 841-7490/DSN 841 OR E-MAIL AT MARIE.MONTEIRO(AT)USNWC.EDU - PROFESSOR TIMOTHY GARROLD, (401) 841-6561/DSN 841 OR E-MAIL AT TIMOTHY.GARROLD(AT)USNWC.EDU. 8. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #2271 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//