UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 051449Z APR 12 PSN 256753K28 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ***THIS IS A 2 SECTION MESSAGE COLLATED BY OIX GATEWAY NORFOLK VA*** QQQQ SUBJ: ENLISTED CYBER MASTER'S DEGREE OPPORTUNITY AT NAVAL POSTGRADUAT E SCHOOL UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01500// NAVADMIN 117/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/ENLISTED CYBER MASTER'S DEGREE OPPORTUNITY AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL// RMKS/1. CYBERSPACE IS A KEY AREA OF EMPHASIS FOR FUTURE FORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN PERSONNEL FOR CYBER COMMAND/TENTH FLEET AS WELL AS U.S. CYBER COMMAND. HIGHLY SKILLED OPERATORS ARE DEVELOPING A "COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE" OF CYBERSPACE AND THE TOOLS TO EFFECTIVELY DEFEND OUR INTERESTS WITHIN IT. CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT OF CYBERSPACE EXPERTISE, THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS ENLISTED MEMBER APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL'S (NPS) 12-MONTH MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS; SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. SELECTEES WILL ENHANCE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH SHARING OF REAL- WORLD NETWORK EXPERIENCES IN THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. 2. SELECTEES WILL BE ASSIGNED TO NAVY-FUNDED EDUCATION AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS UNDER PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS TO MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA IN SEPTEMBER 2012. AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS, SAILORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY A FULL ACADEMIC LOAD YEAR-ROUND. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 12 MONTHS AND WILL INCLUDE A CAPSTONE PROJECT. 3. THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ACTIVE DUTY AND FULL-TIME SUPPORT MEMBERS IN THE IT AND CTN RATINGS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. MUST POSSESS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN A RELEVANT TECHNICAL FIELD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, AND INFORMATION OR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. THE DEGREE MUST HAVE BEEN AWARDED BY AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING ACCREDITED BY A REGIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. B. MUST BE AN E6 OR ABOVE WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONUS/SHORE ASSIGNMENT BETWEEN APRIL AND DECEMBER 2012. C. MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO INCUR A FIVE-YEAR ACTIVE SERVICE OBLIGATION BY REENLISTMENT OR EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT PRIOR TO NPS ENROLLMENT. SELECTEES WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO REENLIST MORE THAN ONE YEAR EARLIER IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO SATISFY THE FIVE-YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT WITH AN AGGREGATE OF 48 OR FEWER MONTHS OF EXTENSIONS. AN EXTENSION WILL BECOME BINDING UPON ENROLLMENT AT NPS. PAYMENT OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR SELECTEES WHO REENLIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT. IF THE SELECTEE IS ENTITLED TO AN SRB, THE SELECTEE'S COMMANDING OFFICER MUST COUNSEL THE SELECTEE INDIVIDUALLY PER DOD 7000.14-R VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 9 OF JULY 1996, CONCERNING SUSPENSION OF ENTITLEMENT. D. UPON SELECTION, MEMBER MUST SUBMIT (VIA COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR) A PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) IN-RATE APPLICATION. THOSE MEMBERS NOT IN PTS WINDOW SHOULD SUBMIT A "SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE" APPLICATION INDICATING SELECTION TO THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS; SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. SELECTION TO THE PROGRAM DOES NOT GUARANTEE DISTRIBUTION OF A PTS QUOTA AND IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IN THE FLEET RIDE PTS PROCESS. E. MUST BE WITHIN PRT/PFA STANDARDS WITH NO PFA FAILURES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS. F. MUST HAVE NO EVALUATION MARKS BELOW 3.0 WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. G. MUST HOLD OR BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TS/SCI CLEARANCE. APPLICANTS WITHOUT A CURRENT CLEARANCE SHOULD WORK WITH THEIR SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICE (SSO) TO INITIATE THE CLEARANCE REQUEST. H. MUST BE CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED BY NPS. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A CONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE, SAILORS SHOULD APPLY TO NPS AT HTTP://WWW.NPS.EDU/ACADEMICS/ADMISSIONS/APPLYONLINE/APPLYNOW.HTML AND SELECT CYBER SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS; SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY, CURRICULUM NUMBER 336. IN THE STUDENT COMMENT AREA, SAILORS SHOULD ADD "CYBER SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS; SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY" FOR A SEPTEMBER 2012 START. UPON APPLICATION SUBMISSION, SAILORS MUST ARRANGE FOR SUBMISSION OF A SEALED OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT TO THE NPS ADMISSIONS OFFICE FROM EACH INSTITUTION ATTENDED FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION. NPS WILL NOTIFY SAILORS WHO ARE NOT CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED VIA E-MAIL. 4. APPLICATIONS CAN BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO BRIAN.CAREY1(AT)NAVY.MIL OR MAIL TO: DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (INFORMATION DOMINANCE/DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE) (N2/N6) 2000 NAVY PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000 5. ELIGIBLE, INTERESTED SAILORS SHOULD FORWARD A WRITTEN REQUEST VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER, USING THE FORMAT BELOW NOT LATER THAN 15 MAY 2012: FROM: (RATE, FULL NAME, LAST 4 DIGITS OF SSN) TO: DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (INFORMATION DOMINANCE/DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE) (N2N6), VIA: COMMANDING OFFICER SUBJ: APPLICATION FOR ENLISTED CYBER MASTER'S DEGREE OPPORTUNITY AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) REF: (A) CITE THIS NAVADMIN ENCL: (1) COPIES OF ALL UNDERGRADUATE TRANSCRIPTS (2) CERTIFIED COPIES OF THE LAST FOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (3) COMMAND FINANCIAL SCREENING FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A HIGH COST OF LIVING AREA HAVING NO BARRACKS OR DEDICATED HOUSING FOR BACHELORS OR GEOGRAPHIC BACHELORS (4) MEMBER'S SINGLE PAGE STATEMENT OF PREPAREDNESS AND MOTIVATION TO EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE, AND FUTURE GOALS (5) NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL CONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE 1. I REQUEST SELECTION TO EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS; SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL. I MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN REFERENCE (A). ENCLOSURES (1) THROUGH (5) ARE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT MY REQUEST. 2. I UNDERSTAND IF SELECTED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, I SHALL INCUR A FIVE-YEAR ACTIVE SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ENROLLMENT AT NPS. IF I FAIL TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED SERVICE (VOLUNTARILY OR DUE QQQQ TO MISCONDUCT), I AGREE TO REIMBURSE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COST OF THE GRADUATE EDUCATION RECEIVED PRORATED FOR THE OBLIGATED TIME SERVED. 3. UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, I UNDERSTAND I WILL BE ASSIGNED BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO CYBER TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, U. S. FLEET CYBER COMMAND/TENTH FLEET, NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND, AND NAVY CYBER DEFENSE OPERATIONS COMMAND. 4. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT (PROVIDE PHONE, E-MAIL AND MAILING ADDRESS). 6. COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENT SHOULD ADDRESS MEMBER'S PREPAREDNESS FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY, ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS. 7. SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED BY NAVADMIN. 8. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT NPS CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT WWW.NPS.EDU. 9. POINT OF CONTACT IS LCDR BRIAN CAREY AT (703) 604-6297/DSN 664 OR VIA E- MAIL AT BRIAN.CAREY1(AT)NAVY.MIL. 10. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #2664 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//