UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 221443Z MAR 13 PSN 680768K35 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 2013-2014 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01500// NAVADMIN 071/13 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/160004ZAUG06// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 233/06, JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION FOR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE 38TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 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 19 REGIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014. PLANNED LOCATIONS AND COURSES ARE: ANNAPOLIS, MD (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); BANGOR, WA (JMO); DAHLGREN, VA (TSDM); EVERETT, WA (TSDM); FORT WORTH,TX (TSDM); GREAT LAKES, IL (JMO); JACKSONVILLE, FL (TSDM AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); MAYPORT, FL (S&W); MILLINGTON, TN (JMO); NEW ORLEANS, LA (TSDM); NEWPORT, RI (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); NORFOLK, VA (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); PATUXENT RIVER, MD (JMO); PEARL HARBOR, HI (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); PENSACOLA, FL (WHITING FIELD) (S&W); PORT HUENEME, CA (S&W); SAN DIEGO, CA (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); WASHINGTON, DC (S&W, TSDM, AND JMO 1 SEMINAR EACH); WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA (S&W) 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 2013 AND ENDING IN MAY 2014. 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 JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. THE FSP SEMINARS AT THE 19 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. PER REF A, NWC ACCEPTS PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (ACTIVE AND RESERVE), SELECTED COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS (CMDCM), 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 O3 OR ABOVE, WHILE OFFICERS FROM OTHER SERVICES MUST BE IN GRADE O4 OR ABOVE. PER REF A, NAVY COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE GRADE OF GENERAL SCHEDULE GRADE 11 (GS-11) AND ABOVE OR EQUIVALENT (NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM EQUIVALENTS INCLUDED) 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 AREAS SPECIFIED IN PARA 2 OR THOSE WHO EXPECT TRANSFER TO THOSE SITES PRIOR TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2013, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 30 JUNE 2013. INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE NWC COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.USNWC.EDU. ONCE ON THE PAGE, CLICK ON DEPARTMENTS AND COLLEGES, THEN CLICK ON COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, THEN FLEET SEMINAR. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING 1 APRIL 2013 THROUGH 30 JUNE 2013. ACCEPTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ADVISED OF THEIR ENROLLMENT SELECTION STATUS BY THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2013. 6. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF ABOVE 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 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. POINTS OF CONTACT ARE MR. WALTER STILES AT (401) 841-6519/DSN 841 OR VIA E-MAIL AT WALTER.STILES(AT)USNWC.EDU, MS. KATHLEEN FINKLEA AT (401) 841-6520/DSN 841 OR VIA E-MAIL AT KATHLEEN.FINKLEA(AT)USNWC.EDU , OR PROFESSOR TIMOTHY GARROLD AT (401) 841-6561/DSN 841 OR VIA E-MAIL AT TIMOTHY.GARROLD(AT)USNWC.EDU. 8. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #0945 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//