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NAVADMIN 050/07 
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SUBJ/SELECTEES ANNOUNCED FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-2008 ADVANCED /MILITARY 
VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING// 
REF/A/MSG/CNO/162038ZNOV2006// 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 316/06 SOLICITING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ADVANCED 
MILITARY VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM.// 
POC/CHRIS SAUNDERS/LT/NAVAL MEDIA CENTER/LOC:WASHINGTON DC
/TEL:(202) 433-5185/EMAIL:CHRIS.SAUNDERS@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1. PER REF A, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED TO ATTEND 
PHOTOJOURNALISM TRAINING (COURSE NO. S-400-2013):
A. MC2(AW/SW) AARON D. BURDEN, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) 
B. MC3(AW/SW) ROLAND A. FRANKLIN, USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) 
C. MC2 SANDY C. IRWIN, FLTPACEN, NAS NORTH ISLAND 
D. MC3 KRISTOPHER S. WILSON, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN  75) 
E. (ALTERNATE) MC2(AW) JOSHUA L. KELSEY, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) 
F. (ALTERNATE) MC2(AW/SW) DOMINIQUE M. LASCO, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)

2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE MOTION MEDIA 
TRAINING (COURSE NO. S-400-2014):
A. MC2(AW) MARTINE J. CUARON, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) 
B. MC3(AW) SARAH E. FOSTER, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) 
C. MC1(AW/SW) KEITH E. JONES, FLTPACENPAC 
D. MC3 MANHEA J. KIM, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) 
E. (ALTERNATE) MC2 SHAWN D. GENTILE, FLEET IMAGING COMMAND PACIFIC 
F. (ALTERNATE) MC1(SW/AW) HENDRICK S. SIMOES, AFNEWS, MISAWA, JAPAN 

3. COURSE DATES: THE REPORT DATE FOR BOTH COURSES IS 30 JULY 2007 
THROUGH 2 AUGUST 2007. THE MANDATORY TWO WEEK ENGLISH REFRESHER COURSE 
STARTS 6 AUGUST 2007. PROGRAM GRADUATION IS SCHEDULED FOR 8 MAY 2008.

4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY FROM THE S.I.
NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, AND IS 
ALSO AVAILABLE AT HTTP:/NEWHOUSE.SYR.EDU/ACADEMIC/MILITARY.

5. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SELECTEES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES GREAT 
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE YOUR EXPERTISE WHILE BROADENING YOUR 
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE VISUAL INFORMATION PLAYS IN 
COMMUNICATION. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND GOOD WORK OF ALL 
THOSE WHO APPLIED.

6. FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO APPLY FOR THE 2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR, 
APPLICATIONS WILL BE DUE NO LATER THAN 1 SEPTEMBER 2007, WHICH IS 
EARLIER THAN FOR PREVIOUS CLASSES. THIS WILL BETTER ALIGN THE 
SELECTIONS WITH THE DETAILING PROCESS AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR 
SYRACUSE.

7. APPLICANTS MUST BE INRATE APPROVED IN PTS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A 
PACKAGE FOR CONSIDERATION. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED PER THE 
CATALOG OF NAVY TRAINING COURSES (CANTRAC) VIA HYPER TEXT TRANSFER 
PROTOCOL (HTTP). HTTP ADDRESS IS HTTP:/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: LT SAUNDERS.

8. 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:/CETARSWEB.CNET.NAVY.MIL/PLS/CETARS/MAIN.CAC_MESSAGE.

9. DUE TO THE NINE-MONTH COURSE LENGTH, 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 FISCAL YEAR 2008. BUPERS HAS FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO 
FINAL SELECTION. APPLICANTS CURRENTLY UNDER PCS ORDERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE 
AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

10. WAIVERS OF PREREQUISITES, E.G., TIS, PG, TOS 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.

11. SELECTEES FOR THE 2008-2009 CLASS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA NAVAL 
MESSAGE NLT 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.

12. 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.

13. RELEASED BY VADM M. P. FITZGERALD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// 
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