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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/160004Z AUG 06//

AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 233/06, JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
FOR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS.//

RMKS/1.  THIS YEAR MARKS THE 35TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF THE JOINT 
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION FOR SENIOR LEADERS.  THE NAVAL WAR 
COLLEGE (NWC) FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM OFFERS NAVY AND JOINT INTERMEDIATE 
LEVEL PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION THROUGH A SET OF THREE COURSES:  
STRATEGY AND WAR, NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING AND JOINT MARITIME 
OPERATIONS.  EACH COURSE NORMALLY REQUIRES ONE ACADEMIC YEAR TO 
COMPLETE. THERE IS NO TUITION FEE AND COURSE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON 
A LOAN BASIS.

2.  THE NWC FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED IN 20 REGIONAL 
LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011.  PLANNED 
LOCATIONS ARE:  WASHINGTON, DC; ANNAPOLIS, MD; BANGOR, WA; DAHLGREN, VA; 
EVERETT, WA; FORT MEADE, MD; FORT WORTH,TX; GREAT LAKES, IL; 
JACKSONVILLE, FL; MAYPORT, FL; MILLINGTON, TN; NEW ORLEANS, LA; NEWPORT, 
RI; NORFOLK, VA; PATUXENT RIVER, MD; PEARL HARBOR, HI; PENSACOLA, FL; 
PORT HUENEME, CA; SAN DIEGO, CA; AND WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA.

3.  FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM COURSES ARE SIMILAR IN CONTENT AND 
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 2010 AND ENDING IN MAY 2011. LED 
BY NWC ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTED BY VISITING NWC FACULTY, 
THESE COURSES REPLICATE BOTH THE CONTENT AND ATMOSPHERE OF THE RESIDENT 
COURSE 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 JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME) PHASE I.  NWC 
CONDUCTS THE FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM SEMINARS AT THE 20 LOCATIONS 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 CMDCM PER REF A, AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE SEA SERVICES (NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND 
COAST GUARD) IN GRADE O-3 OR ABOVE, WHILE OFFICERS FROM OTHER SERVICES 
MUST BE IN GRADE O-4 OR ABOVE.  PER REF A, NAVY COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS 
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IN THE GRADE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE-11 OR EQUIVALENT AND 
ABOVE (NATIONAL SECURTY 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 
UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE.

5.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY STATIONED IN AREAS SPECIFIED BELOW, 
OR THOSE WHO EXPECT TRANSFER TO THOSE SITES PRIOR TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2010, 
ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, AND 
APPLICATION MUST BE MADE AT THE NWC COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 
WEBSITE AT:  HTTP://WWW.USNWC.EDU/ ONCE ON THE PAGE, CLICK ON COLLEGE 
OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, THEN FLEET SEMINAR-APPLY.  THE DEADLINE FOR 
APPLICATIONS IS 30 JUNE 2010, AND ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE ADVISED OF 
THEIR ENROLLMENT STATUS BY MID-AUGUST 2010.

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 IN WHICH SITES LISTED IN PARA 7 BELOW ARE LOCATED, 
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 SAFE DRIVING DISTANCE OF THEIR SITE.

7.  AVAILABLE SITES AND LOCAL POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
- LT JAMES IRRGANG, ANNAPOLIS, MD, AT (410) 293-6597/DSN 281
- MR. JERRY HERT, BANGOR, WA, AT (360) 315-2539/DSN 744
- MS. ANNE F. LYON, DAHLGREN, VA, AT (540) 653-8032/DSN 249
- YNC RONALD RICHARDS, FT. WORTH, TX, AT (817) 782-1622/DSN 948
- MR. STANLEY MANUSKO, EVERETT, WA, AT (425) 304-3161/DSN 727
- MR. THOMAS MCGARRY, FORT MEADE, MD, AT (301) 677-0286/DSN 244
- MR. MARK WEGGE, GREAT LAKES, IL, AT (847) 688-3869 EXT 387/DSN 792
- MR. ROBERT BUEHN, JACKSONVILLE, FL, AT (904) 327-9986
- LT EDWARD J. DAVIS, MAYPORT, FL, AT (904) 270-6344 EXT 3069/DSN 960
- CDR ELISABETH STEPHENS, MILLINGTON, TN, AT (901) 874-4100/DSN 882
- MR. DAVE BONAR, NEW ORLEANS, LA, AT (504) 697-2395/DSN 647
- MS. SARAH FARNEY, NEWPORT, RI, AT (401) 841-7490/DSN 948 (841 AFTER 
30 APR)
- DR. CALVIN R. SCHEIDT, NORFOLK, VA, AT (757) 822-1195
- MS. CHRISTIE WELLS, PATUXENT RIVER, MD, AT (301) 757-4111/DSN 757
- LT MATTHEW BEAUDRY, PEARL HARBOR, HI, AT (808) 473-0420/DSN 473
- MS. SARAH FARNEY, PENSACOLA, FL, AT (401) 841-7490/DSN 948 (841 AFTER 
30 APR)
- MS. ANABELL RAMOS, PORT HUENEME, CA, AT (805) 228-0338/DSN 296
- MS. KHI KHI JENSEN, SAN DIEGO, CA, AT (619) 556-8328/DSN 526
- DR. CHARLES CHADBOURN, WASHINGTON, DC, AT (202) 433-6218/DSN 288 
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF
CONTACT:
- MR. WALTER STILES, AT (401) 841-6519/DSN 948 (841 AFTER 30 APR) OR E-
MAIL AT walter.stiles@usnwc.edu
- MS. SARAH FARNEY, AT (401) 841-7490/DSN 948 (841 AFTER 30 APR) OR E-
MAIL AT sarah.farney@usnwc.edu OR
- PROFESSOR TIMOTHY GARROLD, AT (401) 841-6561/DSN 948 (841 AFTER 30 
APR) OR E-MAIL AT timothy.garrold@usnwc.edu.

8.  RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE B. EASTER, N1B.  MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.//

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