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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2015-2016 FEDERAL EXECUTIVE FELLOWSHIP (FEF), U.S.
NAVY HUDSON FELLOWSHIP, AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CORPORATE FELLOWS PROGRAM
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/CNO/22JUN2010//
REF/B/DOC/CNO/01OCT1991//
REF/C/DOC/N3N5/18JUL2014//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1500.72G, NAVY POLITICO-MILITARY FELLOWSHIPS,
GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP.
REF B IS OPNAVINST 1520.23B, GRADUATE EDUCATION.
REF C IS THE APPROVED SLATE OF AY 2015-2016 AND 2016-17 FEF INSTITUTIONS//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE AY 2015-2016 FEF PROGRAM,
U.S. NAVY HUDSON FELLOWSHIP, AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CORPORATE FELLOWS
PROGRAM (SDCFP), FOR STUDY IN NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY AND POLICY. PROGRAM
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND NO LATER THAN 5 SEPTEMBER
2014. THE SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE IN OCTOBER 2014. THE
SELECTION BOARD RESULTS, TO INCLUDE THE AY 2015-2016 FELLOWS AND THEIR
ASSIGNED INSTITUTIONS, WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA A SEPARATE NAVADMIN IN EARLY
2015.
2. THE FEF PROGRAM AND THE HUDSON FELLOWSHIP ARE PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL MEANS
FOR THE NAVY TO DEVELOP STRATEGISTS WHO PROVIDE MILITARY ADVICE TO SENIOR
LEADERS, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN. THESE PROGRAMS PRODUCE FOR THE NAVY A
GROUP OF STRATEGICALLY EDUCATED AND ADEPT INDIVIDUALS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED BY
APTITUDE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FORMULATION AND ARTICULATION OF STRATEGY.
GRADUATES OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUBSPECIALTY OFFICERS WHO WILL HAVE RECURRING
OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR STRATEGIC SKILLS.
THEY WILL SERVE IN A NUMBER OF CRITICAL STRATEGY AND POLICY, NATIONAL
SECURITY DECISION-MAKING, AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT BILLETS ON MAJOR JOINT
AND NAVY STAFFS AROUND THE GLOBE.
3. FEF IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP NAVAL STRATEGISTS FOR UTILIZATION IN
KEY STRATEGY BILLETS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SELECTED OFFICERS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO IMPROVETHEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS THROUGH ASSIGNMENT TO RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS, WITH FOLLOW-ON REUTILIZATION ASSIGNMENTS IN NAVAL STRATEGY
BILLETS. THESE OFFICERS WILL SERVE AT LEAST ONE TOUR IN A VALIDATED
STRATEGIST POSITION IN A MAJOR N5 OR J5 STAFF BILLET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT
NOT LATER THAN THE SECOND SUBSEQUENT SHORE TOUR. SOME OFFICERS MAY SERVE
MULTIPLE TOURS IN STRATEGY POSITIONS AFTER THE FEF PROGRAM, SUBJECT TO CAREER
TIMING.
A. ELIGIBILITY. ALL ACTIVE DUTY UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS IN THE GRADES
OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TO CAPTAIN ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY (FULL-TIME SUPPORT
OFFICERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE). IN PARTICULAR, FEF INSTITUTIONS VALUE O-5 COMMAND
POST-COMMANDERS AND CAPTINS HIGHLY FOR THEIR BROAD-BASED EXPERIENCE,
LEADERSHIP ACUMEN, AND ABILITY TO ARTICULATE NAVY THEMES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL
ACTIVE DUTY 1710, 1810, AND 1830 OFFICERS IN THE GRADES OF LIEUTENANT
COMMANDER TO CAPTAIN ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. PREFERENCE FOR SELECTION
WILL BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS WITH A 2000-SERIES CODED MASTER'S DEGREE AND
DEMONSTRATED INTEREST AND/OR EXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY, POLICY
OR POL-MIL AFFAIRS.
B. FEF PROGRAM SPECIFICS. AT LEAST 14 OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR AY
2015-2016 FELLOWSHIPS AT ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2015. PER REFERENCE (A), OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THIS
PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE THE 2000 SUBSPECIALTY CODE AS WELL AS THE 240 ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION (AQD) CODE.
OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS. A TEMPLATE
FOR THE PROPOSAL CANBE FOUND ON THE NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMAND WEBSITE UNDER
GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (PERS-440)(HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-
NPC/OFFICER/DETAILING/EDUCATIONPLACEMENT/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX.) APPLICANTS
SHALL RANK-ORDER THEIR PREFERENCES FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST OF FEF
INSTITUTIONS. NOTE: THE SELECTION BOARD WILL MATCH SELECTED OFFICERS WITH
APPROVED FEF INSTITUTIONS, TAKING THEIR STATED PREFERENCES INTO ACCOUNT AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
(1) THE FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY, TUFTS UNIVERSITY -
MEDFORD, MA.
(A) THE FLETCHER SCHOOL FELLOW WILL HAVE AN ADJUNT RELATIONSHIP
WITH UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE (UNSI) AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE BY
ADM(RET.) STAVRIDIS AND VADM(RET.) DALY TO BUILD CLOSER TIES BETWEEN THE NAVY
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND THE NAVAL INSTITUTE.
(2) HOOVER INSTITUTION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY - STANFORD, CA.
(3) JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY -
CAMBRIDGE, MA.
(4) WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY - WASHINGTON, DC
(REGIONAL INTEREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST PREFERRED).
(5) SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAM, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -
CAMBRIDGE, MA.
(6) TRIANGLE CENTER ON TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, DUKE
UNIVERSITY - DURHAM, NC (1130 DESIGNATOR PREFERRED).
(7) ATLANTIC COUNCIL, WASHINGTON, DC.
(8) THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION - WASHINGTON, DC.
(9) CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY, WASHINGTON, DC.
(10) CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS)
- WASHINGTON, DC.
(11) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - WASHINGTON, DC.
(12) JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB - LAUREL, MD (INTEREST IN
TECHNICAL INNOVATION AS IT RELATES TO NATIONAL AND MARITIME STRATEGY
PREFERRED).
C. MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE FEF PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND ON THE NPC WEBSITE
UNDER GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (PERS 440).
4. U.S. NAVY HUDSON FELLOWSHIP AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY. THE U.S. NAVY HUDSON
FELLOWSHIP IS THE U.S. NAVY COUNTERPART TO THE ROYAL NAVY HUDSON FELLOWSHIP
AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY. ST. ANTONY'S COLLEGE TYPICALLY HOSTS THE HUDSON FELLOW
AND SPECIALIZES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. THE SELECTED FELLOW WILL BE
INVOLVED IN THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF WAR (CCW) PROGRAM LED BY THE HISTORY
FACULTY AT OXFORD. CCW BRINGS TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ARMED SERVICES,
GOVERNMENT, AND MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE IN
THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF WAR AND ARMED CONFLICT. THE SELECTED OFFICER
WILL SERVE AT LEAST ONE TOUR IN A VALIDATED STRATEGIST POSITION IN A MAJOR N5
OR J5 STAFF BILLET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE SECOND
SUBSEQUENT SHORE TOUR.
A. ELIGIBILITY. ALL ACTIVE DUTY O-5 COMMAND POST-COMMANDER AND CAPTAIN
UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS AND 1710, 1810, AND 1830 OFFICERS IN THE GRADES OF
COMMANDER AND CAPTAIN ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY (FULL- TIME SUPPORT OFFICERS ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE). IN ADDITION TO THE U.S. NAVY'S FEF SCREENING BOARD, AN
ADDITIONAL SCREENING BY THE OXFORD HUDSON FELLOWSHIP SELECTION BOARD IS
REQUIRED. OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE HUDSON FELLOWSHIP AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY. A TEMPLATE
FOR THE PROPOSAL CAN BE FOUND ON THE NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMAND'S WEBSITE UNDER
GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (PERS 440).
B. PROGRAM SPECIFICS. ONE OFFICER MAY BE SELECTED PER AY. THE
FELLOWSHIP WILL BEGIN IN AUGUST 2015. PER REFENCE (A), OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE
THIS PROGRAM RECEIVE THE 2000S SUBSPECIALTY CODE AS WELL AS THE 240 AQD.
5. NAVAL STRATEGY COMMUNITY. OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE EITHER THE FEF OR HUDSON
FELLOWSHIP WILL EARN THE 2000 SUBSPECIALTY CODE AND SERVE AT LEAST ONE TOUR
IN A VALIDATED SUBSPECIALTY BILLET IN EITHER POL-MIL AFFAIRS OR STRATEGY AND
POLICYAS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE SECOND SHORE TOUR AFTER
COMPLETION OF THE FELLOWSHIP. WHERE INFORMATION IN THIS NAVADMIN DIFFERS FROM
REFERENCE (A), THIS NAVADMIN TAKES PRECEDENCE.
6. SDCFP. THIS ONE-YEAR PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO PROVIDE A VENUE
FOR EXCEPTIONAL OFFICERS TOEXPERIENCE BUSINESS INNOVATION PRACTICES WITH THE
GOAL OF INCORPORATING THOSE BEST PRACTICES INTO THE NAVY. MILITARY FELLOWS
FROM EACH OF THE SERVICES ARE PAIRED WITH SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN VARIOUS
CORPORATIONS KNOWN FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO CHALLENGE AND ADAPT THEIR
BUSINESS PRACTICES. FELLOWS SHOULD EXPECT FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT TO POSITIONS
INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELATED TO INNOVATION AND
TRANSFORMATION.
A. ELIGIBILITY. ALL ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS, O5-O6, ARE ELIGIBLE.
B. PROGRAM SPECIFICS. UP TO TWO OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR FISCAL YEAR
2015. FELLOWSHIPS WILL BEGIN IN JULY 2015. PAST FELLOWS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO
CORPORATIONS SUCH AS: AMGEN, BOEING, CNN, CISCO, DUPONT, FEDEX, HONEYWELL,
IBM, MERCK, MICROSOFT, PFIZER, RAYTHEON, AND 3M. OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THIS
PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE THE 2000S SUBSPECIALTY CODE. MORE DETAILS REGARDING
SDCFP CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.NDU.EDU/SDCFP/INDEX.HTM.
7. APPLICATION PROCEDURES. FOR FEF, HUDSON, AND SDCFP PROGRAMS, USE THE
APPLICATION FORMAT OUTLINED PER REFENCE (A). IF APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE
PROGRAM, A SINGLE APPLICATION IS PERMISSIBLE BUT THE
SUBJECT LINE MUST LIST THE PROGRAMS, IN PREFERENCE ORDER, FOR WHICH THE
OFFICER IS APPLYING. INTERESTED OFFICERS SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS
ELECTRONICALLY TO THE POINTS OF CONTACT LISTED BELOW. ENSURE ELECTRONIC
COPIES ARE CLEAR AND LEGIBLE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
A. FEF AND HUDSON APPLICANTS SHALL INCLUDE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL WITH THEIR
APPLICATIONS. A TEMPLATE MAY BE FOUND ON THE BUPERS GRADUATE EDUCATION
PLACEMENT PAGE. PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(1) BACKGROUND: WHY IS THIS ISSUE RELEVANT?
(2) PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY: WHAT WILL THIS RESEARCH ACCOMPLISH?
(3) RESEARCH QUESTIONS: LIST 3-5 QUESTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE
YOUR RESEARCH.
(4) METHOD OF RESEARCH: HOW WILL YOU FIND INFORMATION?
(5) SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STUDY: WHY IS THIS RESEARCH IMPORTANT?
8. POINT(S) OF CONTACT:
A. OPNAV: LT JACK EAVES (N515); DSN XXX-4781 OR COMM 571-256-4781;
EMAIL: jack.eaves@navy.mil.
B. NAVPERSCOM: LCDR ANGELIN GRAHAM; DSN 882-4056 OR COMM 901-874-4056;
E-MAIL: angelin.graham@navy.mil.
9. RELEASED BY RADM JAMES G. FOGGO, DEPUTY DCNO N3/N5B.//
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