R 102207Z AUG 07
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UNCLAS //N01520//
NAVADMIN 202/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG//
SUBJ/FY-09 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CNO/30NOV1998//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS AND PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL
GUIDANCE FOR THE FY-09 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM.
WHERE INFORMATION DIFFERS BETWEEN THIS NAVADMIN AND REF A, THIS
NAVADMIN TAKES PRECEDENCE.
2. THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES TWO YEARS OF GRADUATE STUDY
USING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND OTHER CULTURAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES OFTEN
LEADING TO A GRADUATE DEGREE AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY. UP TO TEN NAVY
OFFICERS MAY BE SELECTED TO THE PROGRAM DURING THIS ENROLLMENT YEAR.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN
SUMMER/FALL 2008, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2009, AND
COMPLETE STUDY IN 2011. A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCTOBER 2007
TO SELECT NOMINEES FROM WHICH THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION BOARD WILL SELECT
SCHOLARS.
3. THIS UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS AND REGIONAL AND
CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE FORCE. GLOBAL AFFAIRS REQUIRE LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY/REGIONAL EXPERTISE WITHIN THE NAVY.
ALTHOUGH THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD,
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHOSE LANGUAGE CHOICE WOULD FILL A
CRITICAL LANGUAGE NEED OF THE NAVY SUCH AS ARABIC, CHINESE MANDARIN,
MALAY, TURKISH, HINDI, INDONESIAN, AND URDU.
4. NAVY IS LOOKING ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG LEADERS WHO DISPLAY ALL THE
QUALITIES OF DEDICATED CAREER OFFICERS AND WHO ASPIRE TO
COMMAND AS LINE OFFICERS. IN PARTICULAR, FITNESS REPORTS MUST
DEMONSTRATE STRONG LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, SOLID OVERALL
PERFORMANCE, AND STRONG PROMOTION POTENTIAL. ADDITIONALLY,
WHILE A MINIMUM GPA IS NOT SPECIFIED, ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE
DEMONSTRATED SCHOLASTIC ABILITY AS SHOWN BY AN UNDERGRADUATE TRANSCRIPT.
FACTORS SUCH AS ACADEMIC MAJOR, PARTICIPATION IN VARSITY SPORTS, STEADY
SCHOLASTIC IMPROVEMENT, ETC. ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN
REVIEWING TRANSCRIPTS. APPLICANTS MUST ALSO HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO
LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND LIVE AND STUDY ABROAD. SELECTED
APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED TO A PERSONAL INTERVIEW AT THE OLMSTED
FOUNDATION IN FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA.
5. ACTIVE DUTY REGULAR OR RESERVE COMMISSIONED LINE OFFICERS WITH THE
FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM:
A. AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE BUT NOT MORE THAN
11 YEARS OF TOTAL ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE AS OF 1 APRIL 2008.
B. SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC ABILITY AS DEMONSTRATED IN AN UNDERGRADUATE
TRANSCRIPT.
C. FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE; BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE IN CHOSEN
COUNTRIES/LANGUAGES IS NOT REQUIRED.
D. EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY PERFORMANCE.
6. APPLICANTS, INCLUDING PRIOR NOMINEES, WILL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION WITH COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT:
A. RANK, NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, DESIGNATOR.
B. WORK/HOME ADDRESSES, WORK/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND WORK/HOME
EMAIL ADDRESSES.
C. COMMISSIONING SOURCE, YEAR GROUP.
D. FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND.
E. ONE-PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY OFFICER EXPLAINING WHY THAT OFFICER
WANTS TO BE AN OLMSTED SCHOLAR.
F. DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORES.
COMMANDS MAY OBTAIN DLAB TESTS FROM: COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
(CODE 322), PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5126, DSN 922-1001 X1538 OR
darrin.williams@navy.mil.
G. GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORES. INFORMATION ON THE
GRE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE LOCAL NAVY COLLEGE OFFICE OR ON THE WEB AT
WWW.GRE.ORG.
H. OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS OF ALL COURSES TAKEN.
7. APPLICATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPH 8
OF THIS MESSAGE AND THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MUST REACH COMMANDING
OFFICER, NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
TECHNOLOGY CENTER, ATTN: CODE N2A2, 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD, PENSACOLA,
FL 32509-5204, NOT LATER THAN
1 OCTOBER 2007. DLAB/GRE SCORES AND OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS
REQUIRED IN PARAS 6F, 6G, AND 6H, MAY BE SUBMITTED BY SEPARATE
CORRESPONDENCE TO REACH NETPDTC CODE N2A2 NOT LATER THAN 19 OCTOBER
2007.
8. THIS IS A THREE YEAR PROGRAM, FOR WHICH CAREER TIMING IS AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. ALL APPLICANTS MUST CONTACT THEIR DETAILER
FOR COUNSELING ON THE CAREER IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE OLMSTED
SCHOLAR PROGRAM. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE NAVY SELECTION BOARD,
A WRITTEN/SIGNED STATEMENT FROM THE DETAILER MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE
NOMINATION PACKAGE. SAMPLE STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: "I, (DETAILER
RANK, NAME, AND TITLE), HAVE ADVISED (APPLICANT RANK, NAME) OF THE
POTENTIAL CAREER IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM. IN MY OPINION, THIS PROGRAM
WILL HAVE A
POSITIVE/NEGATIVE IMPACT ON HIS/HER CAREER. IF THE DETAILER
INDICATES THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT, FURTHER EXPLANATION
IS REQUIRED.
9. THIS PROGRAM IS KEY TO PREPARING YOUNG OFFICERS FOR FUTURE
LEADERSHIP ROLES AS NAVY FACES THE EVER INCREASING CHALLENGES AND
COMPLEXITIES OF TODAY S INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. OLMSTED SCHOLARS
ACHIEVE FLUENCY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GAIN A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR
FOREIGN CULTURES, ACQUIRE REGIONAL EXPERTISE BY TRAVELING WIDELY
OVERSEAS, AND MAY EARN A LIBERAL ARTS MASTERS DEGREE. ALL ELIGIBLE AND
INTERESTED OFFICERS ARE URGED TO VISIT THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION WEBSITE
AT WWW.OLMSTEDFOUNDATION.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
10. POINT OF CONTACT IS BILLIE COLONNA, COMM: (850) 452-1001 X-
2219/DSN 922-1807, OR EMAIL AT billie.colonna@navy.mil.
11. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.//
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