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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 12-13 SELECTION BOARD FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE
FELLOWSHIP, SECDEF CORPORATE FELLOWS PROGRAM, POLITICAL-MILITARY
(POL-MIL) MASTERS, AND ARTHUR S. MOREAU POST-MASTERS PROGRAMS//
REF/A/DOC/CNO/22JUN2010// REF/B/DOC/CNO/01OCT1991// 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.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR AY 2012-2013 FEDERAL
EXECUTIVE FELLOWSHIP (FEF) PROGRAM, SECDEF CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
(SDCFP), POL-MIL MASTERS (PMM) PROGRAM, AND ARTHUR S.
MOREAU (ASM) PROGRAM FOR STUDY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER SELECTION BOARD ARE DUE TO NAVY PERSONNEL
COMMAND, CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (PERS 00R) NO LATER THAN 17 SEP 11. THE
SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE
19 OCT 11. OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF
THE POL-MIL SUBSPECIALIST COMMUNITY AND RECEIVE THE 240 ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION (AQD) CODE. THESE OFFICERS WILL SERVE AT LEAST ONE
TOUR IN A VALIDATED SUBSPECIALTY BILLET IN EITHER POL-MIL AFFAIRS OR STRATEGIC
PLANNING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NOT LATER THAN THE SECOND SUBSEQUENT SHORE
TOUR.
2. THE NAVY MAINTAINS A CADRE OF POL-MIL SUBSPECIALISTS WITH THE EDUCATION
AND EXPERTISE TO HELP ADAPT THE NAVY TO THE EVOLVING GLOBAL STRATEGIC
ENVIRONMENT. THE NAVY'S POL-MIL FELLOWSHIPS AND GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
HELP BUILD THIS CADRE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFICERS TO ENHANCE THEIR
KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN POLICY, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES
AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. THE NAVY'S POL-MIL EDUCATION PROGRAM
OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO STUDY AND WORK AT PRESTIGIOUS
UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS AND BOARDROOMS, AND PROVIDES ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY
FOUND IN FEW OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
3. ELIGIBILITY. ELIGIBILITY FOR EACH OF THE PROGRAMS IS FOR ACTIVE DUTY
OFFICERS AS FOLLOWS:
A. FEF: ALL O4-O6 UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS AND OFFICERS WITH THE FOLLOWING
DESIGNATORS: 171X, 172X, 181X, AND 183X. CONSULT REF A FOR SPECIFIC DEGREE
AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH INSTITUTION.
ALL POST-COMMAND O5 AND O6 APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE HUDSON
FELLOWSHIP AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND MUST INCLUDE A THREE PAGE RESEARCH
PROPOSAL WITH THEIR APPLICATION. FORMAT FOR PROPOSAL CAN BE FOUND ON THE NPC
WEBSITE UNDER GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (PERS 440).
B. SDCFP: ALL OFFICERS, O5-O6.
C. PMM: ALL O3-O5 UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS AND OFFICERS WITH THE FOLLOWING
DESIGNATORS: 171X, 172X, 181X, AND 183X who have not already participated in
a Department of Defense funded graduate education program. Officers having
earned a degree through the tuition assistance program are eligible.
D. ASM: O4-O5 UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A GRADUATE
DEGREE IN A POL-MIL AREA OF STUDY. OFFICERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDED GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
4. APPLICATION PROCEDURES. FOR ALL PROGRAMS, USE THE APPLICATION FORMAT
OUTLINED IN REF A. IF APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM, A SINGLE
APPLICATION IS PERMISSIBLE BUT MUST LIST ALL PROGRAMS BEING APPLIED FOR IN THE
SUBJECT LINE AND INCLUDE A LIST OF DESIRED INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE
FOR EACH PROGRAM. REFER TO REFS A AND B FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SEND
APPLICATIONS TO:
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND ATTN: CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (PERS 00R) 5720
INTEGRITY DRIVE MILLINGTON, TN 38055-4400.
5. FEF PROGRAM SPECIFICS. UP TO TEN OFFICERS MAY BE SELECTED. THE FEF
PROGRAM IS A ONE-YEAR PROGRAM COMMENCING IN AUGUST 2012 TO PROVIDE SELECTED
OFFICERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATIONAL
SECURITY DECISION MAKING PROCESS BY WORKING AT NON-PROFIT RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. IAW REF A, OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE
THIS PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE THE 2000S SUBSPECIALTY CODE. FEF APPLICANTS SHALL
STATE THEIR PREFERENCES IN ORDER FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST OF INSTITUTIONS:
A. ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES (ACUS).
B. BROOKINGS INSTITUTION.
C. CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY (CNAS).
D. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS).
E. HOOVER INSTITUTION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA.
F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MA (TWO BILLETS).
G. HUDSON FELLOWSHIP AT ST. ANTONY'S COLLEGE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, UNITED
KINGDOM. ST. ANTONY'S COLLEGE SPECIALIZES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. AN
ADDITIONAL INTERVIEW/SCREENING BY THE OXFORD HUDSON FELLOWSHIP SELECTION BOARD
MAY BE REQUIRED.
H. FLETCHER SCHOOL, TUFTS UNIVERSITY, MA.
I. WEATHERHEAD CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MA.
6. SDCFP PROGRAM SPECIFICS. UP TO TWO OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED. THIS ONE-
YEAR PROGRAM, RUNNING FROM JULY 2012 TO JUNE 2013, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO
PROVIDE A VENUE FOR EXCEPTIONAL OFFICERS TO EXPERIENCE BUSINESS INNOVATION
PRACTICES WITH THE GOAL OF INCORPORATING THEM 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 FOR EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS. IAW REF A , OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE
THIS PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE THE 2000S SUBSPECIALTY CODE. FELLOWS SHOULD EXPECT
ASSIGNMENT TO POSITIONS INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELATED TO
INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION.
7. PMM PROGRAM SPECIFICS. UP TO THREE OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR A ONE-
YEAR MASTERS DEGREE AND ONE OFFICER WILL BE SELECTED FOR A TWO-YEAR MASTERS
DEGREE TO START IN THE FALL SEMESTER OF 2012. THE GOAL OF THE POL-MIL MASTERS
PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP SUBSPECIALISTS IN POL-MIL AFFAIRS OR STRATEGIC PLANNING
THROUGH GRADUATE EDUCATION AT SELECT CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS. IT IS APPROPRIATE
FOR JUNIOR OFFICERS TO ENTER THIS PROGRAM AS THEY ROLL OUT OF THEIR DIVISION
OFFICER OR DEPARTMENT HEAD TOURS. OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM WILL BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A 2000P SUBSPECIALTY CODE. PER REF B, SELECTED OFFICERS
WILL CARRY A FULL ACADEMIC LOAD ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS.
CANDIDATES INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A FUTURE PHD PROGRAM SHOULD SO STATE IN
THEIR APPLICATIONS AND STRONGLY CONSIDER APPLYING FOR THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM TO
ENHANCE THEIR ACADEMIC FOUNDATION. THE CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS AVAILABLE FOR
THE PROGRAM ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY AND INCLUDE:
A. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. ONE-YEAR ACCELERATED MASTER OF ARTS
(MA) IN THE SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE EDMUND A. WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN
SERVICE.
B. HARVARD UNIVERSITY. ONE-YEAR MID-CAREER MASTER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(MC/MPA) OR A TWO-YEAR MASTER IN PUBLIC POLICY (MPP) AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY
SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT.
C. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. ONE-YEAR MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY
(MIPP), OR A TWO-YEAR MA IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AT THE PAUL H. NITZE
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SAIS).
D. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. MA IN INTERNATIONAL POLICY STUDIES OR INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS AT THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE
AREA STUDIES DIVISION.
E. TUFTS UNIVERSITY. ONE-YEAR MA OR TWO-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS IN LAW AND
DIPLOMACY (MALD) AT THE FLETCHER SCHOOL.
NOTE: APPLICATIONS TO THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS LISTED ABOVE SHOULD BE
SUBMITTED UPON SELECTION FOR THE POL-MIL MASTERS PROGRAM AS ANNOUNCED BY
NAVADMIN FOLLOWING THE NAVY SELECTION BOARD. SELECTION BY THE BOARD DOES NOT
IMPLY ACCEPTANCE TO ANY OF THE ABOVE INSTITUTIONS. PMM SELECTEES MUST COMPETE
IN THE SCHOOLS'
REGULAR APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THEIR DESIRED PROGRAM OF STUDY. TO MAXIMIZE
PROBABILITY OF ACCEPTANCE, APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO APPLY TO AT LEAST THREE
OF THE ABOVE SCHOOLS. INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES WILL BE FILLED ACCORDING TO
OVERALL SELECTION BOARD RANKING. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO IMPROVE
THEIR COMPETITIVENESS BY INCLUDING GRE AND OR GMAT SCORES IN THEIR APPLICATION
PACKAGE.
8. ASM PROGRAM SPECIFICS. ONE OFFICER MAY BE SELECTED. THIS SUPPORTS THE
NAVY'S REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICERS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE FORMATION AND CONDUCT OF
FOREIGN POLICY, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS, AND WHO HAVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BEYOND THAT OF A MASTERS DEGREE.
IT ENABLES SELECTED OFFICERS WITH DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND A
POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY IN POL-MIL AFFAIRS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE POST MASTERS EDUCATION AND, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, TO
OBTAIN A PHD OR ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS ALL-BUT-DISSERTATION FOR A PHD IN A
POL-MIL RELATED FIELD. APPLICANTS ACCEPTED WILL APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO ONE OF
THE CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7. CANDIDATES SHOULD PROVIDE
SOME DETAIL ON HOW THEY WILL MEET THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM WHEN APPLYING.
IAW REF A, OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE THE 2000N
SUBSPECIALTY CODE. PER REF B, SELECTED OFFICERS SHALL CARRY A FULL ACADEMIC
LOAD ON A YEAR- ROUND BASIS.
9. SUBSPECIALTY CODING. UPON COMPLETION OF EDUCATION OR FELLOWSHIP, TO
OBTAIN PROPER SUBSPECIALTY CODING, THE OFFICER MUST COMPLETE THE REQUEST FOR
SUBSPECIALTY CODE FORM WHICH CAN BE FOUND UNDER OFFICER REQUESTING
SUBSPECIALTY IN THE HELP INFORMATION SECTION OF
HTTPS://NAVPRODEV.BOL.NAVY.MIL/NSS/ (ACCESS IS VIA CAC; LOGIN IS NOT
REQUIRED).
10. OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS WILL BECOME PART OF THE NAVY'S POL-
MIL SUBSPECIALIST COMMUNITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER EXCELLENT PROGRAMS
LISTED IN REF A (OLMSTED SCHOLAR, COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, WHITE HOUSE
FELLOW, USNA/NROTC IMMEDIATE GRADUATE EDUCATION), WHICH ALSO SUPPORT THIS
CADRE DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE SEPARATE APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION BOARDS.
11. POC:
A. OPNAV: CAPT JOHN MCLAIN (N513); DSN 222-8247 OR COMM 703-693 -8247;
EMAIL: JOHN.M.MCLAIN(AT)NAVY.(SMIL).MIL.
B. OPNAV (240 AQD AND SUBSPECIALTY MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MANAGEMENT): LT SHARON STORTZ (N513); DSN 227-4040 OR COMM 703-697-4040;
EMAIL: SHARON.STORTZ(AT)NAVY.(SMIL).MIL.
C. NAVPERSCOM: LT JOSHUA LIPPS; DSN 882-4056 OR COMM (901) 874-4056; E-
MAIL:joshua.lipps@navy.mil.
12. DETAILS REGARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NPC
WEBSITE UNDER GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (PERS 440).
13. RELEASED BY RADM B. E. GROOMS, ON BEHALF OF N3/N5.// BT
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