FY14 DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD:
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RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2141607-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 011607Z AUG 12 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01524// NAVADMIN 237/l2 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/FY14 DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/010CT91// REF/B/DOC/MILPERSMAN/22AUG2002// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/0617102AUG07// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.23B, GRADUATE EDUCATION. REF B IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1401-010, COMMUNICATION WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SELECTION BOARDS. REF C IS NAVADMIN 195/07, OFFICER GRADUATE EDUCATION SERVICE OBLIGATION.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY-14 DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD. THE NAVY IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR FIVE QUOTAS IN THE DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM FOR FY-14. THE SELECTION BOARD IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO CONVENE 11 OCTOBER 2012. THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO POSSESS A MASTER'S DEGREE (OR ARE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE A MASTER'S DEGREE) AND MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REF A TO EARN A PH.D. 2. ALL STUDIES SHALL COMMENCE NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 2013. THE FOLLOWING DOCTORAL DEGREES AND RELATED SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM CODES (SSC) ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) IN FY-14: CURRICULUM TITLE SSC REQUIRED DESIG COMBAT SYSTEMS 5700D 14XX ONLY POLITICAL STRATEGY AND INTELLIGENCE 2000D ANY URL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONAL SCIENCES 6402D 1800 ONLY METEOROLOGY OPERATIONAL SCIENCES 6403D 1800 ONLY THE FOLLOWING DEGREE AND RELATED SSC IS AVAILABLE AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) IN FY-14: CURRICULUM TITLE SSC REQUIRED DESIG NAVAL CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING 5100D 144X ONLY 3. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THEIR COMPLETED PACKAGE TO NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, CODE 01C3, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE HE-022, MONTEREY, CA 93943-5100, TO ATTENTION: CDR ANDREA CAMERON. APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE NPS ONLINE APPLICATION AT: HTTP://WWW.NPS.EDU/ACADEMICS/ADMISSIONS/APPLYONLINE/APPLYNOW.HTML. NO LATER THAN 10 AUGUST 2012. MIT APPLICANTS SHALL APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A HARD COPY OF THEIR COMPLETED APPLICATION TO NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, PERS-00R, FY-14 DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD (BOARD ID #31), 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-0000 NO LATER THAN 10 AUGUST 2012. IF SELECTED BY THE BOARD, ACTUAL MATRICULATION INTO THE PH.D. PROGRAM AT MIT IS CONTINGENT UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE UNIVERSITY. 4. THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR NPS IS A TWO-STEP PROCESS. STEP ONE: REVIEW OF ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO DOCTORAL STUDIES AT THE NPS. NPS WILL REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR PH.D. PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. ONLY APPLICANTS THAT MEET ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NPS PH.D. PROGRAM WILL BE SELECTION BOARD ELIGIBLE. STEP TWO: THE SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND TO SELECT OFFICERS FROM THOSE DETERMINED TO BE PH.D. PROGRAM ELIGIBLE FOR THE DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM. 5. DUE TO THE SHORT TIME BETWEEN THE APPLICATION DEADLINE AND BOARD DATE, THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS GRANTED TO THIS APPLICATION DEADLINE. 6. ALL NAVY APPLICANTS MUST CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR COUNSELING ON THE CAREER IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION BOARD, A WRITTEN/SIGNED STATEMENT FROM THE DETAILER MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE NOMINATION PACKAGE. STATEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I, (DETAILER RANK, NAME, AND TITLE), HAVE ADVISED (APPLICANT RANK, NAME) OF THE POTENTIAL CAREER IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM." 7. APPLICATIONS WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: A. NAME, RANK, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (LAST 4 ONLY)/DESIGNATOR; B. CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND EMAIL; C. DESIRED AREA(S) OF STUDY AND DEPARTMENT OF THE PROPOSED MAJOR SUBJECT AREA; D. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND (SCHOOLS ATTENDED, DEGREES AWARDED, MAJOR, THESIS TOPIC). E. BRIEF OUTLINE (200 WORDS OR FEWER) OF SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE PROPOSED AREA OF STUDY. F. CERTIFIED COPIES OF ALL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TRANSCRIPTS. G. RESULTS OF A GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) GENERAL TEST TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. H. FITNESS REPORTS AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES (NOT INCLUDING TRANSCRIPTS) WHICH ARE NOT IN THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) OR ON THE OFFICER SUMMARY RECORD. 8. APPLICANTS SHOULD ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THEIR OFFICER SUMMARY RECORD AND OMPF BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES. RECORDS CAN BE REVIEWED THROUGH WEB-ENABLED RECORD REVIEW. LETTERS TO THE SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT ARE OPTIONAL, BUT ENCOURAGED. PER REF B, CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD MUST BE SENT BY THE OFFICER CONCERNED. 9. PER REF C, OFFICERS WILL INCUR A SERVICE OBLIGATION OF A PERIOD OF THREE TIMES THE LENGTH OF THE PROGRAM, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE YEARS. THE OBLIGATION WILL BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATION AND WILL COMMENCE UPON COMPLETION OF, OR WITHDRAWAL FROM, THE DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM. 10. OFFICERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NAVY-FUNDED GRADUATE EDUCATION WILL SERVE ONE TOUR IN A VALIDATED SUBSPECIALTY POSITION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE SECOND TOUR FOLLOWING GRADUATION. 11. SELECTIONS FOR THE FY-14 PHD PROGRAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA NAVADMIN. 12. POINTS OF CONTACT: - MS. SUSAN DOOLEY, NPS DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, AT (831) 656-3093/DSN 756 OR EMAIL AT grad-ed@nps.edu. - LCDR CHUCK MINSKI, GRADUATE EDUCATION PLACEMENT OFFICER, COMNAVPERSCOM PERS- 440B, AT (901) 874-4101/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT charles.minski@navy.mil. - CDR MATT PHELPS, EDUCATION BRANCH HEAD, COMNAVPERSCOM PERS-440, AT (901) 874-4100/DSN 882 OR EMAIL matthew.f.phelps@navy.mil. 13. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN