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MARADMIN 397/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MM/MMOA-5//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1500. FY02 OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CNO/20APR90//
REF/B/DOC/MMOA-3/20AUG96//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24A, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS
MCO 1500.41A, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
POC/MAJ J. ESPARZA/MS D. JOHNSON/PRIPHN:DSN 278-9284/-
/TEL:(703) 784-9284//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO REQUEST NOMINATIONS FOR
THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. UNRESTRICTED, REGULAR OFFICERS
PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED UPON COMMISSIONING BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
NAVAL ACADEMY OR COMMANDING OFFICERS OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS
TRAINING CORPS UNITS ARE ELIGIBLE. OFFICERS MAY ALSO BE SELF
NOMINATED FOR THE PROGRAM. THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES
FOR 2 YEARS OF GRADUATE STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY. A TOTAL OF
TWO OFFICERS FROM THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WILL BE ADMITTED TO
THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF A.
2. NOMINEES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN
SUMMER/FALL 2002, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2003, AND
COMPLETE THE OLMSTED TRAINING IN 2004. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL
CONVENE IN 6 NOV 01.
3. NOMINEES WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE RECOMMENDED:
A. ACTIVE DUTY REGULAR COMMISSIONED UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS.
B. AT LEAST THREE YEARS BUT NO MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS OF ACTIVE
DUTY.
C. SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC ABILITY.
D. FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE.
F. EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY PERFORMANCE.
G. NOT YET PARTICIPATED IN ANY FULL-TIME MARINE CORPS OR NAVY
SPONSORED GRADUATE EDUCATION.
H. OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE COMBAT ARMS AND AVIATION FIELDS ARE
HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
4. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED:
A. RANK, NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, MOS.
B. WORK/HOME ADDRESSES, WORK/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
C. COMMISSIONING SOURCE, YEAR GROUP.
D. OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS.
E. FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND.
F. ONE PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY THE OFFICER EXPLAINING WHY HE OR
SHE WANTS TO BE AN OLMSTED SCHOLAR.
G. DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORES. COMMANDING
OFFICERS MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE DLAB TEST FROM THEIR
LOCAL BASE EDUCATION OFFICE.
H. GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORES. NOMINEES MAY
OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE GRE FROM THEIR LOCAL BASE EDUCATION
OFFICE.
5. NOMINATION LETTERS MUST REACH HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS CODE (MMOA-5), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD,
QUANTICO VA, 22134-5103 NLT 10 OCT 01.
6. OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVAL ACADEMY OR THE PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE NEED TO CONTACT CMC (MMOA-5) TO
DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND PROVIDE UPDATED NOMINATION MATERIAL.
7. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN APPLICANTS
PACKAGE "I AGREE NOT TO TENDER RESIGNATION OR REQUEST SEPARATION
WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. RECIPIENTS MUST ALSO AGREE TO
REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING, OR UPON
SEPARATION FROM THE PROGRAM FOR ANY REASON, FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR
YEARS. THIS OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY
PRE-EXISTING OBLIGATION."
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING MS DOLORAS
JOHNSON AT DSN: 278-9284. INFORMATION ON THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE OFFICER DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.USMC.MIL.
9. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31 JULY 02.//
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