R 242009Z Nov 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 668/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG, MCRC, QUANTICO, VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER /SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM NOTIFICATION//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/1530 SER N00 0632/YMD:20080805// REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MRON/YMD:19920805//
POC/-/-/MCRC ON-E/LOC:MR. R. HOLDER/TEL:703 784-9446//
NARR/REF (A) IS THE COMMANDER, NAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND LETTER ANNOUNCING THE ELIMINATION OF BOOST. REF (B) IS MCO 1560.24D, BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING
(BOOST) PROGRAM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE ELIMINATION OF THE NAVY BOOST PROGRAM HELD AT THE NAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND (NSTC), NEWPORT, RI. REF (A) IS THE APPROVED DECISION BY THE NAVY TO ELIMINATE THE NAVY BOOST PROGRAM. BOOST WAS A NAVAL PROGRAM THAT AFFORDED AN EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE ENLISTED MARINES SEEKING A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND ENTER A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM. ACCORDINGLY, THE CURRENT BOOST CLASS IN SESSION WILL BE THE LAST BOOST CLASS AND WILL GRADUATE DURING MAY 2009.
2. THE MARINE CORPS IS EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT TO ESTABLISH A SIMILAR BOOST PROGRAM FOR MARINES. HOWEVER, A DECISION ON THE FUTURE OF A MARINE CORPS BOOST PROGRAM IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY
JANUARY 2009.
3. DUE TO THE ELIMINATION OF THE NAVY BOOST PROGRAM, THE FY09 BOOST SELECTION BOARD RESULTS ARE BEING WITHHELD. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR BOOST CONSIDERATION ON THE FY09 SELECTION BOARD WILL RECEIVE ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (ON-E) WITH FURTHER DETAILS.
THOSE APPLICANTS THAT MET THE QUALIFYING SCORE FOR THE MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (B), WERE CONSIDERED ON THE FY09 MECEP SELECTION BOARD.
BOOST APPLICANTS SHOULD REVIEW THE FY09 MECEP SELECTION BOARD RESULTS MARADMIN FOR POSSIBLE SELECTION TO THE FY09 MECEP.
QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO MR. R.
HOLDER, PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9446 OR DSN 278-9446.
4. THIS MESSAGE IS CANCELLED 31 JAN 2009.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. E. MILSTEAD, JR., CG, MCRC.//