R 220834Z JUL 08
MARADMIN 404/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY09 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM NOMINATION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CNO/YMD:19981130//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MMOA-3/YMD:19960820//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.  REF B IS
MCO 1500.41A W/CH1, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE MARINE
CORPS.//
POC/MAJ/BRAD WARD/UNIT:MMOA-5/NAME:BRADLEY.WARD@USMC.MIL
/TEL:703-784-9286//
POC/CIV/DIANE RODGERS/UNIT:MMOA-5/NAME:DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL
/TEL:703-784-9286//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT
APPLICATIONS FOR THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM NOMINATION BOARD.  THIS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1960 TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE
GRADUATE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.  THIS EXPERIENCE
GIVES AN ADDED DIMENSION TO AN OFFICER'S EDUCATION IN PREPARATION
FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS TO HIGH-LEVEL MARINE CORPS, JOINT, OR
COMBINED STAFFS.  THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR TWO YEARS
OF GRADUATE STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY.  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM QUALIFIES OFFICERS FOR A FOREIGN
AREA OFFICER (FAO) ADDITIONAL MOS.
2.  APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN
SUMMER/FALL 2009, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2010, AND
COMPLETE THE OLMSTED EDUCATION IN 2012.  THE USMC NOMINATION BOARD
WILL CONVENE ON 23 OCTOBER 2008 WITH APPLICATIONS DUE TO MMOA-5 NLT
3 OCTOBER 2008.  SELECTED NOMINEES NAMES WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE
OLMSTED FOUNDATION FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL SELECTION IN APRIL 2009.
3.  APPLICANTS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE NOMINATED:
A.  UNRESTRICTED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS ON
ACTIVE DUTY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.  REGULAR OFFICERS NOT
CAREER DESIGNATED, MUST BE SCREENED, AND ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION
PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM.  REGULAR
OFFICERS NOT CAREER DESIGNATED, WHO WILL BE SCREENED BY THE FY09
CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB), WHICH WILL CONVENE IN JANUARY 2009,
MAY SUBMIT PACKAGES.  THEY MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT CAREER
DESIGNATION WHEN OFFERED.
B.  AT LEAST THREE YEARS COMMISSIONED BUT NO MORE THAN ELEVEN
YEARS OF FEDERAL ACTIVE SERVICE BY APRIL 2009.
C.  DEMONSTRATED SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT.  THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION
HAS TRADITIONALLY DESIRED AN UNDERGRADUATE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF
3.0 OR BETTER AND A GRE SCORE OF 500 OR ABOVE IN ALL CATEGORIES.
TRADITIONALLY, THE GPA AND GRE HAVE BEEN MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS,
HOWEVER, THESE QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT THE ONLY FACTORS
CONSIDERED BY THE FOUNDATION.
D.  DEMONSTRATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE.  A DLAB ABOVE 100 IS
DESIRED.
E.  EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY PERFORMANCE.
F.  KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT EVENTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
G.  NOT YET PARTICIPATED IN ANY FULL-TIME MARINE CORPS OR NAVY
SPONSORED GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
H.  OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE COMBAT ARMS AND AVIATION FIELDS
ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
I.  A COMMITMENT TO THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS AS DEMONSTRATED IN AN
INTERVIEW.
J.  MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS BY 1 JUNE
2009.  MINIMUM TOS IS CONSIDERED 24 MONTHS OF A 36 MONTH TOUR IN
CONUS OR 35 MONTHS OF A 36 MONTH TOUR OCONUS.  APPLICANTS PRESCRIBED
TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED.  APPLICANT MUST
NOTIFY PRIMARY MONITOR OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR PROGRAM PRIOR TO
SUBMITTING APPLICATION. 
4.  FOR APPLICATIONS USE STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT
AND THE EXAMPLE TEMPLATE ON THE MMOA GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE
LINKED FROM THE MMOA HOMEPAGE.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE
INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED:
A.  RANK, NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, MOS.
B.  WORK/HOME ADDRESSES, WORK/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND EMAIL
ADDRESS.
C.  COMMISSIONING SOURCE, YEAR GROUP.
D.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND/APTITUDE.  INDICATE LANGUAGE
STUDIED, IF APPLICABLE, AND LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY AS EVALUATED BY
A DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT).  INDICATE LEVEL OF
APTITUDE AS EVALUATED BY A DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB)
SCORE.  INFORMATION ABOUT THE DLPT OR DLAB TESTING IS AVAILABLE FROM
BASE EDUCATION OFFICES.  DLAB RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE OVER 3 YEARS OLD.
E.  A ONE PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY THE APPLICANT EXPLAINING THE
DESIRE TO BECOME AN OLMSTED SCHOLAR.
F.  A HARD COPY 8X10 COMMAND PHOTO IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM.
A DEPLOYED PHOTO IS ACCEPTABLE.
G.  GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORES.  A SCORE OF 500 OR
ABOVE IN ALL CATEGORIES IS DESIRED.  INFORMATION ABOUT GRE TESTING
IS AVAILABLE FROM BASE EDUCATION OFFICES.  A ONE-TIME REIMBURSEMENT
FOR THE GRE GENERAL TESTING FEE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH DEFENSE
ACTIVITY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT (DANTES).  MORE
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
WWW.DANTES.DODED.MIL/DANTES_WEB/EXAMINATIONS/GRE.HTM.
H.  TWO ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST BE SENT TO CMC
(MMOA-5) EITHER SEPARATELY OR AS AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE PACKAGE.  A
SINGLE TRANSCRIPT FROM THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY GRADUATED FROM, WITH
TRANSFER CREDITS LISTED IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.  COPIES ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE WITHOUT A UNIVERSITY SEAL OR VERIFIED AS TRUE COPY BY THE
UNIVERSITY. IF MAILED SEPARATELY, RECOMMEND AN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE
IN THE APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURE OF APPLICATION.
I.  PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT, WHICH IS LISTED AS RELEASE OF
INFORMATION FORM IN THE EXAMPLE FORMAT.   
5.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE
FIRST GENERAL OFFICER (WING, DIVISION, OR MLG EQUIVALENT) AS
APPROPRIATE AND REACH:
    HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
    MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
    GRADUATE EDUCATION MMOA-5
    3280 RUSSELL ROAD
    QUANTICO VA, 22134-5103
NLT 3 OCT 2008. 
6.  THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN AN APPLICANT'S
PACKAGE:
    "I AGREE NOT TO TENDER RESIGNATION OR REQUEST SEPARATION
    WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.  I ALSO AGREE TO REMAIN
    ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING, OR UPON
    SEPARATION FROM THE PROGRAM FOR ANY REASON, FOR A PERIOD OF
    SIX YEARS.  THIS OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH
    ANY PRE-EXISTING OBLIGATION."
7.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED
WEBSITE OR BY CONTACTING MAJ BRAD WARD OR DIANE RODGERS AT DSN:
278-9286.
INFORMATION ON THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON
THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION WEB SITE AT
HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.OLMSTEDFOUNDATION.ORG.
8.  MONITOR POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
MMOA-1 (GROUND)                  COMM (703)784-9276
MAJ J. FLYNN (CBT SVC SPT)       DSN 278-9276
(JOHN.P.FLYNN)@USMC.MIL
MAJ MILLER (COMBAT ARMS)   
(MICHAEL.T.MILLER3@USMC.MIL) 
MAJ DARNELL (CO GRD GRND)        COMM (703) 784-9272
(CHAD.DARNELL@USMC.MIL)          DSN 278-9272
MMOA-2 (AVIATION)                COMM (703)784-9267
MAJ MACONE (AIR AND GROUND)      DSN 278-9267
(GIAN.MACONE@USMC.MIL)
MAJ J. JULIAN (FIXED WING)  
(JASON.W.JULIAN@USMC.MIL)  
MAJ S. BUDD (ROTARY WING)  
(SHAWN.BUDD@USMC.MIL)
MMOA-3 (PLANS AND PROGRAMS)      COMM (703)784-9284
LTCOL DAVIS (HEAD, MMOA-3)       DSN 278-9284
(DONALD.J.DAVIS1@USMC.MIL)                 
MAJ HEATHERMAN (PLANS OFFICER) 
(BRENDAN.G.HEATHERMAN@USMC.MIL) 
MMOA-4 (CAREER COUNSELING)       COMM (703) 784-0696
LTCOL COURTNEY (HEAD, MMOA-4)    DSN 278-0696
(IAN.D.COURTNEY@USMC.MIL)  
MMOA-5 (DISTRO)                  COMM (703) 784-9286
MAJ WARD (GRAD ED MONITOR)       DSN 278-9286
(BRADLEY.W.WARD@USMC.MIL)   
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//