FY06 Olmsted Scholar Program Nomination Board

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO SOLICIT
APPLICATIONS FOR THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM NOMINATION BOARD. THIS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1959 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 2 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 2006, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2007, AND
COMPLETE THE OLMSTED EDUCATION IN 2009. THE USMC NOMINATION BOARD
WILL CONVENE ON 17 NOV 05. SELECTED NOMINEES WILL BE FORWARDED TO
THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL SELECTION IN APRIL
2006.
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 APPLY, BE OFFERED, AND ACCEPT CAREER
DESIGNATION PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM. 
REGULAR OFFICERS NOT CAREER DESIGNATED, WHO ARE APPLYING TO THE FY06
CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB), WHICH WILL CONVENE IN JAN 06, MAY
SUBMIT PACKAGES. THEY MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT CAREER
DESIGNATION WHEN OFFERED.
 B. AT LEAST THREE YEARS BUT NO MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS OF ACTIVE
COMMISSIONED SERVICE BY APR 2006.
 C. SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC ABILITY. THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION DESIRES
AN UNDERGRADUATE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR BETTER.
 D. DEMONSTRATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE. A DLAB ABOVE 85 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.
 H. OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE COMBAT ARMS AND AVIATION FIELDS
ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
 I. MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS BY SUMMER
2006. TOS INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE APPLICANT'S
PRIMARY MOS MONITOR.
4. REF B IS UNDER REVISION BY TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND. FOR
APPLICATIONS USE STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT AND THE
EXAMPLE TEMPLATE ON THE MMOA GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE LINKED TO
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 IF NECESSARY.
 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 FROM CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH WING,
DIVISION, OR FSSG 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 14 OCT 05. ADVANCE COPIES CAN BE FAXED TO (703)784-9844.
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 MORGAN OR MR ELLIS AT DSN: 278-9284. 
INFORMATION ON THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON
THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION WEB SITE AT WWW.OLMSTEDFOUNDATION.ORG.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31 JULY 06.