MCBUL 1500. FY04 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. 
2. APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING 
IN SUMMER/FALL 2004, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2005,
AND COMPLETE THE OLMSTED EDUCATION IN 2007. THE SELECTION BOARD
WILL CONVENE 0N 5 NOV 03.
3. APPLICANTS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE NOMINATED:
A. ACTIVE DUTY REGULAR COMMISSIONED UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS.
B. AT LEAST THREE YEARS BUT NO MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS OF 
ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE.
C. SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC ABILITY.
D. DEMONSTRATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE.
E. EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY PERFORMANCE.
F. NOT YET PARTICIPATED IN ANY FULL-TIME MARINE CORPS OR NAVY
SPONSORED GRADUATE EDUCATION.
G. OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE COMBAT ARMS AND AVIATION FIELDS 
ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
H. MEET TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS. TOS INFORMATION
CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE APPLICANT'S PRIMARY MOS MONITOR.
4. NOMINATION APPLICATIONS WILL BE IN NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE 
FORMAT. 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. OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS.
E. 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.
F. GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORES. 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.
G. A ONE PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY THE APPLICANT EXPLAINING THE
DESIRE TO BECOME AN OLMSTED SCHOLAR.
5. NOMINATION APPLICATIONS MUST BE ENDORSED UP TO THE DIVISION/WING
LEVEL AND REACH:
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS 
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-5)
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO VA, 22134-5103
NLT 15 OCT 03. 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 BY CONTACTING 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 04.