FY05 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 2005, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2006, AND
COMPLETE THE OLMSTED EDUCATION IN 2008. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL
CONVENE 0N 18 NOV 04.
3. APPLICANTS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE NOMINATED:
 A. ACTIVE DUTY REGULAR COMMISSIONED UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS. 
USMCR OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FY05
OFFICER RETENTION BOARD (ORB), WHICH WILL CONVENE IN JAN 05, MAY
SUBMIT PACKAGES. THEY MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT AUGMENTATION
WHEN OFFERED.
 B. AT LEAST THREE YEARS BUT NO MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS OF ACTIVE
COMMISSIONED SERVICE.
 C. SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC ABILITY. THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION DESIRE
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. 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 MINIMUM TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS BY SUMMER
2005. TOS INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE APPLICANT'S
PRIMARY MOS MONITOR.
4. REF A IS UNDER REVISION BY TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND. FOR
APPLICATIONS USE STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT AND THE
EXAMPLE TEMPLATE IS ON THE MMOA GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE OF
HTTPSLNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/MMOA/
GRADUATE+EDUCATION. THIS SITE IS 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. AN 8X10 COMMAND PHOTO IN THE ALPHA UNIFORM.
 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 THE 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.
 I. PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT, WHICH IS LISTED AS RELEASE OF
INFORMATION FORM IN THE EXAMPLE FORMAT. 
5. PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED FROM THE 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 20 OCT 04. 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
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 05.