FY07 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 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 2007, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2008, AND
COMPLETE THE OLMSTED EDUCATION IN 2010. THE USMC NOMINATION BOARD
WILL CONVENE ON 16 NOV 06. SELECTED NOMINEES' NAMES WILL BE
FORWARDED TO THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL
SELECTION IN APRIL 2007.
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 FY07
CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB), WHICH WILL CONVENE IN JAN 07, 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 2007.
 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 110 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. MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS BY SUMMER
2007. TOS INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE APPLICANT'S
PRIMARY MOS MONITOR.
4. 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 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 23 OCT 06. 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 BRYANT AT DSN: 278-9286. 
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 07.