UNCLASSIFIED/ ROUTINE R 061622Z APR 15 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 079/15 SUBJ/FY-15 ADVANCED EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/181833ZNOV04// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/29MAR05/NOTAL// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 263/04, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CONTINUUM ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS N13 POLICY DECISION MEMO, ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION SERVICE OBLIGATION.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the FY-15 Advanced Education Voucher (AEV) Program. The AEV program is part of the Professional Military Education continuum, announced by reference (a). The AEV Program offers advanced education opportunities and provides financial assistance to senior enlisted personnel (E7-E9) to complete post-secondary, Navy-relevant degrees, in designated areas of study through off-duty education. 2. Proven superior performers who demonstrate potential for continued upward mobility are eligible as follows: E7 with no more than 17 years time in service (TIS), E8 with no more than 19 years TIS and E9 with no more than 23 years TIS. TIS for all pay grades is computed to 1 October 2015. Applicants should be transferring to, or currently on shore duty with sufficient time ashore to complete a baccalaureate or master's degree program. Applicants on sea duty may apply provided they submit an education plan that shows the ability to complete the degree program as specified above. Additionally, senior enlisted who have already invested in their professional development by pursuing college education and are currently enrolled in a qualifying post-secondary degree program using tuition assistance (TA) or other financial assistance programs are eligible to apply for the AEV program. Reimbursement for any educational expenses incurred prior to participation in AEV is not authorized. AEV and TA benefits may not be combined. AEV is not authorized for courses used to earn an additional degree at the same or lower education level. Lower division or prerequisite courses may be authorized if the courses are part of a Sailor's degree program and are listed on their approved education plan. 3. AEV for a baccalaureate degree completion will cover 100 percent of tuition, books, and related fees up to 6,700 dollars per year for a maximum of 36 months from the date of signing a letter of acceptance. Total program cost per participant will not exceed 20,000 dollars. At a minimum, baccalaureate degree completion program applicants must have either an associate's degree from an institution of higher learning accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education or the equivalent amount of college credit already earned and applicable to the degree being sought. Only Navy-relevant baccalaureate degrees will be considered and examples are as follows: Strategic Foreign Languages, Construction Management, Emergency and Disaster Management, Human Resources, Paralegal, Leadership and Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Nursing, Business Administration, and Electrical and Electronic Technology. Degree programs other than those listed above must be validated as a Navy-relevant degree by the AEV point of contact listed below. 4. AEV for the master's degree completion will cover 100 percent tuition, books and related fees up to a maximum of 20,000 dollars per year for up to 24 months from the date of signing a letter of acceptance. Total program costs per participant will not exceed 40,000 dollars. Master's degree program applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education. Only Navy-relevant master's degrees will be considered and examples are as follows: Emergency and Disaster Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Engineering and Technology, Systems Analysis, Information Technology, Homeland Defense and Security, Leadership and Management, Business Administration, and Education and Training Management. Degree programs other than those listed above must be validated as a Navy-relevant degree by the AEV point of contact listed below. 5. Per reference (b), upon completion of, or withdrawal from, education for which any authorized expenses were paid, participants shall agree to remain on active-duty for a period equal to three times the number of months of education completed or three years, whichever is less. This obligation is discharged concurrently with any other service obligation program participants may have already incurred. This agreement does not obligate the Navy to retain a member on active-duty. If a program participant fails to complete the period of active-duty specified in the agreement, such member will reimburse the United States for the cost of the advanced education received, prorated for the obligated time served. 6. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy will convene the FY-15 AEV Program Selection Board in June 2015. Program selectees are expected to enroll in studies for the Fall 2015 term. 7. Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) (N523) is now accepting AEV program applications from eligible senior enlisted personnel. Deadline for submission is 22 May 2015. Applications must include endorsements by both the commanding officer and command master chief (maximum length one page each). Application format and additional information can be found at https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/aev/aev_home.aspx. 8. Point of contact is ETCM Richard Simpson, NETC N523, at (850) 452-7268/ DSN 459 or via e-mail at richard.l.simpson(at)navy.mil. 9. This message will remain in effect until superseded or 31 December 2015, whichever occurs first. 10. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//