UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 051538Z MAR 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 056/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FY-19 NAVY GRADUATE EDUCATION QUOTA PLAN// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the FY-19 Navy graduate education, naval and other service war colleges programs, and non-degree programs and fellowships. 2. The goal of the Navy for its Graduate Education Program is to support our National Defense Strategy by increasing emphasis on intellectual leadership and military professionalism in the art and science of warfighting, deepening our knowledge of history while embracing new technology and techniques to counter competitors. Intellectual leadership, groomed through graduate education, goes beyond adaptation of new technology to include promoting ideas, values, understanding, vision, approaches and actions. To this end, the FY-19 quota plan is aimed at ensuring the highest performing individuals are sought out, encouraged and placed in selective graduate level programs that will enhance our warfighting capabilities and sustain strategic superiority. 3. The FY-19 plan includes numerous elite and competitive programs to recognize and reward our top talent. Selection means an individual consistently demonstrates outstanding performance, earned all applicable warfare qualifications, achieved community milestones, meets academic prerequisites and exhibits strong potential for assignment to positions of increasing leadership and responsibility. Participation in these educational opportunities is an investment in our future that will ensure our leaders have the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges ahead, and maximize the lethality of our force. 4. The FY-19 plan provides over 1,400 opportunities for degree and non- degree programs across the full spectrum of communities and ranks. Quotas are categorized into three tiers: a. High priority programs: Consist of those that have a boarded process such as Politico-Military Program, Federal Executive Fellowship, White House Fellowship, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship, Legislative Fellowship, Secretary of the Navy Tours with Industry, Navy Supply Corps Training with Industry, the Secretary of the Navy Naval Innovation Advisory Council, Strategic Thinker Art of War Program, Fleet Scholar Education Program, PhD Programs, Permanent Military Professor Program, Law Education Program, Olmstead Scholarship Program, Immediate Graduate Education Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Program, and Shoemaker Scholarship. b. Joint Professional Military Education: Includes programs at Naval War College, Joint and Service colleges, International Military colleges, and Joint and Combined Warfighting School. We are focusing our efforts on ensuring high-performing officers are detailed to these limited opportunities. c. Graduate Education Degree programs: Includes Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) masters programs, top civilian universities masters programs, U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Graduate Education and Teaching Program, USNA Leadership Education and Development Program, USNA Voluntary Graduate Education Program, Graduate Education Voucher Program, and Purdue Military Research Initiative. 5. Enlisted graduate education opportunities will continue to be offered in the Cyber Systems Operation program, which allows up to five enlisted personnel per year to obtain a twelve month in- residence masters degree at NPS. 6. All Navy personnel are encouraged to explore education opportunities with their detailer or mentor as an integral part of a career development strategy. 7. This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever comes first. 8. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//