ROUTINE R 271852Z JUN 22 MID200001890376U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 141/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N2N6// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N2N6// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/JUN// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 GRADUATE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/24OCT17// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/17JAN20// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.31D, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION JOINT MASTERS IN OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1520.23C CHANGE TRANSMITTAL 3, GRADUATE EDUCATION.// POC/SAUNDERS/CIV/OPNAV N2N6IP4/TEL: (703) 693-4160/EMAIL: MICHAEL.J.SAUNDERS1.CIV(AT)US.NAVY.MIL.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces eligibility requirements and application procedures for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Joint Masters Degree in Oceanography Program. Where information differs between this NAVADMIN and reference (a), this NAVADMIN takes precedence. This world-class program offers deep knowledge of ocean processes, ocean vehicles and instrumentation, acoustics, and signal processing. Furthermore, it seeks to enhance understanding and application of operational oceanography as it pertains to the Undersea Warfare domain. 2. Five quotas are available for the June 2023 program start. Applications can be submitted online starting 1 July 2022 at https://gradapply.mit.edu/whoi/apply/login/?next=/whoi/_navy. The application fee is waived for all active duty applicants. Applicants should contact Ms. Patricia Nesti (contact information below) prior to applying to receive an application fee waiver code. MIT deadline for applications is 1 October 2022. Program information and admission requirements can be found online at https://mit.whoi.edu/, within reference (a), and from the points of contact provided in this message. Additionally, instructions to sign up for education program notification are available at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training- education-qualifications/e-graduate-education-and-fellowship-programs. 3. Eligibility and program requirements for active duty officers in FY 2023 include: a. Warfare qualified officers from any unrestricted line community. b. Warfare qualified officers in designator 1800. c. Midshipmen 1st Class at U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) or Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) who will be commissioned in the spring of 2023. d. Applicants must meet the academic eligibility requirements of MIT- WHOI. e. Applicants must be available to report to MIT-WHOI at the beginning of June 2023 to start summer refresher coursework. 4. Service obligation requirements: Per reference (b), officers selected for this program must execute an agreement to remain on active duty, for a period of three years after completion of or withdrawal from the program. For any officer participating in this program without first serving a tour in a permanent fleet billet (immediate graduate education), the service obligation for this program (81 months) will be served consecutively to their initial service obligation, not to exceed 10 years from the date of commissioning. 5. Selectees are eligible for the 6402P subspecialty code (Operational Oceanography) after fully satisfying the educational skill requirements. 6. Selectees may defer enrollment for up to one year to meet operational and detailing requirements. 7. Two fields of study are offered through the program. The Applied Ocean Science and Engineering field of study is associated with the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT and the Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at WHOI. The Physical Oceanography field of study is associated with Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT and the Department of Physical Oceanography at WHOI. Applicants must select the field for which they are applying during the application process. 8. Interested applicants should submit an online application directly to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results are not a mandatory component of the application this year. However, if applicants desire their results to be included in their application package, the results must be sent directly to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. If more than five applications are accepted by MIT-WHOI, a Navy selection board will be convened to select the five candidates. 9. Applicants must contact their detailer for counseling on the career impact of participation in the MIT-WHOI masters degree program. An endorsement letter from the detailer is required. 10. A separate application package must be sent via encrypted email to Mr. Michael Saunders, OPNAV N2N6IP4, by 1 October 2022, at the email listed in paragraph 11. This package must include: a. Commanding Officer endorsement b. Detailer endorsement letter (with the exception of USNA and NROTC Midshipmen) c. Last three fitness reports d. Copy of GRE scores (not mandatory) e. Copies of all post-secondary education transcripts f. Copy of Statement of Objective essay from the MIT-WHOI application to include a statement on how they found out about the program. g. In lieu of fitness reports, USNA and NROTC Midshipmen may submit three letters of recommendation from professors and military faculty highlighting academic and military accomplishments and capabilities. 11. Overall Point of Contact (POC) is Mr. Michael Saunders, OPNAV N2N6IP4, (703) 693-4160 or michael.j.saunders1.civ(at)us.navy.mil. For questions regarding the MIT application, POC is Ms. Patricia Nesti, Program Administrator, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, (617) 253-7544 or tnesti(at)mit.edu. 12. This message is canceled for record purposes on 31 March 2023. 13. Released by VADM Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//