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SUBJ/NAVY ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/26NOV07// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1401.4C, ASTRONAUT
CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE NAVY ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE (ASCAN)
SELECTION BOARD (BOARD #295), SCHEDULED TO CONVENE 5 MAY 08, AND
CANCELS NAVADMIN 036/08. APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE
RECEIVED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-45E) NOT LATER THAN 1 MAR 08. THE
FIFTY ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES SELECTED BY THIS BOARD WILL BE NOMINATED TO
THE NASA ASCAN BOARD, IN WHICH WE EXPECT 2 - 3 NAVY CANDIDATES TO BE
SELECTED FOR ASTRONAUT TRAINING. IF SELECTED BY NASA, CANDIDATES CAN
EXPECT ORDERS TO NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TX FOR THE ASCAN
CLASS CONVENING AUG 09.
2. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES
DUE TO CRITICAL INVENTORY SHORTFALLS AND/OR PRIORITY GLOBAL WAR ON
TERRORISM SKILL SET REQUIREMENTS: NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (113X, 615X),
ENGINEERING DUTY OFFICER (144X), PERMANENT MILITARY PROFESSOR (1200),
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (114X), INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (1600),
INTELLIGENCE (1630), PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER (165X), JUDGE ADVOCATE
GENERAL'S CORPS (250X), SUPPLY CORPS (310X), AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
CORPS (510X).
3. NAVY ASCAN PROGRAM DETAILS, SELECTION CRITERIA AND APPLICATION
PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN REF A. NOTE NEW APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR
THIS SELECTION CYCLE: ALL NAVY APPLICANTS MUST APPLY FOR SELECTION TO
BOTH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-45E) AND TO NASA. UPDATED INFORMATION MAY BE
OBTAINED ON-LINE FROM THE NASA ASCAN WEBSITE AT
(HTTP://NASAJOBS.NASA.GOV/ASTRONAUTS)OR VIA THE NASA ASTRONAUT
CANDIDATE LINK ON THE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND HOMEPAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/BOARDS/ADMINISTRATIVE/NASAASTRONAUT.HTM.
NASA WILL ADVERTISE ASCAN POSITIONS ON THE USA JOBS WEBSITE AT
WWW.USAJOBS.GOV. ALL FORMS FILLED OUT ON THE USA JOBS WEBSITE MUST BE
INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION PACKAGES SUBMITTED TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-
45E).
4. MEDICAL SCREENING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY REF A MUST BE FORWARDED TO
THE NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE (NAMI) FOR REVIEW NOT LATER THAN
1 MAR 08. SEND TO:
NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE
ATTN: NAMI CODE 342
340 HULSE RD
PENSACOLA, FL 32508-1071
PACKAGES SUBMITTED VIA FAX OR E-MAIL SHOULD USE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
FAX: (850) 452-2957/DSN 922
 EMAIL ATTACHMENT: PHYSQUALS-NOMI(AT)MED.NAVY.MIL.
5. COPIES OF ALL MEDICAL SCREENING DOCUMENTS MUST ALSO BE INCLUDED
WITH APPLICATION PACKAGES SUBMITTED TO COMNAVPERSCOM NOT LATER THAN
1 MAR 08.
6. POINT OF CONTACT IS CDR JERRY STOKES, ASST SPACE CADRE ADVISOR,
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-45E) AT (901) 874-4058/DSN 882, OR EMAIL AT
JERRY.K.STOKES (AT)NAVY.MIL.
7. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.//
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