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Naval Postgraduate School Executive MBA Program Announcement
Here’s the article about the Naval Postgraduate School Executive MBA that I did:
Distance Learning Degree, Certificate Opportunities Announced
From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) — Navy announced Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) distance learning defense-focused master’s degree program opportunities for fiscal year 2019, including the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) and graduate certificates, in NAVADMIN 275/18, Nov. 15.
These distance learning programs enable students to earn certificates or degrees at locations across the nation and around the globe.
NPS distance learning programs are part-time programs, normally lasting 12 to 24 months for officers, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians and some DoD contractor personnel who are unable to attend NPS residential graduate programs.
Distance learning master’s degree programs consist of one or two classes per quarter, for eight or nine quarters.
The EMBA is a 24-month, part-time online graduate program focused on financial resource management. This fully funded program targets middle to senior-grade active-duty officers, lieutenant commander (select) and above (lieutenant by waiver).
Admission to the EMBA program is available to applicants in any geographic location. The application deadline for the spring 2019 program is Dec. 7, 2018, with online instruction beginning April 2019.
Naval officers completing the EMBA are awarded the 3100P subspecialty code (NOTE – Medical Corps officers can’t hold this subspecialty code because there are no billets that require it). Officers interested in the EMBA program can visit the NPS EMBA home page at www.nps.edu/emba for detailed eligibility requirements.
All officers who enroll in a NPS distance learning master’s degree will incur a 2 to 3-year service obligation upon course completion/withdrawal, and all who enroll in a NPS certificate program will incur a 1-year service obligation upon course completion/withdrawal.
Copies of transcripts and participation agreements are required to support the application process for all degree programs.
Distance learning graduate certificates consist of a series of four graduate level courses delivered over four quarters, designed to provide enhanced knowledge and skills in specific subject areas. Graduate certificates are also available to qualified enlisted personnel. DoD contractor personnel applications will be considered for admission on a space-available basis.
A complete list of distance learning programs can be found at http://www.nps.edu/web/DL/. Each program’s webpage has the prerequisites and eligibility requirements for enrollment.
NPS is dedicated to providing relevant, high quality education to empower the next generation of leadership in the DoD, using a variety of delivery methods to expand learning beyond the traditional classroom.
For more information on NPS’s distance learning opportunities, read NAVADMIN 275/18.
Finance Friday Articles
Here are this week’s personal finance articles of note:
Fanning the Flames (an article about the Financial Independence Retire Early or FIRE movement)
Financial CME #7: Test Your Knowledge
Five Messy Steps (and article discussing if you should steer clear of the stock market right now)
The Locums Life: Work Wherever You Want, Whenever You Want
Top 5 Reasons Not to Ignore Social Security
What Does Your Financial Report Card Look Like?
3 Operational Billets in Summer 2019 for O5/O6
Here are the three opportunities. Your Detailer is the POC if interested:
1. CATF Surgeons/OICs Norfolk and San Diego, 2 on each coast needed.
–Deployed leadership opportunity for an O5/O6 to serve as the Senior Medical Authority Afloat. Fleet Surgical Team OICs serve as the Subject Matter Experts (SME) in maritime Health Service Support and typically report to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Commanders or Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) Commodores. Supervising a team of 18 personnel, your role is to ensure that your team and assigned ARG ships’ Medical Departments are ready to deploy aboard LSD, LPD and LHD/LHA class warships to provide damage control surgical services, Intensive Care support, resuscitative support, en route care, blood bank management services, and behavioral health support. In addition, while underway you will serve as the Commander, Amphibious Task Force (CATF) Surgeon, responsible for coordination of health services support across multiple ships at sea. Position open to all medical specialties.
2. SMO’s needed for both Sub-tenders AS Emory Land and ES Frank Cable homeported in Guam.
–Support of 2-Tender Rotational Deployment model, alternating with one in support the submarine squadron and the other is forward deployed to support subs on mission and provide maintenance/logistics to any forward operating vessels. The SMO must be able to provide primary care to AD sailors (thus GMO credentials for non-primary care specialists). Additional medical staff responsible to the SMO: UMO, Sub IDC, and Surface IDC on board. Additionally the SMO’s leadership will assist in cases that benefit from an experienced provider who can determine which medical cases can be managed on board, utilizing remote host nation care, or which require ISOS MEDEVAC.
3. 3rd MLG Surgeon, Okinawa Japan.
–The 3D Marine Logistics Group (MLG) Surgeon is the Senior Medical Advisor to the CG either directly to the CG or via the Chief of Staff. The MLG Surgeon has direct medical oversight over all of the General Medical Officers and Independent Duty Corpsmen and works with the Health Services Support Officer (G-3) to coordinate and validate medical coverage of all operations and training evolutions along with all Class VIII materials across the AOR. Requires GMO credentials for non-primary care specialists. Also collaborates with both the 3d Medical and Dental Bn CO’s on Health Services related missions and taskers for 3d MLG. The 3d MLG Surgeon also serves as the liaison between the Command and The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps via the III MEF Surgeon and MARFORPAC Surgeon. Coordinates with other MSC Surgeons as well as the Naval Hospital Okinawa and host/guest nation military medical personnel on matters affecting Medical Readiness, Evacuations and other requests for information from the Commanding General and his/her Commanders.
Finance Friday Articles
Here are your Finance Friday articles:
10 Biggest Financial Mistakes Doctors Make
A Dirty Needle Helped This Physician Get His Finances in Order
Annual Contribution Limit Increases for 2019 (401k, 403b, IRA, HSA) – and the TSP
Flying Solo (an article about Solo 401k accounts for anyone who moonlights as an independent contractor)
How to Negotiate Locum Rates like a Pro: No BS Guide to Getting What You Deserve
Finance Friday
Here are some good articles for Finance Friday:
Financial CME #6: Test Your Knowledge
How Much Value Can a Financial Advisor Add? (this one is my article – PDF version here if you prefer)
Is Your Home Properly Insured?
Travel Hacking 101: How to Travel the World for Free
Warning Shot (a discussion about recent market turbulence and whether you should react)
Navy Reinstates Officer Board Photo Requirement
Oct. 29 (NNS) — Official photographs will once again be displayed for all officer promotion selection boards, according to a Navy message, released Oct. 29.
This policy change came about due to board feedback. Boards overwhelmingly found the photo to be useful in evaluating officers’ ability to fulfill the Title 10 requirements for promotion to the next grade.
Effective with the release of NAVADMIN 265/18, the requirement to maintain an official full-length officer photograph remains in accordance with Military Personnel Manual (MILPERSMAN) 1070-180 – Officer Photographs. A change to MILPERSMAN Article 1070-020 – Officer Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) – will reflect the reinstatement of the requirement to display the photo during officer selection boards.
The Navy had eliminated the requirement to display photos for officer selections in 2016, but the requirement for officers to maintain an official photo in their records remained unchanged. The point of contact for photo submissions to the OMPF is Navy Personnel Command’s Records Management and Policy Division. Sailors can contact them through the MyNavy Career Center Contact Center by calling 1-833-330-MNCC (6622) or via e-mail at askmncc@navy.mil.
For more information, read NAVADMIN 265/18 at www.npc.navy.mil.
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Finance Friday
Here are some useful articles and resources for your Finance Friday:
A World of Possibilities (a discussion about why you should invest internationally)
Can the Stock Market Predict The Next Recession?
Not many troops are opting into the new retirement system
The Marginal Value of the Backdoor Roth. Is it Worth the Trouble?
The Differences Between Mutual Funds, ETFs, and Closed-End Funds
How to Evaluate the Promotion Potential of a Billet/Position
Recently I advertised the USUHS Commandant position. A reader asked:
Any thoughts on whether you think this is a position that would make an O5 competitive for O6?
This is a common issue. A position is advertised, but you want to know if it will help get your promoted to O5 or O6 if you take it. Here is how I’d evaluate that situation.
First, you need to contact the incumbent in that position now, if possible. You’re going to need information that they have.
Now that you’ve contacted that person, you need to ask them some questions:
- Did they or anyone before them promote to O5/O6 while they were in the position or shortly thereafter? In other words, has taking the position led to promotion for those who’ve already done it? If the answer is yes, that is telling and indicative that the position advances people’s careers. If the answer is no, you should probably look elsewhere for a career advancing position.
- How large is their competitive group on their fitreps? You want a position with a large competitive group so that you can perform well and break out to the right with MP and EP fitreps. Competitive EP fitreps are probably the #1 most important ingredient for successful promotion, so if the position has a small competitive group or leads to a 1/1 fitrep, it would be a mark against that position’s potential to get you promoted.
- Were they able to get EP fitreps? They might not tell you this, but if they are willing to give you this info it can help you gauge the potential for you to get EP fitreps while doing the job.
- What do your mentors think about you taking the position? We all need mentors, and I always ask mine what they think when a potential position is in my crosshairs. If they don’t think it is a good idea, I usually pass on it.
That’s it. Those are the things I’d look at when trying to evaluate whether or not a position will help you get promoted. Most of the information needs to come from the incumbent or people who have previously done the job.
My Miked Up Blog Guest Post – Shortly Thereafter, Things Started to Explode
If you’re interested in reading my guest post on the Miked Up Blog about four of the best and worst moments of my life, you can check it out here:
New Instruction Governing the Appointment of Regular and Reserve Officers in the Medical Corps
If you know anyone trying to figure out all the rules and regulations associated with joining the Active and Reserve Medical Corps, they should read the new instruction:
OPNAVINST 1120.4C – Appointment of Regular and Reserve Officers in the Medical Corps of the Navy
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