“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 090042Z DEC 09 BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 349/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/FY-10 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE FY-10 LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (LEAD) PROGRAM. THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM MOTIVATED, ACADEMICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED UNRESTRICTED LINE (URL) OFFICERS FOR THE FY-10 LEAD PROGRAM. SELECTED OFFICERS WILL SERVE AS BOTH COMPANY OFFICERS AND ROLE MODELS FOR OUR FUTURE NAVAL OFFICERS. THE USNA COMPANY OFFICER MASTERS PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR JUNIOR OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A 36-MONTH GRADUATE EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM COMBINES A FULLY-FUNDED MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES DEGREE IN LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT FROM A GREATER BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON, D.C., METROPOLITAN AREA UNIVERSITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A COMPANY OFFICER FOR TWO YEARS AT USNA. OFFICERS ATTEND CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY AND WITHIN THE NAVAL ACADEMY YARD AT LUCE HALL. (Emphasis added)