Navy and Marine Corps officers who hold or will soon earn master’s degrees have until Sept. 15 to submit applications for four doctoral programs offered by the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., beginning in September 2009. A selection board will convene on Oct. 15 to select candidates from the pool of applicants, to earn doctorates in power systems and electric drive, meteorology operational sciences, oceanography operational sciences, or political strategy and intelligence. More details are outlined in