R 111029Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 016/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MARINE OFFICER APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NFDS BLUE ANGELS FOR CY 2011-2013 SHOW SEASONS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CNATRA/YMD:20081023//
AMPN/A IS CNATRAINST 1301.4G, OFFICER APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE BLUE ANGELS.//
POC/J.W. JULIAN/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-2/-/TEL:703-784-9267/EMAIL:JASON.W.JULIAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE UNITED STATES NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (NFDS) (BLUE ANGELS) WILL SELECT ONE MARINE CORPS F/A-18 DEMONSTRATION PILOT FOR THE 2011-2012 SHOW SEASONS, AND ONE MARINE C-130 DEMONSTRATION PILOT FOR THE 2011-2013 SHOW SEASONS. INTERESTED OFFICERS SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS PER REF A NO LATER THAN 30 APRIL 2010. FINAL SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE IN JULY 2010.
2.  QUALIFICATIONS:  APPLICANTS SHOULD BE CAREER-ORIENTED, REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT THROUGH MAJOR WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:
    A. FA-18 DEMONSTRATION PILOT APPLICANTS MUST BE CARRIER QUALIFIED TACTICAL JET PILOTS WITH 1250 HOURS OF TACTICAL JET FLIGHT TIME BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    B. MARINE C-130 DEMONSTRATION PILOT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 1200 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010 AND HOLD A TRANSPORT PLANE COMMANDER RATING IN THE C-130 F-R-T-J AIRCRAFT.
    C. HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 1 SEPTEMBER 2010.  ADDITIONALLY, APPLICANTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO OCONUS MUST MEET TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS PER MCO P1300.8R PRIOR TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    D. APPLICANTS CANNOT ALREADY BE IN RECEIPT OF PCS ORDERS WHEN THEY APPLY.
    E. SELECTEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR TWO YEARS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THEIR ASSIGNMENT WITH THE BLUE ANGELS.
3.  ALL MARINE APPLICANTS SHALL BE APPROVED FOR ELIGIBILITY BY MMOA PRIOR TO SELECTION BY THE NFDS.  APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THEIR MONITOR TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
4.  OFFICERS APPLYING TO THE NAVAL FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON SHALL ROUTE THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH THEIR CURRENT ENDORSING CHAINS. IN THE EVENT AN OFFICER SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED, ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE GAINING COMMAND SHOULD ALSO BE FORWARDED. COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE FLYING ABILITIES AND AVIATION LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF THE APPLICANT.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE 30 APRIL 2010 DEADLINE WILL NORMALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED.  SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO BOTH MMOA AND NFDS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-2) ATTN: NFDS APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS, 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH 1 MARCH 2010: COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON ATTN: LT BEN WALBORN, P.O. BOX 760, SEELY, CA 92273-0760.  APPLICATIONS BEING SUBMITTED FROM 2 MARCH 2010 THROUGH 30 APRIL 2010: COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON ATTN: LT BEN WALBORN, 390 SAN CARLOS ROAD, SUITE A, PENSACOLA, FL 32508-5508.
5. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT THE BLUE ANGELS WEBSITE AT WWW.BLUEANGELS.NAVY.MIL.
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT:  BLUE ANGEL APPLICANTS OFFICER, LT BEN WALBORN, IN PENSACOLA, FL AT (850) 452-2583 OR DSN 922-2583 EXT 3116 OR IN EL CENTRO, CA (JANUARY THROUGH MID-MARCH) AT (760) 339-2658 OR DSN 658-2658 OR VIA EMAIL AT BENJAMIN.D.WALBORN@NAVY.MIL, FIXED WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ JASON JULIAN, (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL: JASON.W.JULIAN@USMC.MIL, FIXED WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT CHARLES FERRER, COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL: CHARLES.P.FERRER@USMC.MIL
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//