R 051450Z DEC 14
MARADMIN 634/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/RESULTS OF THE FY15-01 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING (MAW) KC-130T TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN/461/14//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/MCO 1001R.1K//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/4TH MAW/WGO5320R.2S//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC/ MCO 1331.2K//
NARR/REF A IS THE FY15-01 4TH MAW KC-130T TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REF C IS 4TH MAW ORDER ON RESERVE OFFICER MANAGEMENT POLICIES. REF D IS THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION ORDER FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.//
POC/A.C. LOCHER/LTCOL/UNIT: HQ 4TH MAW G-1/-/504-697-7789/EMAIL:AARON.LOCHER1(AT)USMC.MIL//
ALTERNATE POC/R.B. YOUNG/LTCOL/UNIT: CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM/DSN 223-9881/703-693-9881/RICHARD.B.YOUNG(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IAW REF A, THE FY15-01 4TH MAW KC-130T TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD WAS CONVENED BY 4TH MAW AND SELECTED THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS FOR TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING IN THE KC-130T AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENT SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE SERVICE WITH VMGR-452 STEWART ANGB, NY. READ IN THREE COLUMNS.
   RANK    NAME            MOS
   CAPT    JOHN ROCK       7543
   CAPT    NICHOLAS BENSON 7509
2. ALL PERSONNEL LISTED ABOVE ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT 4TH MAW G-1 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE ACCEPTING OR DECLINING THEIR ASSIGNMENT TO VMGR-452. SELECTEES WHO CANNOT JOIN VMGR-452 AND ATTEND TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REAPPLY AT A LATER DATE.
3. IAW WITH REFS B AND C, THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES 4TH MAW JOIN AND DIFOP APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE SELECTED OFFICERS.
4. OBLIGATION. IAW REF D, PAR 11(A), NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED TRANSITION TRAINING ARE UNDER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOR FOUR YEARS. THIS OBLIGATION WILL COMMENCE ON THE DATE TRANSITION TRAINING IS COMPLETED.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE
   A. OVERVIEW. PROCESSING OF ORDERS FOR THE APPROVED TRAINING PERIOD REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF:
      (1) TRAINING REQUEST PACKAGE TO CG, 4TH MAW FOR CONVERSION TRAINING OR TRAINING REQUEST PACKAGE TO DC AVIATION VIA 4TH MAW CG FOR TRANSITION TRAINING.
      (2) SUBMISSION OF A SIGNED STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) TO CMC RIT).
      (3) SUBMISSION OF FUNDING ESTIMATES TO CMC (RAP) FOR EACH SCHOOL SEAT BY 4TH MAW (G3) NLT 35 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE.
      (4) SUBMISSION AND FUNDING APPROVAL OF ORDERS VIA THE MARINE RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM (MROWS) TO CMC (RIT), AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE NEW MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE (MDSD).
   B. 4TH MAW IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR THIS TRAINING FOR THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR). CMC (RIT) IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR ORDERS REQUESTS FOR THIS TRAINING. MARFORRES (MFR) G-1 IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO PROCESS MDSD’S UPON COMPLETION OF A MARINES’ TRAINING.
   C. DURING THE FIRST STEP, REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY UNIT COMMANDERS TO TRAINING/CONVERSION APPROVING AUTHORITY VIA CG, 4TH MAW G-1 (ATTN: LTCOL LOCHER) AT AARON.LOCHER1(AT)USMC.MIL.
   D. UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, 4TH MAW G-1 WILL NOTIFY THE MARINE'S UNIT VIA APPROVAL ENDORSEMENT.
   E. THE SMCR UNIT WILL:
      (1) SUBMIT THE SOU TO CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX AT SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL.
      (2) UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO UTILIZE THE APPLICABLE PER DIEM RATES AVAILABLE AT THE TRAINING SITE. MESSING AND LODGING ARE DIRECTED,IF AVAILABLE, AT COST. CMC (RIT) WILL AUTHORIZE RENTAL VEHICLES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. ALL ORDERS WILL BE FUNDED VIA THE FOLLOWING HQMC FUNDING SOURCE: FUND DESCRIPTION: RESERVE OFFICER LATMOV PROGRAM, ORDER TYPE: SCHOOL, WORK CENTER: BRAC, BEA/BESA: HQ/BR, BCN: 14631, PID: RIT, PAY GROUP: 108.
      (3) NO LESS THAN 45 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE (30 DAYS PRIOR TO REPORTING DATE OF TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING FOR OFFICERS CURRENTLY STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY), THE UNIT MUST SUBMIT A SET OF ORDERS VIA MROWS. FUNDING FOR MROWS ORDER REQUESTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED WITHOUT THE PRIOR RECEIPT OF THE MARINE'S SIGNED SOU.
   F. UPON COMPLETION OF SMCR ACTIONS, CMC (RIT) WILL SCREEN AND APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE MARINE'S ORDERS REQUEST.
   G. UPON COMPLETION OF REQUIRED TRAINING, THE SMCR UNIT WILL SUBMIT AN MDSD ADJUSTMENT REQUEST ALONG WITH A SIGNED COPY OF THE MARINE'S SOU TO MFR G-1 VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR-MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL. MFR G-1 WILL REPORT AND ADJUST THE MDSD UTILIZING THE DATE TRANSITION TRAINING WAS COMPLETED.
6. THE NEXT 4TH MAW KC-130T TRANSITION/CONVERSION BOARD IS PLANNED FOR SPRING 2015. ALL APPLICANTS NOT SELECTED BY THIS BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED TO REAPPLY AS ALL PACKAGES FROM THIS SELECTION BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN J. M. DAVIS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//