FY 15-2 RESERVE KC-130T TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS
Date Signed: 3/31/2015 | MARADMINS Number: 169/15
MARADMINS : 169/15
R 311757Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 169/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY 15-2 RESERVE KC-130T TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS//
REF/REF A/MSGID: A/DOC/YMD: MCO 1331.2K/-/ REF//
REF/REF B/WGO: B/DOC/WINGO: 5320R.S2/REF//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1331.2K TRANSITION CONVERSION TRAINING FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS. REF B IS THE 4TH MAW ORDER ON RESERVE OFFICER MANAGEMENT POLICIES//
POC/LOCHER, A. C. /LTCOL/UNIT:4TH MAW/-/TEL:COMM (504)697-7789//
ALTERNATE POC/YOUNG R. B./LTCOL/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM/DSN 223-9881/703-693-9881/RICHARD.B.YOUNG(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO A ROBUST MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) PROGRAM WHICH BALANCES AVIATOR INVENTORIES WITH FUTURE MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENTS. THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM NAVAL AVIATORS (NA) WHO DESIRE TO BROADEN AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRAINING IN A KC-130T SQUADRON WITHIN 4TH MAW. THESE SELECT INDIVIDUALS WILL FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE WITHIN 4TH MAW AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION.
2. THE 4TH MAW KC-130T T/C SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 21 MAY 2015.
3. THE RESERVE KC-130T T/C PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT NAVAL AVIATORS O4/MAJOR AND BELOW WHOSE EAS IS NOT LATER THAN 1 DEC 15. THE RESERVE KC-130T T/C PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY RESERVE NAVAL AVIATOR WITH LESS THAN 16 SATISFACTORY YEARS CREDIT TOWARD A RESERVE RETIREMENT AS OF 1 MAY  15 AND WHO ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE 18 SATISFACTORY YEARS WITHIN 24 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE.
4. CAPTAINS WHO HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR IN THE READY RESERVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETRAINING. A CAPTAIN IN THE READY RESERVE WHO IS IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE AND HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION REQUIRES VERIFICATION BY CMC (RAP) PRIOR TO APPROVAL TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
5. ALL OPENINGS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AND WILL BE FILLED ON A COMPETITIVE/BEST QUALIFIED BASIS. THE APPLICANTS WILL BE CHOSEN TO SERVE WITH VMGR-452 NEWBURGH, NY. PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR YEARS INCLUSIVE OF TRAINING. MARINE AVIATORS APPLYING FOR AFFILIATION WITH VMGR-452 WITH A KC-130J MODEL QUALIFICATION ARE REQUIRED TO RETRAIN TO THE KC-130T MODEL QUALIFICATION. T/C TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED NO EARLIER THAN 1 JUL 15 AFTER ASSIGNMENT TO THE RESERVE UNIT.
6. SPECIFIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE KC-130T: A MINIMUM OF 1,000 FLIGHT HOURS TOTAL TIME IS PREFERRED WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING; MILITARY OR CIVILIAN FLIGHT TIME IS ACCEPTABLE. PROXIMITY TO DRILLING SITE, EASE OF COMMUTE OR WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE WILL BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED. FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS AS A SMCR WITHIN 4TH MAW OR HAVE THE FOLLOWING MOS: 7509, 7523, 7532, 7543, 7562, 7564, AND 7566. A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION AND CAREER WITHIN VMGR UNITS CAN ENTAIL DEVOTING UP TO A WEEK PER MONTH TO SUPPORTING SQUADRON FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN CONUS AND OCONUS.
7. APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO CONSIDER ALL CAREER IMPLICATIONS PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO INCLUDE MIL-CIV CONVERSION PLAN REGARDING CIVILIAN JOB AND FAMILY SITUATION.
8. APPLICATIONS ARE NOT SOLICITED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING (I.E. CH-46 TO AH-1W), ARE MEDICALLY DISQUALIFIED FOR DUTIES INVOLVING FLYING, OR HAVE HAD THEIR FLIGHT STATUS REVOKED.
9. APPLICATIONS ARE TO FOLLOW REFERENCE (A) FOR SUBMISSION OF PACKAGES AND WILL INCLUDE REFERENCE (B) IN ITS ENTIRETY. REF (B) CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MARFORRES.MARINES.MIL/PORTALS/116/DOCS/4THMAW/4THMAW_JOIN/WGO(PERCENT)205320R.2S.PDF. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIROMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND A DIGITAL PHOTO (COMPLETED WITHIN ONE CALENDAR YEAR). APPLICANTS MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE VIA A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING WITHIN THEIR APPLICATION THAT THEY ACCEPT A FOUR-YEAR RESERVE COMMITMENT FOR T/C TO THE KC-130T.
10. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, A DIGITAL (PDF) COPY OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE IS THE STANDARD FOR SUBMISSION. ANY DOCUMENTS REQUIRING SIGNATURE (ENDORSEMENTS, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, ETC) MUST BE SIGNED PRIOR TO CONVERSION TO PDF. THESE PDF FILE(S) SHALL BE E-MAILED TO OMB_4THMAW_CMD(AT)USMC.MIL NLT 8 MAY 2015. NOTE: ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED MEANS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION FOR THE APPLICATIONS.
    A. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.DESIRED AIRCRAFT (I.E. DOE. JOHN.KC-130) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES AS 1 OF XX (I.E. DOE.JOHN.KC-130 PART 1 OF 4).
    B. IF APPLICANTS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONVERT THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO PDF AND E-MAIL IT TO THE BOARD, HARD COPIES OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE MUST ARRIVE AT 4TH MAW NLT 8 MAY 2015. THE POC SHALL BE NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL IF A HARD COPY IS BEING SENT IN LIEU OF A DIGITAL SUBMISSION. IF REQUIRED, SEND THE HARD COPY OF THE PACKAGE TO:
4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
ATTN: FY 2015 RESERVE T/C BOARD
2000 OPELOUSAS AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114
11. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION OR COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED, PARTICULARLY FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM THE APPLICANT HAS SERVED IN A FLYING UNIT. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD BE SCANNED WITH THE APPLICATION.
12. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MARADMIN. BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PHONE UNTIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
13. MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT 4TH MAW HAS OPEN FLYING BILLETS IN OTHER SMCR SQUADRONS. TO LEARN MORE CONTACT 4TH MAW G1 AT COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE (504)697-7789 OR VIA E-MAIL AT 4THMAW_OPPORTUNITIES(AT)USMC.MIL. NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF TACTICAL SQUADRONS FOLLOW:
HMH-772(-) JB MCGUIRE DIX LAKEHURST, NJ
HMLA-773 JRB NEW ORLEANS, LA, JB MCGUIRE DIX LAKEHURST, NJ
HMM-774 NAS NORFOLK, VA
VMFA-112 JRB FORT WORTH, TX
VMM-764 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
14. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL JON M. DAVIS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//