MARADMINS : 015/14
R 102036Z JAN 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 015/14
MSGID/GENADMIN, USMTF, 2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY14-01 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRCRAFT (OSA) AVIATOR SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/WGO 5320R.2S/-//
AMPN/A IS 4TH MAW RESERVE OFFICER MANAGEMENT POLICY//
POC/A.D. BELL/LTCOL/UNIT:4TH MAW G-1/-/(504)697-7789 /EMAIL: ALVIN.BELL(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. PER REF A, THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY14-01 4TH MAW OSA SELECTION BOARD. ALL NAVAL AVIATORS, ELLIGIBLE PER PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW, WHO DESIRE TO FILL SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) BILLETS WITH EITHER MARINE TRANSPORT SQUADRON (VMR) ANDREWS, MD OR BELLE CHASSE, LA WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THIS BOARD.
2. THE SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 19 FEB 2014 TO SELECT UP TO SIX OFFICERS FOR VMR ASSIGNMENT (ONE AT VMR ANDREWS AND FIVE AT VMR BELLE CHASSE). DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 7 FEB 2014.
3. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS:
3A. RESERVE (SMCR, IMA OR IRR) NAVAL AVIATORS: MUST HAVE LESS THAN 15 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE. CAPTAINS AND MAJORS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 16 SATISFACTORY YEARS CREDIT TOWARDS A RESERVE RETIREMENT AS OF 31 MAY 2014 AND BE ABLE TO COMPLETE 18 SATISFACTORY YEARS WITHIN 24 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE. LIEUTENANT COLONELS MAY NOT HAVE A MANDATORY REMOVAL DATE EARLIER THAN 30 NOV 2017. CAPTAINS WHO HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS WHO HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO COLONEL IN THE READY RESERVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BOARD.
3B. ACTIVE COMPONENT NAVAL AVIATORS: MUST HAVE LESS THAN 15 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE, AND BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH AN EAS OR AFFILIATE WITH THE PROGRAM NLT 31 MAY 2014.
3C. ALL NAVAL AVIATORS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 1,000 FLIGHT HOURS TOTAL TIME WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING.
4. ALL OPENINGS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AND WILL BE FILLED ON A COMPETITIVE/BEST QUALIFIED BASIS. FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO CURRENTLY HAVE COMPLETED A THREE-YEAR TOUR IN AN SMCR FLYING UNIT. ALL OTHER APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION ON A BEST QUALIFIED/NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS BASIS. AN OFFICER'S RECORD OF SERVICE IN THE SMCR, PAST PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. PROXIMITY TO DRILLING SITE, EASE OF COMMUTE AND/OR WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE WILL BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED.
5. THE NORMAL TOUR LENGTH IS 42 MONTHS AND INDIVIDUALS SELECTED WILL BE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO SERVE WITH THE VMR FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AFTER COMPLETING CIVILIAN APPROVED CONTRACTOR TRAINING (I.E. TRAINING AND READINESS CORE SKILL INTRODUCTION PHASE). DRILL SCHEDULE, ANNUAL TRAINING AND AIRCRAFT QUALIFICATION TRAINING WILL BE IAW CURRENT UNIT SOP AND WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF FOUR DAYS OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION EACH MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, INDIVIDUALS SELECTED WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND UP TO SIX WEEKS OF ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (ADT) FOR UC-35 TRAINING OR UP TO SEVEN WEEKS OF ADT FOR UC-12 TRAINING WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF SELECTION.
6. APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO CONSIDER ALL CAREER IMPLICATIONS PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO INCLUDE MIL-CIV CONVERSION PLAN REGARDING CIVILIAN JOB AND FAMILY SITUATION.
7. 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.
8. APPLICATIONS ARE TO FOLLOW REFERENCE (A) FOR SUBMISSION OF PACKAGES AND WILL INCLUDE A 4TH MAW APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SMCR THAT CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.MARFORRES.MARINES.MIL/PORTALS/116/DOCS/4THMAW/4THMAW_JOIN/WGO(PERCENT). APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND A CURRENT DIGITAL PHOTO TAKEN 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 UC-12 OR UC-35.
9. 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 7 FEB 2013 (2 WEEKS PRIOR TO BOARD). NOTE: ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED MEANS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION FOR THE APPLICATIONS.
9A. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.DESIRED AIRCRAFT (I.E. FOSS.JOE.UC-35) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES AS 1 OF XX (I.E. FOSS.JOE.UC-35 PART 1 OF 4).
9B. 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 7 FEB 2014. 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: FY2014-1 RESERVE OSA T/C BOARD
2000 OPELOUSAS AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT 4TH MAW HAS OPEN FLYING BILLETS IN OTHER SMCR SQUADRONS. OFFICERS WHO AFFILIATE WITH A TACTICAL SQUADRON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A 10,000 DOLLAR BONUS (REF MARADMIN 507/11). 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 ROBINS AFB, GA, JRB NEW ORLEANS, LA, JB MCGUIRE DIX LAKEHURST, NJ
HMM-774 NAS NORFOLK, VA
VMFA-112 JRB FORT WORTH, TX
VMGR-234 JRB FORT WORTH, TX
VMGR-452 STEWART ANG BASE NEWBURGH, NY
VMM-764 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
13. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT E. SCHMIDLE, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//