R 291407Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 287/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/CH-46 TO MV-22B TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1300.8R/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1331.2K/-//
REF/C/MSGID:MARADMIN/454.06/-//
REF/D/MSGID:MARADMIN/302.08/-//
REF/E/MSGID:MARADMIN/593.11/-//
REF/F/MSGID:MARADMIN/251.12/-//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) TRAINING FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.  REF C IS THE MV-22 TRANSITION POLICY WHICH SHIFTED THE SELECTION PROCESS TO A DIRECT ASSIGNMENT PROCESS.  REF D IS THE MV-22 MANPOWER PROCESS AND TRANSITION CONSTRUCT AND REF E IS THE CY-12 CH-46 TO MV-22 TRANSITION BOARD MESSAGE WHICH RE-INSTATED THE HQMC TRANSITION BOARD SELECTION PROCESS.  REF F IS THE FY-13 TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD NOTIFICATION MESSAGE.//
POC/LAVATO, A. D./MAJ, ASM-31/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:703-693-9874 /EMAIL:ANDREAS.LAVATO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE DEFINES REMAINING T/C CAREER PATH OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THE 7562 POPULATION FOR TRANSITION TO THE MV-22.  THE CH-46 SUNDOWN IS TIED DIRECTLY TO THE MV-22 TRANSITION TIMELINE.  AS SUCH, CH-46 PILOTS REMAIN THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR FILLING MV-22 PILOT TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS.  THE CY-12 TRANSITION BOARD SELECTED 29 7562 OFFICERS FOR TRANSITION TO THE MV-22.  THERE ARE 55 ACTIVE DUTY MV-22 TRANSITION ALLOCATIONS REMAINING BETWEEN FY-13 AND FY-16.  REF B IDENTIFIES CAREER ALTERNATIVES FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING.
2.  COMMAND SELECTED:  CONUS BASED HMM TRANSITIONING SQUADRON COMMANDERS WILL BE ALLOCATED A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT TRANSITION QUOTAS.  GRADE SHAPING CONSTRAINTS WILL BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICERS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.  THE SELECTED OFFICERS WILL BE COMMITTED TO A 4 YEAR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF MV-22 TRAINING IAW REF B.  THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S SELECTED NAMES SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC AVN (ASM-31) NLT 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO TRANSITION FOR HMMT-164, HMM-364, AND HMM-268.  NOMINATIONS ENDORSED BY THE WING DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ENDORSEMENTS BEFORE ROUTING TO HQMC AVN (ASM-31).
3.  T/C BOARDS:  MMOA-2 NO LONGER DIRECTLY ASSIGNS CH-46E PILOTS TO MV-22 TRANSITION TRAINING.  CONTACTING MMOA DOES NOT CONSTITUTE APPLICATION FOR TRANSITION.  ALL BOARD APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT AN AA FORM IAW REF B AND F.  THE REMAINING T/C BOARDS WILL SELECT THE MOST COMPETITIVE PACKAGES FOR TRANSITION.  THE AUG 2012 T/C BOARD ALLOTMENT HAS BEEN INCREASED TO (16) OFFICERS TO TRANSITION TO THE MV-22; THE SUMMER 2013 ALLOTMENT IS (8) AND SUMMER 2014 ALLOTMENT IS (7).  IAW REF F, HMM, MAG, HMX-1 AND MATSG COMMANDING OFFICER'S ARE TO PRIORITIZE THEIR 7562 BOARD APPLICANTS.  IN ADDITION TO A LINEAL RANKING, AMPLIFYING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD BY COMMANDING OFFICERS IS A MATTER OF RECORD AND WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
4.  OBLIGATED SERVICE.  THIS REVISED POLICY SHIFTS FROM A DIRECT ASSIGNMENT PROCESS TO A HQMC AVN BOARD.  AVIATORS SELECTED TO VOLUNTARILY COMPLETE TRANSITION TRAINING BY A T/C BOARD, OR COMMANDING OFFICER, ARE UNDER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOR FOUR YEARS.  THIS OBLIGATION COMMENCES ON THE DATE TRANSITION TRAINING IS COMPLETED.  OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR MONITOR SELECTED DIRECT INVOLUNTARY TRANSITION MARINES, OR THOSE WITH ORDERS STATING 'INVOLUNTARY', WILL BE HANDLED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS IAW REF B.
5.  THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN T. G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//