R 071739Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 251/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY-13 TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1331.2K/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN/454.06/-//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1300.8R/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1331.2K, TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS. REF B IS MARADMIN 454/06 THAT DETAILS THE MV-22 TRANSITION POLICY FOR THE CH-46/CH-53D COMMUNITIES. REF C IS MCO P1300.8R, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
POC/BEHNKE, A. R./LTCOL, ASM-52/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:703-614-1244/ EMAIL:ARTHUR.BEHNKE1@USMC.MIL//
POC/BANN, B.W./MAJ, APP-53T/HQMC AVN APP/TEL:703-614-1866/ EMAIL:BRIAN.BANN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO THE MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO BROADEN AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRANSITIONING TO A DIFFERENT TYPE AIRCRAFT OR CONVERTING TO A NEW MODEL AIRCRAFT.
2. THE T/C SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 06 AUG 12.
3. NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) ELIGIBILITY
A. THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ACTIVE DUTY NAVAL AVIATORS WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS 9 AND 10.
B. CH-53 PILOTS WHO DESIRE SERIES CONVERSION SHALL CONTACT MMOA-2 WITH THEIR REQUEST.
C. CH-46E PILOTS WHO DESIRE A TRANSITION TO THE MV-22 SHALL CONTACT MMOA-2 WITH THEIR REQUEST.
4. NFO ELIGIBILITY.  THE TRANSITION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY ACTIVE DUTY NFO WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 10G.
5. IF SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING, THOSE ON AVIATION CONTINUATION PAY (ACP) BONUS WILL RETAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR PREVIOUS MOS. HOWEVER, THE OFFICER WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE TO A NEW ACP CATEGORY UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING FOR THEIR NEW MOS.
6. APPLICATIONS FOR FY-13 T/C TRAINING WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
A. NAVAL AVIATORS:
-FW TRANSITION TO F-35 (12) 'NOTE-1
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO MV-22 (12)
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO KC-130J (4) 'NOTE-2
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO C-9 (3)
-RW CONVERSION TO CH-53 (3)
-RW CONVERSION TO H-1 (3) 'NOTE-3
'NOTE-1 (4) FRS F-35 INSTRUCTOR PILOTS, (6) OPERATIONAL PILOTS AND (1) OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION PILOT (OT AND E), AND (1) DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) PILOT.
'NOTE-2 NOT TO EXCEED (2) FW CONVERSIONS.
'NOTE-3 NOT TO EXCEED (2) AH-1
B. NFO TRANSITION TO SNA (2)
7. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING TO AN ACTIVE MOS ON ANY PREVIOUS BOARD.
8. IAW REF A, TRANSITION SELECTEES WILL INCUR A FOUR YEAR ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION TO COMMENCE ON THE DATE TRAINING IS COMPLETED. IAW REF A, CONVERSION SELECTEES WILL INCUR A THREE YEAR ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION TO COMMENCE ON THE DATE TRAINING IS COMPLETED.SELECTEES WILL NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED FOR PCS ORDERS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NEW MOS FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DATE TRAINING IS COMPLETED.
9. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT:
A. APPLICANTS MAY APPLY FOR AS MANY CATEGORIES AS THEY QUALIFY FOR; LIST YOUR PREFERENCES.
A.1. APPLICANTS FOR THE H-1 CONVERSION SHOULD SPECIFY A PREFERENCE FOR EITHER AH-1 OR UH-1, BUT THEIR APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR BOTH AIRCRAFT.
A.2. F-35 APPLICANTS SHOULD LIST PREFERENCES FOR FRS IP, OPERATIONAL PILOT, OT AND E PILOT AND DCMA PILOT.  HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, FINAL ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE F-35 COMMUNITY.
B. ALL APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES DESIRED, SUMMARY OF FLIGHT TIME (TOTAL TIME, TOTAL TIME BY TMS), INSTRUMENT TIME, QUALIFICATIONS, DESIGNATIONS, CURRENT MCC, DATE FIRST COMMISSIONED, YCS AS OF 01 AUG 12, TIME ON STATION, WORK PHONE, E-MAIL ADDRESS AND CERTIFIED COPY OF MOST RECENT FLT PHYSICAL (TO INCLUDE ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND ANY WAIVERS).
C. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE ENCOURAGED.
D. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND DIGITAL PHOTO.
10. SPECIFIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. NA T/C APPLICANTS FOR MV-22, KC-130, H-1 OR CH-53: COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS TIME ON STATION AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 1 AUG 12. APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
A.1. CH46 TO MV-22: CH-46 PILOTS APPLYING FOR MV-22 MAY WAIVE THE TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT.  TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS ARE TWO YEARS AS OF 1 JUN 13.  MAG-36 CH-46 PILOTS MAY WAIVE THE TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT BY AGREEING TO AN IN-PLACE CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE (C).  HMM, MAG AND MATSG COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL SUBMIT A PRIORITIZED LIST OF THEIR 7562 BOARD APPLICANTS.
B. F-35 SPECIFICS FOR FRS (VMFAT-501 AT EGLIN AFB) INSTRUCTOR PILOTS: PMOS 7523 OR 7509, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 12 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 JUL 12.
B.1. F-35 FRS (VMFAT-501) SPECIFICS:
B.2. F/A-18 APPLICANTS: DIVISION LEAD/ACTI OR COMBAT DIVISION LEAD.
B.3. AV-8B APPLICANTS: 500 HOURS, DIVISION LEAD AND WTO.
C.  F-35 SPECIFICS FOR OPERATIONAL PILOTS (VMFA-121 AT MCAS YUMA): PMOS 7523 OR 7509, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 12 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 JUL 12.
C.1. F-35 OPERATIONAL PILOT SPECIFICS:
C.2. F/A-18 AND AV-8B APPLICANTS: SECTION LEAD.
D. F-35 SPECIFICS FOR OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION PILOT (OT AND E) PILOTS: PMOS 7523 OR 7509, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 12 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 JUL 12.
E. F-35 SPECIFICS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) PILOTS: PMOS 7523 OR 7509, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, GOVERNMENT FLIGHT REPRESENTATIVE (GFR), MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCE, FCF QUALIFICATION (INCLUDE TOTAL FCF HOURS IN APLICATION), MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 12 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 16 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 JUL 12.  THIS BILLET IS ASSIGNED TO THE F-35 DCMA DET, LOCKHEED MARTIN, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
F. TRANSITION/CONVERSION APPLICANTS FOR C-9: A MINIMUM OF 1500 FLT HOURS, A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING AND ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 AUG 12 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION).  APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
G. NFO APPLICATIONS: MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 AUG 12 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 AUG 12.  APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
G.1. NFO'S APPLYING FOR TRANSITION MUST MEET ALL STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR PHYSICAL STANDARDS AND HAVE A CURRENT (LESS THAN 365 DAYS) SNA FLIGHT PHYSICAL AND APPROPRIATE SNA MEDICAL WAIVERS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION.
11. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC (ASM-52) NLT 26 JUL 12.  NOMINATIONS ENDORSED BY THE DIVISION/WING DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ENDORSEMENTS BEFORE ROUTING TO HQMC AVN/ASM.  LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
B. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, A DIGITAL (PDF) COPY OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE IS THE STANDARD FOR SUBMISSION.  PACKAGES SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE POC LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE AT ASM.TRANSITION.CONVERSION@USMC.MIL.  IF THE PDF FILE IS TOO LARGE TO EMAIL, THEN SEND THE FILE TO ASM.TRANSITION.CONVERSION@USMC.MIL VIA THE AMRDEC SAFE FILE EXCHANGE WEBSITE, HTTPS:SLASH SLASH SAFE.AMRDEC.ARMY.MIL/SAFE2/DEFAULT.ASPX.
C. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.DESIRED AIRCRAFT (E.G., FOSS.JOE.F-35) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES.  IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES 1 OF XX (E.G., FOSS.JOE.F-35 PART 1 OF 4).
D. IF COMMANDS ARE UNABLE TO CONVERT THE PACKAGE TO A PDF FILE AND EMAIL IT TO DC AVN (ASM-52), HARD COPIES OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO ARRIVE AT HQMC NLT 26 JUL 12.  THE POC SHALL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL IF A HARD COPY IS BEING SENT IN LIEU OF A DIGITAL SUBMISSION.  ONLY IF UNABLE TO SEND VIA PDF, SEND THE HARD COPY OF THE PACKAGE TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52)
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON ROOM 5E527
WASHINGTON DC, 20350-3000.
12.THOSE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO DIFDEN BILLETS (FAC, STAFF, RESIDENT SCHOOL, ETC.) MUST INCLUDE AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THEIR LAST FLYING ASSIGNMENT.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE ENCOURAGED. APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DC AVN (ASM-52) NLT 26 JUL 12.  IF THE APPLICANT IS ON A ONE YEAR SET OF ORDERS (E.G., APPROPRIATE LEVEL SCHOOL) THEN ONE YEAR TIME ON STATION WILL MEET THE STANDARD WITH REGARD TO PCS ORDERS.
13. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVN, WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE AVIATION OFFICER ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-2).  SELECTION BOARD RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MARADMIN AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD PROCEEDINGS.  BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PHONE UNTIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE MCBUL ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
14. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
15. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 02 AUG 13.
16. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN T. G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//