R 042014Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 250/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY-13 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1542.1H/YMD:20031107//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.1H FIELD ACCESSION OF NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.//
POC/BEHNKE, A.R./LTCOL ASM-52/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:703-614-1244/ EMAIL:ASM.FIELD.ACCESSION@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO THE MARINE AVIATION FIELD ACCESSION PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO BROADEN AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY COMPETING FOR A NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) MOS. THESE SELECT INDIVIDUALS WILL FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND MILITARY EXPERTISE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS, AS WELL AS ASSIST HQMC IN FILLING NA INVENTORIES.
2. THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD (FAB) IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 06 AUG 12 AND IS SEEKING TO FILL TWO (2) STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR (SNA) SLOTS.
3. ELIGIBILITY.
A. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REF (A). APPLICANTS SHALL HAVE NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS) AS OF 1 AUG 12. ADDITIONALLY APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 1 AUG 12 AND, IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR NA TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION.
B. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE QUALIFYING AVIATION STANDARD TESTING BATTERY (ASTB) SCORES, BE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED AND ANTHROPOMETRICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE SNA PIPELINE. ALTERNATES MAY ALSO BE CHOSEN IN THE EVENT A PRIMARY CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT ORDERS.
C. CURRENT ASTB INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE NAVAL AVIATION MEDICAL INSTITUTE'S (NAMI) PENSACOLA WEBSITE: HTTP:SLASH SLASH WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/SITES/NAVMEDMPTE/NOMI/NAMI/PAGES/ASTBINFORMATION.  ASP X APPLICANTS SHALL REFER TO THE NAMI ASTB AND RETAKING CRITERIA.  ASTB MINIMUM SCORE REQUIREMENTS ARE 4/6.  OFFICIAL SCORES MUST ACCOMPANY THE APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED.
4. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. REF (A) CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE FAB APPLICATION PROCESS. ALL APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REF (A). THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.
B. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND DIGITAL PHOTO.
5. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC (ASM-52) NLT 26 JULY 2012. NOMINATIONS ENDORSED BY THE DIVISION/WING DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ROUTING. LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS OR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
B. 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 THE POC LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE AT ASM.FIELD.ACCESSION@USMC.MIL. NOTE: ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED MEANS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION FOR THE APPLICATIONS.  IF THE PDF IS TOO LARGE TO EMAIL, THEN SEND THE FILE TO ASM.FIELD.ACCESSION@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.FY13FAB (E.G.,FOSS.JOE.FY13FAB) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES AS 1 OF XX (E.G., FOSS.JOE.FY13FAB.1 OF 4).
D. IF COMMANDS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONVERT THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO PDF AND E-MAIL 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 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:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52)
ATTN: FY2011 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON ROOM 5E527
WASHINGTON DC, 20350-3000.
6. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-2). SELECTION BOARD RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MCBUL (MARADMIN) AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD. BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED VIA PHONE UNTIL THE MCBUL (MARADMIN) HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE EXCEPT UNRESTRICTED RESERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IAW REF (A).
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 02 AUG 13.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN T. G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//