R 161235Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 214/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 13 ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19960905//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 3700.3A, ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM//
POC/S.SZEWCZYK/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:SPENCER.SZEWCZYK@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE CANCELLATION OF THE USMC ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION BOARD.  THE USMC ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE BOARD WAS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON 16 APR 12.  FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT MARADMIN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SEPARATE USMC SELECTION BOARD WOULD NOT BE ADDITIVE TO NASA'S SELECTION OF ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES.  NASA WILL DETERMINE THOSE MARINE OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER SCREENING AND EVENTUAL SELECTION.
2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES REMAIN UNCHANGED.  MMOA-3 WILL FORWARD ALL MATERIAL RECEIVED TO NASA'S SELECTION BOARD PERSONNEL.  NASA, IN COORDINATION WITH MMOA, WILL MAKE FINAL SELECTION DETERMINATION.
3. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR SELECTION STATUS BY NASA. FINAL NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY 13, WITH SELECTEES REPORTING TO NASA DURING AUG 13.
4. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS MARADMIN WILL BE CANCELLED 31 AUG 12.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.(ACTING)//