R 280830Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 174/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY13 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MM/YMD:20041130//
REF/B/MCO P1300.8R/YMD:19941004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1326.7E, SELECTION AND SCREENING CRITERIA FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE (HMX-1).  REF B IS MCO P1300.8R, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
POC/W. RAYNE/MAJOR/UNIT:MANPOWER HMX-1/-/TEL:571-494-4929/EMAIL:WILLIAM.RAYNE@WHMO.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE CONVENING OF THE MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE (HMX-1) ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.  TO ENSURE THE MOST QUALIFIED PILOTS ARE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES, HMX-1 SOLICITS APPLICATIONS ANNUALLY.  AN ASSIGNMENT WITH HMX-1 IS ONE OF HIGH VISIBILITY AND GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.  ALL MARINES ASSIGNED TO HMX-1 MUST MEET SPECIFIC AND VERY STRINGENT CRITERIA MANDATED BY THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE AND OUTLINED IN REF A.
2.  HMX-1 IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE FOR WORLDWIDE HELICOPTER TRANSPORTATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.  BASED AT MARINE CORPS AIR FACILITY QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, THE HMX-1 "NIGHTHAWKS" FLY A FLEET OF VH-3D, VH-60N, CH-46E AND, BEGINNING IN 2013, MV-22B AIRCRAFT.  ADDITIONAL HMX-1 MISSIONS INCLUDE HELICOPTER TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE NATIONAL CAPITOL REGION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND VISITING HEADS OF STATE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.
3.  PILOT SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN A REPRESENTATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES WITHIN MARINE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR AVIATION, WHILE CONSIDERING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INDIVIDUAL CAREER TIMING.
4.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION:
    A.   TIME ON STATION (TOS):  ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO EXECUTE PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS (PCSO) OR PERMANENT CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT ORDERS (PCAO) DURING FY13 WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  TOS REQUIREMENTS ARE ESTABLISHED IN REF B (CONUS PARA 1101, OCONUS PARA 2101) AND QUESTIONS REGARDING TOUR LENGTHS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE MONITOR.  WAIVERS TO TOS REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A LIMITED BASIS AND WAIVER REQUESTS VIA AA FORM MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE COMMAND AND ROUTED TO THE APPROPRIATE APPROVAL AUTHORITY IAW REF B.
    B.  ROTARY WING APPLICANTS: THIS PANEL IS INTENDED FOR ACTIVE DUTY CAPTAINS OR MAJORS WITH AN ASSIGNED ROTARY WING MOS.  ROTARY WING SELECTEES SHOULD EXPECT TO REPORT NO LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 2013.  ACTUAL REPORT DATES WILL BE COORDINATED BETWEEN HMX-1, THE LOSING COMMAND, AND MMOA-2.
    C.  TILTROTOR APPLICANTS:  THIS PANEL IS INTENDED FOR ALL ACTIVE DUTY MV-22 PILOTS. A ROTARY WING BACKGROUND IS NOT REQUIRED.  TILTROTOR SELECTEES SHOULD EXPECT TO REPORT NO LATER THAN 30 JUNE 2013.  ACTUAL REPORT DATES WILL BE COORDINATED BETWEEN HMX-1, THE LOSING COMMAND, AND MMOA-2.
    D.  HMX-1 DESIRES APPLICANTS WHO POSSESS THE EXPERIENCE, MATURITY, JUDGMENT, FLIGHT LEADERSHIP ABILITY, AND TACTICAL ACUMEN THAT MATCH THE GRAVITY OF THE MISSIONS THEY ARE BEING SELECTED TO PERFORM.  THERE IS NO MINIMUM FLIGHT HOUR REQUIREMENT FOR PILOTS SELECTED, BUT THEY MUST HAVE FLOWN A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SORTIES TO ATTAIN QUALIFICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR FLIGHT LEADERSHIP ABILITY AND TACTICAL PROFICIENCY WITH METRICS SUCH AS NIGHT SYSTEMS INSTRUCTOR AND DIVISION LEADER.  QUALIFICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS ATTAINED AND FLEET EXPERIENCE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE COCKPIT WILL HELP TO BUILD A PICTURE OF THE "WHOLE MARINE" THAT WILL BE USED AS A BASIS FOR PANEL SELECTIONS.
    E.  PILOTS MUST BE CAPABLE OF PASSING A THOROUGH BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A TS/SCI(YW) SECURITY CLEARANCE.
5.  APPLICANTS SHALL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE 2012 HMX-1 VOLUNTEER PILOT APPLICATION, APPLICANT CONTACT FORM, CREDIT RELEASE FORM AND SECURITY PRE-SCREENING FORM AVAILABLE ON THE HMX-1 WEBSITE, HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL(SLASH)UNIT(SLASH)HQMC(SLASH)HMX-1 "DOCUMENTS" COLUMN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE OR VIA THE HMX-1 MANPOWER POC.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
6.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED AT THE SQUADRON LEVEL.  APPLICANTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO NON-FLYING BILLETS SHOULD FORWARD AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THEIR PREVIOUS FLYING ASSIGNMENT.
7.  APPLICATIONS, APPLICANT CONTACT FORMS, CREDIT RELEASE FORMS, PRE-SCREENING FORMS, ENDORSEMENTS AND ANY LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE HMX-1 MANPOWER OFFICE NO LATER THAN 16 JUL 2012 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THIS HMX-1 PILOT SELECTION PANEL.
8.  APPLICANTS SHOULD EMAIL THEIR INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THIS PANEL, INCLUDING NAME, RANK, LAST FOUR OF SSN, MOS, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO CAPT JEFFREY CAHILL AT JEFFREY.CAHILL@WHMO.MIL.  SCANNED PACKAGES WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL, FAXED PACKAGES CAN BE SENT TO 571-494-4838, OR SIGNED ORIGINAL PACKAGES CAN BE MAILED AND MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO 16 JUL 2012.
9.  THE HMX-1 PILOT SELECTION PANEL WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 6 AUG 2012 TO SELECT HELICOPTER AND TILTROTOR PILOTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO HMX-1 DURING FY 2013.
10.  SELECTION FOR SERVICE AT HMX-1 IS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, HMX-1 TO DEPUTY COMMANDANT AVIATION UPON CONCLUSION OF THE SELECTION PANEL AND FINAL SCREENING BY DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MMOA). PANEL RESULTS WILL BE PASSED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO APPLICANTS AFTER FINAL APPROVAL IS RECEIVED.
11.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ASSIGNMENT TO HMX-1 REFER TO REF A AND CONTACT HMX-1 RECRUITING AND SELECTION COORDINATOR CAPT JEFFREY CAHILL AT COMM: 571-494-4815 EMAIL JEFFREY.CAHILL@WHMO.MIL, OR HMX-1 MANPOWER CHIEF GYSGT ADAM BENVIE AT COMM: 571-494-4656 EMAIL: ADAM.BENVIE@WHMO.MIL.
12.  MARINES FROM MANY OTHER OFFICER AND ENLISTED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES ARE SCREENED AND SELECTED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO HMX-1 ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.  MARINES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITORS AND THE POINT OF CONTACT LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN FOR INFORMATION.
13.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
     A.  MANPOWER OFFICER, HMX-1, COMM (571) 494-4929, DSN 278-4929, MAJ WILLIAM RAYNE, E-MAIL:  WILLIAM.RAYNE@WHMO.MIL.
     B.  ROTARY WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT LAWRENCE RAINEY, COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL:  LAWRENCE.A.RAINEY@USMC.MIL.
     C.  ROTARY WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ JEFF SPEEDY, COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL:  JEFF.SPEEDY@USMC.MIL.
     D.  ROTARY WING LIEUTENANT COLONELS MONITOR, LTCOL KEVIN HUDSON, COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL: KEVIN.M.HUDSON@USMC.MIL.
14.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//