R 221855Z DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 747/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY 12 RESERVE KC-130T TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS//
REF/REF/MSGID:A/DOC/YMD:MCO 1331.2K/-/ REF//
POC/GERBER D.E. /MAJ/UNIT:4TH MAW/-/TEL:COMM (504)697-7788//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO A ROBUST MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) PROGRAM WHICH BALANCES AVIATOR INVENTORIES WITH FUTURE MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENTS.  THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM NAVAL AVIATORS (NA) WHO DESIRE TO BROADEN AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRAINING IN A KC-130T SQUADRON WITHIN 4TH MAW.  THESE SELECT INDIVIDUALS WILL FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE WITHIN 4TH MAW AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION.
2.  THE 4TH MAW KC-130T T/C SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 10  FEB 12.
3.  THE RESERVE KC-130T T/C PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY ACTIVE COMPONENT NAVAL AVIATOR WHOSE EAS IS NOT LATER THAN 31 AUG 12 AND ANY RESERVE NAVAL AVIATOR WITH LESS THAN 16 SATISFACTORY YEARS CREDIT TOWARD A RESERVE RETIREMENT AS OF 31 AUG 12, WHO ABLE TO COMPLETE 18 SATISFACTORY YEARS WITHIN 24 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE.
4.  ALL OPENINGS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AND WILL BE FILLED ON A COMPETITIVE/BEST QUALIFIED BASIS.  UP TO FOUR (4) PRIMARY APPLICANTS AND TWO (2) ALTERNATE APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR T/C TO THE KC-130.  THE APPLICANTS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR EITHER VMGR-452 IN NEWBURGH, NY, OR VMGR-234 IN FT WORTH, TX.  PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR YEARS INCLUSIVE OF TRAINING. T/C TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED NO EARLIER THAN 01 MAR 12 AFTER ASSIGNMENT TO THE RESERVE UNIT.
5.  SPECIFIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE KC-130T:  A MINIMUM OF 1200 FLIGHT HOURS TOTAL TIME WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING.  MILITARY OR CIVILIAN FLIGHT TIME IS ACCEPTABLE. PROXIMITY TO DRILLING SITE, EASE OF COMMUTE OR WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE WILL BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED.  FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WITH MOS 7509, 7543, 7523, AND TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS AS A SMCR WITHIN 4TH MAW.
6.  APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO CONSIDER ALL CAREER IMPLICATIONS PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO INCLUDE MIL-CIV CONVERSION PLAN REGARDING CIVILIAN JOB AND FAMILY SITUATION.
7.  APPLICATIONS ARE NOT SOLICITED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING (I.E. CH-46 TO AH-1W), ARE MEDICALLY DISQUALIFIED FOR DUTIES INVOLVING FLYING, OR HAVE HAD THEIR FLIGHT STATUS REVOKED.
8.  APPLICATIONS ARE TO FOLLOW REFERENCE (A) FOR SUBMISSION OF PACKAGES AND WILL INCLUDE REFERENCE (B) IN ITS ENTIRETY. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT REF (B) KC-130 TRANSITION APPLICATION. REF (B) CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/MARFORRES/4THMAW/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX
9.  APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND DIGITAL PHOTO.  APPLICANTS MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE WITHIN THEIR APPLICATION THAT THEY ACCEPT A FOUR-YEAR RESERVE COMMITMENT FOR T/C TO THE KC-130.
10. 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 DONALD.GERBER@USMC.MIL NLT 3 FEB 2012.  NOTE:  ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED MEANS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION FOR THE APPLICATIONS.
A.  LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.DESIRED AIRCRAFT (I.E. FOSS.JOE.KC-130) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES AS 1 OF XX (I.E. FOSS.JOE.KC-130 PART 1 OF 4).
B.  IF APPLICANTS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONVERT THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO PDF AND E-MAIL IT TO THE BOARD, HARD COPIES OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE MUST ARRIVE AT 4TH MAW  NLT 3 FEB 2012.  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:
4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
ATTN: FY2011 RESERVE T/C BOARD
2000 OPELOUSAS AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70146
11. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION OR COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED, PARTICULARLY FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM THE APPLICANT HAS SERVED IN A FLYING UNIT.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD BE SCANNED WITH THE APPLICATION.
12. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MARADMIN. BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PHONE UNTIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
13. POC:  MAJ D.E. GERBER, DSN 647-7788, COMM (504) 697-7788 OR E-MAIL DONALD.GERBER@USMC.MIL.
14. MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT 4TH MAW HAS OPEN FLYING BILLETS IN OTHER SMCR SQUADRONS. OFFICERS WHO AFFILIATE WITH A TACTICAL SQUADRON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A $10,000 BONUS (REF MARADMIN 507/11).  TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT 4TH MAW G1 AT COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE (504)697-7789.  NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF TACTICAL SQUADRONS FOLLOW:
HMH-772 JB MCGUIRE DIX LAKEHURST, NJ
HMLA-773 ROBINS AFB, GA, JRB NEW ORLEANS, LA, JB MCGUIRE DIX LAKEHURST, NJ
HMM-774 NAS NORFOLK, VA
VMFA-112 JRB FORT WORTH, TX
VMGR-234 JRB FORT WORTH, TX
VMGR-452 STEWART ANG BASE NEWBURGH, NY
VMM-764 MIRAMAR, CA (BEGINNING IN FY13)
15. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN TERRY G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//