R 221849Z DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 746/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/CY12 SELECTIVE MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) MV-22 TRANSITION CONVERSION (T/C) BOARD RESULTS//
REF/REF/MSGID:A/DOC/YMD:MCO1331.2K/-/ REF//
POC/ULSES, M.J./LTCOL, ASM-34/UNIT: HQMC AVN ASM/NAME:703-693-9881
/TEL:EMAIL MICHAEL.ULSES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND C THE CY12 SMCR MV-22 T/C BOARD WAS CONVENED BY ASM ON 15 DEC 2011. THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) PRIMARY AND THREE (3) ALTERNATE APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING TO THE MV-22. READ IN THREE COLUMNS:
A. PRIMARY CANDIDATES
RANK NAME MOS
MAJ GARNER, BLAIR J. 7566
MAJ GEHMAN, GREIG T. 7523
MAJ HEDIN, BRAIN R. 7562
MAJ SATHER, RYAN B. 7562
CAPT STRATTON, JEFFREY M. 7562
B. ALTERNATE CANDIDATES
RANK NAME MOS
CAPT BATTANI, ANTHONY J. 7562
MAJ CANNON, CHRISTOPHER P. 7523
MAJ HARRISON, GARY D. 7562
2. PRIMARY CANDIDATES LISTED ABOVE ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT 4TH MAW G-1 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE THEIR ASSIGNMENT TO THE MV-22 TRAINING PROGRAM. SELECTEES WHO CANNOT ATTEND TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REAPPLY AT A LATER DATE. ALTERNATES WILL BE CONTACTED BY 4TH MAW G-1 IF A POSITION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
3. IAW WITH REFS D AND E, THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES 4TH MAW JOIN AND DIFOP APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE SELECTED OFFICERS. AS PER REF C APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMMIT TO A 3-YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE WITH VMM-764 THROUGH THE OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB) PROGRAM OR THROUGH A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO TRAIN (SWAT) WITH 4TH MAW. DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED UNDER THE OAB PROGRAM ARE OUTLINED IN REF B. 4TH MAW G-1 WILL CONDUCT ALL SWAT REQUIREMENTS.
4. THE NEXT SMCR MV-22 T/C BOARD IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2012. ALL APPLICANTS NOT SELECTED BY THIS BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED TO REAPPLY AS ALL PACKAGES FROM THIS SELECTION BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN TERRY G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//