R 061425Z DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 696/11
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//
POC/S.SZEWCZYK/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:SPENCER.SZEWCZYK@USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 3700.3A, ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE USMC ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION.  THE USMC ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 16 APR 12. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS DESIRING TO APPLY FOR THE CY 13 ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION PROGRAM ARE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO CMC (MMOA-3) BY 30 MAR 12.
2.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE OUTLINED IN THIS MARADMIN AND THE REF.  THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
    A.  OFFICERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
        (1) BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION IN ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, OR EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.  AN ADVANCED DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE IS DESIRED.  QUALITY OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION IS IMPORTANT.
        (2) MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN ORDERS BY JULY 2013.
        (3) BE A U.S. CITIZEN ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE MARINE CORPS WITH A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE.
    B.  OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
        (1) BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN TECHNOLOGY (E.G., ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, ETC.), DEGREES IN PSYCHOLOGY, DEGREES IN NURSING, EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY OR SIMILAR FIELDS, DEGREES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ETC), DEGREES IN AVIATION, AVIATION MANAGEMENT, OR SIMILAR FIELDS.
        (2) OFFICERS PASSED FOR PROMOTION.
        (3) OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 23 YEARS OF SERVICE BY AUGUST 2013.
        (4) OFFICERS SERVING ON A JOINT TOUR WHOSE TOS WILL NOT BE COMPLETE PRIOR TO JULY 2013.
        (5) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
    C.  DEGREES MUST BE FOLLOWED BY AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF RELATED PROGRESSIVELY RESPONSIBLE, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, OR AT LEAST 1,000 HOURS FLIGHT TIME OF JET AIRCRAFT.  AN ADVANCED DEGREE IS DESIRABLE AND MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR PART OR THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT (MASTER'S DEGREE: 1 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, DOCTORAL DEGREE: 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE).
    D.  APPLICANTS MUST PASS A NASA CLASS II SPACE PHYSICAL (SIMILAR TO MILITARY CLASS II FLIGHT PHYSICAL), ABILITY TO PASS THE NASA LONG-DURATION SPACE FLIGHT PHYSICAL, WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS (THESE PREREQUISITES ARE NOT WAIVERABLE):
        (1) DISTANT AND NEAR VISUAL ACUITY MUST BE CORRECTABLE TO 20/20, EACH EYE (NOTE: THE REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES OF THE EYE, PRK AND LASIK, ARE NOW ALLOWED, PROVIDING AT LEAST 1 YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE PROCEDURE WITH NO PERMANENT ADVERSE AFTER EFFECTS).
        (2) HEARING LOSS NOT TO EXCEED ISO STANDARDS.
        (3) BLOOD PRESSURE NOT TO EXCEED 140/90.
        (4) BE WITHIN THE HEIGHT STANDARDS OF 62 AND 75 INCHES TALL.
3.  PERSONNEL MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT'S USAJOBS WEB SITE WWW.USAJOBS.GOV.  THESE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JAN 13, 2012. PERSONNEL MUST REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FORMS AS INSTRUCTED IN THE USAJOBS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT.  APPLICANTS MUST ALSO SCAN AND EMAIL A COPY OF THE USAJOBS RESUME AND THE COMPLETED SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FORMS TO MMOA-3.  THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FORMS:
        (1) JF-603: "SUMMARY OF AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE." THIS FORM IS REQUIRED FOR APPLICANTS WITH PILOTING BACKGROUNDS.
        (2) JF-1239: "REFERENCES/OTHER SKILLS".
        (3) LEGIBLE COPIES OF OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT(S). TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST SHOW TYPE OF DEGREE CONFERRED AND DATE CONFERRED. DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR DIPLOMAS.
NOTE: APPLYING ON USAJOBS WEBSITE IS INDEPENDENT OF USMC BOARD NOMINATION BUT IS REQUIRED FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
4.  INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE MMOA WEBSITE, HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/PAGE/PORTAL/M(UNDERSCORE)RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME/MM/A(UNDERSCORE)OA/OA-3/MISC(UNDERSCORE)BOARD/ASTRO
5.  ALL ASTRONAUT APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE. IN ADDITION, ANNUAL PHYSICAL INFORMATION MUST BE UP TO DATE AND COMPLETE.
6.  BOARD COMMUNICATION AND UPDATE MATERIAL
    A.  SCAN AND SUBMIT COMPLETED PACKAGES TO MMOA-3 AT: SMBMANPOWERPR@USMC.MIL.
    B.  OR MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
        HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS
        MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
        ATTN: ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE BOARD
        3280 RUSSELL RD
        QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
    C.  ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM OR BE ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  UPDATES OF PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PACKAGES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
    D.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTO TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE BOARD'S CONVENING DATE IS REQUIRED TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF. SEE MARADMIN 03/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
7.  APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR SELECTION STATUS BY MARADMIN.  SOME OFFICERS SELECTED BY THIS BOARD MAY BE FURTHER SCREENED BY NASA AT THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BETWEEN SEP AND OCT 12.  FINAL NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY 13, WITH SELECTEES REPORTING TO NASA DURING AUG 13.
8.  OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE ASTRONAUT PROGRAM ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR MONITOR AND CAREER COUNSELOR IN REGARDS TO THE CAREER IMPLICATIONS.
9.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10.  THIS BULLETIN WILL BE CANCELLED 31 AUG 12.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//