R 271941Z MAY 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 313/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/CY-12 TRANSITION/CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1331.2K/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN/454.06/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1331.2K, TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS. REF B IS MARADMIN 454/06 THAT DETAILS THE MV-22 TRANSITION POLICY FOR THE CH-46/CH-53D COMMUNITIES.//
POC/BEHNKE, A. R./LTCOL, ASM-52/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:703-614-1244/EMAIL:ARTHUR.BEHNKE1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO THE MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO BROADEN AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRANSITIONING TO A DIFFERENT TYPE AIRCRAFT OR CONVERTING TO A NEW MODEL AIRCRAFT.
2. THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 11 JUL 11.
3. NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) ELIGIBILITY
A. THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ACTIVE DUTY NAVAL AVIATORS WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS 9 AND 10.
B. CH-53 PILOTS WHO DESIRE SERIES CONVERSION SHALL CONTACT MMOA-2 WITH THEIR REQUEST.
C. CH-46E PILOTS WHO DESIRE A TRANSITION TO THE MV-22 SHALL CONTACT MMOA-2 WITH THEIR REQUEST.
4. NFO ELIGIBILITY. THE TRANSITION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY ACTIVE DUTY NFO WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 10 E..
5. IF SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING, THOSE ON OR ELIGIBLE FOR THE AVIATION CONTINUATION PAY (ACP) BONUS WILL RETAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR PREVIOUS MOS. HOWEVER, THE OFFICER WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE TO A NEW ACP CATEGORY UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING FOR THEIR NEW MOS.
6. APPLICATIONS FOR CY-12 T/C TRAINING WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
A. NAVAL AVIATORS:
-FW TRANSITION TO F-35 (15) 'NOTE-1
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO MV-22 (4)
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO KC-130J (4) 'NOTE-2 -FW/RW TRANSITION TO C-9 (3) -RW CONVERSION TO CH-53 (3) -RW CONVERSION TO H-1 (3) 'NOTE-3
'NOTE-1 (3) FRS INSTRUCTOR PILOTS, (11) OPERATIONAL PILOTS AND (1) OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION PILOT.
'NOTE-2 NOT TO EXCEED (2) FW CONVERSIONS.
'NOTE-3 NOT TO EXCEED (2) AH-1
B. NFO TRANSITION TO SNA (2)
C. ONE ALTERNATE MAY BE SELECTED PER CATEGORY.
7. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING TO AN ACTIVE MOS ON ANY PREVIOUS BOARD.
8. IAW REF A, TRANSITION SELECTEES WILL INCUR A FOUR YEAR ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION TO COMMENCE ON THE DATE TRAINING IS COMPLETED. IAW REF A, CONVERSION SELECTEES WILL INCUR A THREE YEAR ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION TO COMMENCE ON THE DATE TRAINING IS COMPLETED. SELECTEES WILL NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED FOR PCS ORDERS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NEW MOS FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DATE TRAINING IS COMPLETED.
9. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT:
A. APPLICANTS MAY APPLY FOR AS MANY CATEGORIES AS THEY QUALIFY FOR; SPECIFY YOUR PRIORITIES. APPLICANTS FOR THE H-1 CONVERSION SHOULD SPECIFY A PREFERENCE FOR EITHER AH-1 OR UH-1, BUT THEIR APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR BOTH AIRCRAFT.
B. ALL APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES DESIRED, SUMMARY OF FLIGHT TIME (TOTAL TIME, TOTAL TIME BY TMS), INSTRUMENT TIME, DESIGNATIONS HELD, CURRENT MCC, DATE FIRST COMMISSIONED, YCS AS OF 01 JUL 11, TIME ON STATION, CURRENT WORK PHONE AND E-MAIL ADDRESS, CERTIFIED COPY OF MOST RECENT FLT PHYSICAL (TO INCLUDE ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND ANY WAIVERS).
C. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE ENCOURAGED.
D. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND DIGITAL PHOTO.
10. SPECIFIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. NA TRANSITION/CONVERSION APPLICANTS FOR MV-22, KC-130, H-1 OR CH-53: COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS TIME ON STATION AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 JUL 11. APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
B. F-35 SPECIFICS FOR FRS INSTRUCTOR PILOTS: PMOS 7523, 7509 OR 7543, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 11. (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUN OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 01 JUL 11. APPLICANTS SHOULD SPECIFY A PREFERENCE FOR FRS IP, OPERATIONAL PILOT, OR OT AND E. HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, FINAL ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE F-35 COMMUNITY.
B.1. F-35 FRS (VMFAT-501) SPECIFICS:
B.2. F/A-18 APPLICANTS: DIVISION LEAD/ACTI OR COMBAT DIVISION LEAD.
B.3. AV-8B APPLICANTS: 500 HOURS, DIVISION LEAD AND WTO.
B.4. EA-6B APPLICANTS: MISSION COMMANDER AND SECTION LEAD.
C. F-35 SPECIFICS FOR BOTH OPERATIONAL AND OT AND E PILOTS: PMOS 7523, 7509 OR 7543, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE, MINIMUM OF ONE AND HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 11 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUN OF TW YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED AS OF 01 JUL 11. APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. APPLICANTS SHOULD SPECIFY A PREFERENCE FOR FRS IP, OPERATIONAL PILOT, OR OT AND E. HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, FINAL ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE F-35 COMMUNITY.
D. TRANSITION/CONVERSION APPLICANTS FOR C-9: A MINIMUM OF 1500 FLT HOURS, A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING AND ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 11 (IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUN OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION). APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
E. NFO APPLICATIONS: MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 01 JUL 11 (IF SLEECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION) AND NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVOCE AS OF 01 JUL 11. APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
E.1. NFO'S APPLYING FOR TRANSITION MUST MEET ALL STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR PHYSICAL STANDARDS AND HAVE A CURRENT (LESS THAN 365 DAYS) SNA FLIGHT PHYSICAL AND APPROPRIATE SNA MEDICAL WAIVERS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION.
11. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC (ASM-52) NLT 29 JUN 11. NOMINATIONS ENDORSED BY THE DIVISION/WING DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ENDORSEMENTS BEFORE ROUTING TO HQMC AVN/ASM. LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
B. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, A DIGITAL (PDF) COPY OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE IS THE STANDARD FOR SUBMISSION. PACKAGES SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE POC LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE AT ASM.TRANSITION.CONVERSION@USMC.MIL. IF THE PDF FILE IS TOO LARGE TO EMAIL, THEN SEND THE FILE TO ASM.TRANSITION.CONVERSION@USMC.MIL VIA THE AMRDEC SAFE FILE EXCHANGE WEBSITE, HTTPS:SLASH SLASH SAFE.AMRDEC.ARMY.MIL/SAFE2/DEFAULT.ASPX.
C. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.DESIRED AIRCRAFT (E.G.FOSS.JOE.F-35) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES 1 OF XX (E.G. FOSS.JOE.F-35 PART 1 OF 4).
D. IF COMMANDS ARE UNABLE TO CONVERT THE PACKAGE TO A PDF FILE AND EMAIL IT TO DC AVN (ASM-52), HARD COPIES OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO ARRIVE AT HQMC NLT 29 JUN 11. THE POC SHALL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL IF A HARD COPY IS BEING SENT IN LIEU OF A DIGITAL SUBMISSION. ONLY IF REQUIRED, SEND THE HARD COPY OF THE PACKAGE TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52) 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON ROOM 5E527 WASHINGTON DC, 20350-3000.
12. THOSE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO DIFDEN BILLETS (FAC, STAFF, RESIDENT SCHOOL, ETC.) MUST INCLUDE AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THEIR LAST FLYING ASSIGNMENT. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE ENCOURAGED. APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DC AVN (ASM-52) NLT 29 JUN 11. IF THE APPLICANT IS ON A ONE YEAR SET OF ORDERS (E.G. APPROPRIATE LEVEL SCHOOL) THEN 1 YEAR TIME ON STATION WILL MEET THE STANDARD WITH REGARD TO PCS ORDERS.
13. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVN, WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE AVIATION OFFICER ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-2). SELECTION BOARD RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MCBUL (MARADMIN) AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD PROCEEDINGS. BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PHONE UNTIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE MCBUL ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
14. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
15. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 02 JUL 12.
16. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN T. G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//