R 011759Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 551/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/CFET TRAINING WAIVER WRT 3710.7U//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/OPNAVINST 3710.7U/-//
AMPN/REF A IS THE NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.//
POC/BEHNKE, A. R./MAJ/UNIT:ASM-52/NAME:HQMC AVN ASM/TEL:703-614-1244 /EMAIL:ARTHUR.BEHNKE1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. OPNAVINST 3710.7U WAS SIGNED NOVEMBER 23, 2009; PER PARAGRAGH 8.4.6.4.A, ALL DESIGNATED TACTICAL JET AIRCREW FLYING AV-8, EA-6, F-5, F-16, F/A-18, OR F-35 AIRCRAFT WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED DYNAMIC CFET TRAINING (NP5) SHALL COMPLETE THE COURSE WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF THE OPNAVINST 3710.7U SIGNATURE DATE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY WAIVED OF THE REQUIREMENT BY CMC(ASM).
2. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPNAVINST 3710.7U, THIS MARADMIN WILL SERVE AS A WAIVER FOR ALL TACTICAL JET AIRCREW WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
A. GRADUATED THEIR TACTICAL JET PLATFORM FRS PRIOR TO 2005,
B. AND, HAVE OBTAINED GREATER THAN 1000 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THEIR MOS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO 30 SEP 10,
C. AND, ARE CURRENTLY ON DIFOP ORDERS OR DIFDEN ORDERS WITH AN ACTIVE DIFDEN WAIVER.
3. THIS WAIVER SHALL REMAIN ACTIVE AS LONG AS THE AIRCREW DOES NOT REQUIRE AN FRS REFRESH. ONCE AN AIRCREW WITH THIS WAIVER REQUIRES A REFRESH, THE AIRCREW SHALL OBTAIN CFET (NP5) TRAINING PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT AT THE FRS, UNLESS AN ADDITIONAL WAIVER IS OBTAINED BY CMC(ASM). ANY ADDITIONAL WAIVER REQUEST MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY OVERWHELMING JUSTIFICATION IOT BE APPROVED.
4. PER OPNAVINST 3710.7U, ALL OTHER TACTICAL JET AIRCREW SHALL COMPLETE CFET (NP5) TRAINING BY 23 MAY 2011, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY WAIVED, OR EXTENDED, BY CMC(ASM).
5. THE SQUADRON DOSS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING A COPY OF THIS MARADMIN/WAIVER IS PLACED IN THE NATOPS OF ALL AIRCREW WHO REQUIRE A WAIVER AND MEET THE CRITERIA. THE SQUADRON TRAINING OFFICER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING A COPY OF THIS MARADMIN/WAIVER IS PLACED IN THE ATJ OF ALL AIRCREW WHO REQUIRE A WAIVER AND MEET THE CRITERIA. INDIVIDUAL AIRCREW WHO REQUIRE A WAIVER AND MEET THE CRITERIA ABOVE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COPIES OF THE MARADMIN/WAIVER ARE PLACED IN THEIR ATJ AND NATOPS.
6. FRS DOSS AND TRAINING OFFICERS MUST ENSURE AIRCREW WITH THIS MARADMIN/WAIVER IN THEIR NATOPS AND/OR ATJ ARE SENT TO CFET TRAINING PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT OF ANY REFRESH SYLLABUS.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN G. J. TRAUTMAN III, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//