R 012116Z SEP 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0532/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/CY-10 TRANSITION/CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1331.2K/YMD:20030118//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN/454 06/YMD:20060921//
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./MAJ, ASM-52/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:DSN 224 1556/ EMAIL:ASM.TRANSITION.CONVERSION@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO THE MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) PROGRAM. THE T/C BOARD ASSISTS HQMC IN BALANCING NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) INVENTORIES, WHILE FACILITATING THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE. ACCORDINGLY, 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 SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 16 NOV 09.
3. NA ELIGIBILITY:
A. THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ACTIVE DUTY NAVAL AVIATORS.
B. CH-53 PILOTS WHO DESIRE A 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.
D. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR T/C IS OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS), APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YCS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
4. IF SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING, THOSE ON/ELIGIBLE FOR AN 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.
5. APPLICATIONS FOR CY-10 T/C WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
A. NAVAL AVIATORS:
A.1. FW TRANSITION TO MV-22 (3)
A.2. RW TRANSITION TO MV-22 (2)
A.3. RW CONVERSION TO UH-1 (2)
6. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR T/C TO AN ACTIVE MOS ON ANY PREVIOUS BOARD.
7. 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.
8. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. APPLICANTS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FOR ONE CATEGORY AND SHOULD STATE THE CATEGORY (PARAGRAPH 5) FOR WHICH THEY DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED.
B. APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: CATEGORY DESIRED, SUMMARY OF FLIGHT TIME (TOT TIME, TOT TIME BY TMS), INSTRUMENT TIME, DESIGNATIONS HELD, CURRENT MCC, DATE FIRST COMMISSIONED, YCS AS OF 16 NOV 09, 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 HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR TIME ON STATION BY 16 NOV 09 AND, IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR T/C TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION. THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE ON ONE YEAR ORDERS (I.E. RESIDENT PME).
E. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT, TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND DIGITAL PHOTO.
9. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC (ASM-52) NLT 2230Z 11 NOV 09. NOMINATIONS ENDORSED BY THE WING DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ROUTING. LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED.
B. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, A DIGITAL (PDF) COPY OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE IS THE STANDARD FOR SUBMISSION; HARD COPIES ARE NEITHER DESIRED NOR REQUIRED. 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 THE POC LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE AT ASM.TRANSITION.CONVERSION@USMC.MIL. NOTE: ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED MEANS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION FOR THE APPLICATIONS.
C. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.DESIRED AIRCRAFT (I.E.FOSS.JOE.MV-22) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED, LABEL FILES AS 1 OF XX (I.E. FOSS.JOE.MV-22 PART 1 OF 4).
D. IF COMMANDS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONVERT THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO PDF AND E-MAIL 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 2230Z 11 NOV 09.  THE POC SHALL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL IF A HARD COPY IS BEING SENT IN LIEU OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION. IF REQUIRED, SEND THE HARD COPY OF THE PACKAGE TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52) ATTN: FY2010 T/C BOARD 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON ROOM 5E527 WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000.
10. 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. ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DC AVN (ASM-52) NLT 2230Z 11 NOV 09.
11. 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 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 MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
12. APPLICANTS SHALL NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF THEIR INTENT TO APPLY TO THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR PACKAGE.
13. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
14. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 10 NOV 10.
15. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN G. J. TRAUTMAN III, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//