R 042102Z NOV 08
MARADMIN 630/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/MOZART//
SUBJ/FY 09 RESERVE KC-130T TRANSITION
/CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1331.2K/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC
/APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVES (SMCR)
/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO1331.2K TRANSITION/CONVERSION FOR MARINE NAVAL
AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS
COMMITTED TO A ROBUST MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION PROGRAM WHICH
BALANCES AVIATOR INVENTORIES WITH FUTURE MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENTS.
THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM NAVAL AVIATORS (NA) WHO DESIRE
TO BROADEN AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRAINING IN ONE OF THE TWO
KC-130T SQUADRONS WITHIN 4TH MAW. THESE SELECT INDIVIDUALS WILL
FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE
WITHIN 4TH MAW AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION.
2.  THE 4TH MAW KC-130T TRANSITION SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR
ABOUT 16 DEC 08.
3.  THE RESERVE KC-130T TRANSITION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY ACTIVE
DUTY NAVAL AVIATOR WHOSE EAS IS NO LATER THAN 31 DEC 08 AND ANY
RESERVE NAVAL AVIATOR WITH NO MORE THAN 14 YEARS COMMISSIONED
SERVICE AS OF 30 OCT 09.
4.  ALL OPENINGS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AND WILL BE FILLED
ON A COMPETITIVE/BEST QUALIFIED BASIS.  THREE (3) PRIMARY APPLICANTS
AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE APPLICANT WILL BE SELECTED FOR TRANSITION TO
THE KC-130. ONE (1) APPLICANT WILL BE CHOSEN FOR VMGR-234 IN FT.
WORTH, TX AND TWO (2) FOR VMGR-452 IN NEWBURGH, NY. PRIMARY
SELECTEES WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR YEARS INCLUSIVE OF
TRAINING. TRANSITION TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED NO EARLIER THAN 1
MARCH 09 AFTER ASSIGNMENT TO THE RESERVE UNIT. 
5.  APPLICATIONS ARE NOT SOLICITED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN
PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR CONVERSION TRAINING (I.E. CH-46 TO AH-1W),
MEDICALLY DISQUALIFIED FOR DUTIES INVOLVING FLYING OR HAVE HAD THEIR
FLIGHT STATUS REVOKED.
6.  APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO CONSIDER ALL CAREER IMPLICATIONS
PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO INCLUDE MIL-CIV CONVERSION PLAN
REGARDING CIVILIAN JOB AND FAMILY SITUATION.
7.  APPLICATIONS ARE TO FOLLOW REFERENCE (A) FOR SUBMISSION OF
PACKAGES AND WILL INCLUDE REFERENCE (B) IN ITS ENTIRETY.
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT REF (B) - SMCR
APPLICATION. REF (B) CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMAW/TSG/DOCUMENTS/SMCRAPPLICATION.DOC APPLICANTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO UPDATE THEIR OFFICIAL PHOTO.  APPLICANTS MUST ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE WITHIN THEIR APPLICATION THAT THEY ACCEPT A FOUR-YEAR
RESERVE COMMITMENT FOR TRANSITIONING TO THE KC-130.
8.  SPECIFIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE KC-130T: A MINIMUM OF
1200 FLIGHT HOURS TOTAL TIME WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT
FLYING.  MILITARY OR CIVILIAN FLIGHT TIME IS ACCEPTABLE.  PROXIMITY
TO DRILLING SITE, EASE OF COMMUTE OR WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE WILL BE
FAVORABLY CONSIDERED.   
9.  APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52) ATTN: RESERVE T/C BOARD
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON (ROOM 5E527) WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA PDF FILE TO THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRING SIGNATURE MUST BE SIGNED PRIOR TO CONVERSION
TO PDF.  THE BOARD WILL NOT CONSIDER LATE OR FAXED APPLICATIONS.
10.  THOSE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO DIFDEN BILLETS (FAC,
STAFF, B-BILLET, JOINT, 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 HQMC NLT COB 05 DEC 08. 
11.  THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE
ANNOUNCED BY MARADMIN.  BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PHONE
UNTIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE MCBUL ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.  POC:
FOURTH MAW, LTCOL RINGO; DSN 678-6955, COMM (504) 678-6955 OR E-MAIL
THOMAS.RINGO@USMC.MIL ;COL MYERS DSN 678-6565, COMM 504-678-6565 OR
E-MAIL DAVID.M.MYERS@USMC.MIL AND HQMC (ASM) MAJ BLAKE; DSN
224-1556/1244, COMM (703) 614-1556, OR E-MAIL PETER.S.BLAKE@USMC.MIL.
12.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 DEC 08.
13.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BT BGEN J. M. DAVIS, ASSISTANT DEPUTY
COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//