R 061031Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 642/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MARINE OFFICER APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (BLUE ANGELS) FOR CY 2015-2017 SHOW SEASONS//
REF/A/DOC/CNATRA/14NOV2012//
AMPN/REF A IS CNATRAINST 1301.4H, OFFICER APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE BLUE ANGELS.//
POC/A. SZCZEPEK/MAJ/MMOA-2/-/TEL:703-784-9267/EMAIL:  ALLEN.SZCZEPEK(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE UNITED STATES NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (NFDS) (BLUE ANGELS) MAY SELECT ONE OR TWO MARINE CORPS F/A-18 DEMONSTRATION PILOTS FOR THE 2015-2016 SHOW SEASONS, ONE MARINE C-130 DEMONSTRATION PILOT FOR THE 2015-2017 SHOW SEASONS, AND ONE MARINE CORPS AVIATOR OR FLIGHT OFFICER FOR THE NFDS EVENTS COORDINATOR POSITION.  INTERESTED OFFICERS SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS PER REF A NO LATER THAN 30 APRIL 2014.  FINAL SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE IN JULY 2014.
2.  QUALIFICATIONS.  APPLICANTS SHOULD BE CAREER-ORIENTED, REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT THROUGH MAJOR WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:
    A.  F/A-18 DEMONSTRATION PILOT APPLICANTS MUST BE CARRIER QUALIFIED TACTICAL JET PILOTS WITH 1250 HOURS OF JET FLIGHT TIME BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.
    B.  MARINE C-130 DEMONSTRATION PILOT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 1200 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 AND HOLD A TRANSPORT PLANE COMMANDER RATING IN THE C-130 F/R/T OR J MODEL AIRCRAFT.
    C.  NFDS EVENTS COORDINATOR APPLICANTS MUST BE DESIGNATED A MARINE AVIATOR OR FLIGHT OFFICER AND HAVE COMPLETED AN OPERATIONAL TOUR.
    D.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 1 SEPTEMBER 2014.  ADDITIONALLY, APPLICANTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO III MEF MUST MEET TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS PER MCO P1300.8R WITH CH 1-8 PRIOR TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2014.
    E.  SELECTEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR TWO YEARS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THEIR ASSIGNMENT WITH THE BLUE ANGELS.
3.  ALL MARINE APPLICANTS SHALL BE APPROVED FOR ELIGIBILITY BY MMOA PRIOR TO SELECTION BY THE NFDS.  APPLICANTS MUST CONTACT THEIR MONITOR TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
4.  COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE FLYING ABILITIES AND AVIATION LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF THE APPLICANT.  IN THE EVENT AN OFFICER SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED, ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE GAINING COMMAND SHOULD ALSO BE FORWARDED.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE 30 APRIL 2014 DEADLINE WILL NORMALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED.  SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO BOTH MMOA AND NFDS:
    COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-2)
    ATTN:  NFDS APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS
    3280 RUSSELL ROAD
    QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH 1 MARCH 2014:
    COMMANDING OFFICER
    NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON
    ATTN:  LCDR JOHN HILTZ
    P.O. BOX 760,
    SEELY, CA 92273-0760.
APPLICATIONS BEING SUBMITTED FROM 2 MARCH THROUGH 30 APRIL:
    COMMANDING OFFICER
    NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON
    ATTN:  LCDR JOHN HILTZ
    390 SAN CARLOS ROAD, SUITE A
    PENSACOLA, FL 32508-5508.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON AFTER 14 MARCH.
5.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT THE BLUE ANGELS WEBSITE AT WWW.BLUEANGELS.NAVY.MIL.
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT:  BLUE ANGEL APPLICANTS OFFICER, LCDR JOHN HILTZ, IN PENSACOLA, FL AT (850) 452-2585/DSN 922, OR IN EL CENTRO, CA (JANUARY THROUGH MID-MARCH) AT (760) 339-2509/DSN 658, OR VIA EMAIL AT JOHN.HILTZ(AT)NAVY.MIL, FIXED WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ ALLEN SZCZEPEK, (703) 784-9267/DSN 278, EMAIL: ALLEN.SZCZEPEK(AT)USMC.MIL, FIXED WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT CHRISTOPHER KELLY, COMM (703) 784-9268/DSN 278, EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.J.KELLY(AT)USMC.MIL, COMPANY GRADE PAO OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR, MAJ CHRIS LOGAN, (703) 614-6251/DSN 224, EMAIL:  CHRISTOPHER.B.LOGAN(AT)USMC.MIL.
7.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//