MARADMINS : 200/14
R 161559Z APR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 200/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY-15 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1542.1H//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.1H FIELD ACCESSION OF NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS//
POC/P. R. HERSCHELMAN/MAJ/ASM-30/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:703-614-1244 /EMAIL:PHILIP.HERSCHELMAN(AT)USMC.MIL //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION (DC AVN) IS COMMITTED TO THE MARINE AVIATION FIELD ACCESSION PROGRAM.THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO EXPAND THEIR CAREERS AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY COMPETING FOR A NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) MOS. THESE SELECT INDIVIDUALS WILL FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND MILITARY EXPERTISE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS, AS WELL AS ASSIST HQMC IN FILLING NA INVENTORIES.
2. THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD (FAB) IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 9 JUNE 2014 AND IS SEEKING TO FILL TWO STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR (SNA) SLOTS.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
A. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REF A. APPLICANTS SHALL HAVE NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS) AS OF 1 OCT 14. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE AND A HALF YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 1 OCT 14, AND IF SELECTED, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR NA TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION.
B. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE QUALIFYING AVIATION SELECTION TEST BATTERY(ASTB) SCORES, BE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED,AND BE ANTHROPOMETRICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE SNA PIPELINE. ALTERNATES MAY ALSO BE CHOSEN IN THE EVENT A PRIMARY CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT ORDERS.
C. CURRENT ASTB INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE NAVAL AVIATION MEDICAL INSTITUTE'S (NAMI) PENSACOLA WEBSITE:WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/SITES/NMOTC/NAMI/PAGES/ASTBOVERVIEW.ASPX.APPLICANTS SHALL REFER TO THE NAMI ASTB CRITERIA. OFFICIAL SCORES MUST ACCOMPANY THE APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED.
4. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. REF A CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE FAB APPLICATION PROCESS.ALL APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE REFERENCE. THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.
B. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THEIR OMPFS ARE CURRENT, TO INCLUDE PME,FITREPS, AND DIGITAL PHOTOS.
5. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC (ASM) NLT 30 MAY 14 VIA THE FIRST O-5 COMMANDER IN THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL FOR AVIATION DUTIES. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED FOR CONSIDERATION WITHOUT A COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT. INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS AND LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.EXTENSIONS MAY BE GRANTED BY THE POC ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS FOR UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES (E.G. DEPLOYED MARINES).
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 PHILIP.HERSCHELMAN(AT)USMC.MIL. IF THE PDF FILE IS TOO LARGE TO EMAIL, THEN SEND THE FILE TO THE ASM POC VIA THE AMRDEC SAFE FILE EXCHANGE WEBSITE, HTTPS://SAFE.AMRDEC.ARMY.MIL/SAFE2/DEFAULT.ASPX.
C. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST.FIRST.FY15FAB (E.G., FOSS.JOE.FY15FAB) FOR TRACKING PURPOSES.IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED FOR A SINGLE APPLICANT, LABEL FILES AS 1 OF XX (E.G., FOSS.JOE. FY15FAB.1 OF 4).
D. IF COMMANDS ARE NOT ABLE TO CONVERT THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO PDF AND E-MAIL IT TO CMC (ASM), HARD COPIES OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO ARRIVE AT HQMC NLT 30 MAY 14.THE POC SHALL BE NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL IF A HARD COPY IS BEING SENT IN LIEU OF A DIGITAL SUBMISSION.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
6. 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 RELEASED UNTIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE EXCEPT UNRESTRICTED RESERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCE.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 1 OCT 15.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. G. GLAVY, ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//