MARADMINS : 201/14
R 161717Z APR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 201/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN//
SUBJ/FY-15 TRANSITION CONVERSION BOARD FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1331.2K//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN/454/06//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1300.8R/-//
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. REF C IS MCO P1300.8R, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
POC/P. R. HERSCHELMAN/MAJ, ASM-30/HQMC AVN ASM/-/TEL:703-614-1244/EMAIL:PHILIP.HERSCHELMAN(AT)USMC.MIL//
F-35 POC/R. B. COLVERT/MAJ, APP-53/HQMC AVN APP/TEL:703-614-1866/EMAIL:RYAN.COLVERT(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO THE MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION (T/C) PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO EXPAND THEIR CAREERS AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRANSITIONING TO A DIFFERENT TYPE AIRCRAFT OR CONVERTING TO A NEW MODEL AIRCRAFT.
2. THE BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 9 JUNE 2014.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
A. NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) ELIGIBILITY. THE TRANSITION/CONVERSION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ACTIVE DUTY NAVAL AVIATORS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 13 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS) AS OF 1 OCT 14 WILL NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED FOR T/C TRAINING. THIS WILL BE WAIVED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS FOR C-9 APPLICANTS. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 9.
B. NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER (NFO) ELIGIBILITY. TRANSITION/CONVERSION IS OFFERED TO ANY ACTIVE DUTY NFO WITH LESS THAN 13 YCS AS OF 1 OCT 14.NFOS APPLYING FOR TRANSITION MUST MEET ALL STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR SNA PHYSICAL STANDARDS, HAVE A CURRENT SNA FLIGHT PHYSICAL, AND ENSURE APPROPRIATE SNA MEDICAL WAIVERS ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
C. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE C, OFFICERS SELECTED FOR TRANSITION OR CONVERSION TRAINING MUST MEET MINIMUM TIME-ON-STATION (TOS)REQUIREMENTS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION, OFFICERS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 18 MONTHS TOS BY 1 OCT 14. OFFICERS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED 24 MONTHS TOS. IF THE APPLICANT IS ON A ONE-YEAR SET OF PCS ORDERS (E.G., APPROPRIATE LEVEL SCHOOL), THEN ONE YEAR TOS WILL MEET THE STANDARD WITH REGARD TO PCS ORDERS.
D. OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING TO AN ACTIVE MOS ON ANY PREVIOUS BOARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, TRANSITION CONSISTS OF A CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT TYPE, E.G. HELICOPTER, TILTROTOR, TACTICAL JET, FIXED-WING ASSAULT SUPPORT AND VSTOL JET OR CHANGE FROM NFO TO NA. TRANSITION SELECTEES WILL INCUR A FOUR-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.
5. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, CONVERSION CONSISTS OF CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT MODEL, E.G. CH-46 TO CH-53. 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.
6. IF SELECTED FOR T/C TRAINING, AVIATORS RECEIVING AVIATION CONTINUATION PAY (ACP) BONUS WILL RETAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR PREVIOUS MOS.
7. APPLICATIONS FOR FY-15 T/C TRAINING WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
A. NAVAL AVIATORS:
-FW TRANSITION TO F-35: (14)(SEE NOTE 1)
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO F/A-18: (4)
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO MV-22: (5)
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO KC-130J: (1)
-FW/RW TRANSITION TO C-9: (2)
-RW CONVERSION TO CH-53: (1)
-RW CONVERSION TO H-1: (7)(SEE NOTE 2)
NOTE 1: (2) FRS F-35 INSTRUCTOR PILOTS AND (12) OPERATIONAL PILOTS NOTE 2:(1) AH-1 AND (6) UH-1
B. NFO TRANSITION TO SNA: (3)
C. ECMO TRANSITION TO WSO: (1)
8. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. APPLICANTS MAY APPLY IN ANY CATEGORY FOR WHICH THEY ARE QUALIFIED.PREFERENCES SHOULD BE LISTED ON THE APPLICATION.
B. APPLICANTS FOR THE H-1 CONVERSION SHOULD SPECIFY A PREFERENCE FOR EITHER AH-1 OR UH-1,BUT THEIR APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR BOTH AIRCRAFT.
C. F-35 APPLICANTS SHOULD LIST PREFERENCES FOR FRS INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND OPERATIONAL PILOT.HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, FINAL ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE F-35 COMMUNITY.ELIGIBILITY FOR F-35 TRANSITION THIS YEAR IS OPEN TO PMOS 7523, 7509 and 7543.
D. ALL APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
-CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES DESIRED
-SUMMARY OF FLIGHT TIME (TOTAL TIME, TOTAL TIME BY TMS)
-INSTRUMENT TIME
-QUALIFICATIONS
-DESIGNATIONS
-DATE FIRST COMMISSIONED
-YCS AS OF 1 OCT 14
-TIME ON STATION AS OF 1 OCT 14
-CONTACT INFO TO INCLUDE WORK PHONE AND E-MAIL ADDRESS
-COPY OF MOST RECENT FLT PHYSICAL (TO INCLUDE ANTHROPOMETRIC
MEASUREMENTS AND ANY WAIVERS).
E. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE ENCOURAGED.
F. APPLICANTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THEIR OMPF IS CURRENT TO INCLUDE PME, FITREPS AND CURRENT DIGITAL PHOTO.
9. SPECIFIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A. APPLICANTS FOR MV-22, H-1 OR CH-53: COMMAND ENDORSEMENT AND MINIMUM FOUR YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE. CH-46 PILOTS APPLYING FOR MV-22 MAY WAIVE THE FOUR YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT.
B. APPLICANTS FOR KC-130J: COMMAND ENDORSEMENT AND MINIMUM FOUR YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE.PREVIOUS FIXED WING EXPERIENCE AND A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING ARE HIGHLY DESIRED.
C. APPLICANTS FOR F-35 FRS INSTRUCTOR PILOT (VMFAT-501, EGLIN AFB,FL): COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE AND NO MORE THAN 10 YCS AS OF 1 OCT 14.F/A-18 PILOTS MUST BE DIVISION LEAD.AV-8B PILOTS MUST BE DIVISION LEAD AND WTO.
D. APPLICANTS FOR F-35 OPERATIONAL PILOT: COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.MINIMUM TWO YEARS FLEET EXPERIENCE AND NO MORE THAN 10 YCS AS OF 1 OCT 14.
E. APPLICANTS FOR C-9 TRAINING: A MINIMUM OF 1500 FLIGHT HOURS AND A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING. PREVIOUS FIXED WING EXPERIENCE IS HIGHLY DESIRED.APPLICANTS WITH MORE THAN 13 YCS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.C-9 TRAINING DOES NOT RESULT IN A NEW PMOS.PILOTS SHOULD CONSIDER PMOS CAREER TIMING AND IMPLICATIONS WHEN APPLYING.
10. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER TO HQMC (ASM-52) NLT 30 MAY 14.LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
B. THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE SELECTION PROCESS. THE ENDORSEMENT SHOULD BE AN EVALUATION OF THE APPLICANT'S CAPABILITY TO PERFORM FUTURE AVIATION DUTIES.SQUADRON AND GROUP COMMANDERS WITH MORE THAN ONE APPLICANT FOR A PARTICULAR CATEGORY IN THEIR COMMAND ARE REQUESTED TO RANK THOSE APPLICANTS AS APPROPRIATE IN THEIR ENDORSEMENT.
C. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, A DIGITAL (PDF) COPY OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE IS THE STANDARD FOR SUBMISSION. PACKAGES SHALL BE EMAILED TO BOTH THE POC LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE AND TO THE APPLICANT'S MONITOR.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:(SLASH SLASH)SAFE.AMRDEC.ARMY.MIL/SAFE2/DEFAULT.ASPX.
D. LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH LAST NAME.FIRST NAME (E.G., FOSS.JOE).IF MULTIPLE PDF FILES ARE SUBMITTED FOR A SINGLE APPLICANT, LABEL FILES 1 OF XX (E.G., FOSS.JOE PART 1 OF 4).
E. IF COMMANDS ARE UNABLE TO CONVERT THE PACKAGE TO A PDF FILE AND EMAIL 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 30 MAY 14.THE POC SHALL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL IF A HARD COPY IS BEING SENT IN LIEU OF A DIGITAL SUBMISSION.ONLY IF UNABLE TO SEND VIA PDF,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
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
14. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 1 OCT 15.
15. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. G. GLAVY, ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//