Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Aviation Transition Conversion Board

1.  The FY26 Aviation Transition Conversion (TC) Board will convene
on or about 5 May 2025.  Aviators who can demonstrate that 
transitioning platforms within Marine Aviation is in the best 
interest for the Marine Corps are encouraged to apply.  
2.  Available programs
2.a.  The following programs are available for active duty Marine 
officers (read in four columns): 
MOS      PROGRAM             APPLICANT-PMOS        NOTE
7318     MQ-9 Pilot          7525,63,65,66,88      1
7532     MV-22 Pilot         7563,65               1
7556     KC-130 Pilot        7563,65               1
7518     F-35 Pilot          7509,23,43            4
75XX     NFO to SNA          7525,88               2, 5
75XX     NFO to PFIP         7525,88               3, 6
75XX     T-6 to T-45         7563,65               4
2.b.  Notes
2.b.1.  Applicants selected for TC will incur an Active 
Duty Service Obligation (ADSO) which will run concurrently with 
any pre-existing obligations.  ADSO are for the following:
Note 1:  4 years from training completion
Note 2:  8 years from training completion
Note 3:  6 years from training completion
Note 4:  3 years from training completion
Note 5:  Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to Student Naval Aviator (SNA)
Note 6:  NFO to Primary Flight Instructor Program (PFIP)
3.  Eligibility requirements
3.a.1.  Pilots and NFOs with less than 13 years commissioned service
(YCS) as of 1 July 2025 are eligible to apply.  Favorable general 
officer (GO) endorsements for applicants with greater than 13 YCS 
may be considered.
3.a.2.  Applicants must have 18 months time-on-station (TOS) by 1 
July 2025.  TOS exceptions from Manpower Management Officer 
Assignments (MMOA) Branch, such as for applicants on one-year 
permanent change of station (PCS) orders should be documented prior
to the board. 
3.a.3.  Applicants must be able to execute orders in FY26.  Training 
completion is also expected in FY26, apart from 7599 and 7518 
trainees.  Inability to meet these timeline requirements may result
in forfeiture of FY26 selection and the fleeting up of an alternate.
PCS and training dates will be coordinated by MMOA once the board 
results have been released. 
3.a.4.  Applicants must not have been selected on a previous TC 
Board.  Contact your monitor for exceptions to policy.
3.b.  Certain applicants may be eligible for multiple programs 
and are encouraged to select and rank programs according to 
interest. 
3.c.  NFOs applying for the 75XX or 7318 transition must obtain a 4
or higher for the Academic Qualification Rating (AQR) and a 6 or 
higher for the Pilot Flight Aptitude Rating (PFAR) on the Aviation 
Standard Test Battery (ASTB).
3.d.  NFOs interested in applying for the 75XX PFIP may contact 
their monitor for further details. 
3.e.  Those previously eligible for the Aviation Bonus (AVB) will 
retain eligibility under their current PMOS until being awarded a 
new PMOS.  Subsequent eligibility for AVB under a new PMOS can be 
coordinated with MMOA if applicable.
3.f.  Applicants who require past ASTB scores or need to take the 
ASTB may contact Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) by 
sending an email to:  
usn.pensacola.navmedoptractrpns.list.nmotc-astb@mail.mil with the
request.
3.g.  T-6 to T-45 applicants should have a minimum of 800 hours as 
a T-6 Instructor Pilot, hold standardization and flight leadership
qualifications, and include a letter of recommendation from their 
Training Squadron (VT) Commanding Officer with their application.
4.  Coordinating instructions
4.a.  TC applications must be submitted via the NAVMC 10274 
Administrative Action (AA) request form.  For templates refer to the
MMOA-3 Manpower Website at:
https://www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management/
Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/#tab/
retention-and-release.
This AA form must be endorsed by the first O-6 commander in the 
applicant's chain of command.
4.b.  Command endorsements must address the applicant's potential 
for success in the desired program, the ability to PCS in FY26, any
career timing implications, and the applicant's Professional
Military Education (PME) status. 
4.c.  All applications must include the following as enclosures to
the AA form: 
4.c.1.  A copy of a signed and current medical upchit (DD2992) that 
indicates the eligibility for the programs listed in the 
application. 
4.c.2.  The results of the applicant's most recent ASTB.
4.c.3.  Correspondence from their PMOS monitor stating the applicant
meets TOS requirements (as indicated in paragraph 3.a.2.), is not in 
receipt of orders, has appropriate career timing, and meets 
eligibility requirements.
4.c.4.  In addition to the endorsement from the applicant's current 
chain of command, TC applicants currently assigned to non-flying 
billets (e.g., Forward Air Controller, staff, resident school, etc.)
must include a letter of recommendation from the commanding officer 
from their last flying assignment.
4.d.  Additional letters of recommendation are not required but are 
highly encouraged.  Letters of recommendation should address the 
aviation abilities or potential of the applicant.  Any letters of 
recommendation should also be included as enclosures to the AA form.   
5.  Application submission
5.a.  Applications must be submitted as a single portable document
format (PDF) file to the MMOA-3 Organizational Mail Box at: 
SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL and labeled as "EDIPI_LastName_TC".
5.a.1.  The deadline for TC applications is 2359 Eastern 
Standard Time 27 April 2025.  Applications received after this 
deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
5.a.2.  Direct questions regarding the application process to 
the points of contact listed from MMOA-3.  Direct aviation-specific
questions to the point of contact listed from MMOA-2.
6.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 
7.  This MARADMIN is cancelled 1 Oct 2025. 
8.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower
Management Division.