FY-07 Reserve KC-130 Transition Board for Marine Naval Aviators

1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED TO A ROBUST
MARINE AVIATION TRANSITION PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM
THOSE MOTIVATED NAVAL AVIATOR (NA) PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO BROADEN
AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BY TRAINING IN THE KC-130 FOR THE RESERVES.
THESE SELECT INDIVIDUALS WILL FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL
AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE WITHIN THE FOURTH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING AND MARINE
CORPS AVIATION.
2. THE 4TH MAW KC-130 TRANSITION SELECTION BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT
19 JUL 06.
3. THE RESERVE KC-130 TRANSITION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY ACTIVE DUTY
NAVAL AVIATOR WHOSE EAS IS NO LATER THAN 30 SEP 06 AND ANY RESERVE NAVAL
AVIATOR WITH NO MORE THAN 16 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE AS OF 30 SEP 06.
4. ALL OPENINGS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AND WILL BE FILLED ON A
COMPETITIVE/BEST QUALIFIED/NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS BASIS. FIVE (5)
PRIMARY AND TWO (2) ALTERNATE APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR TRANSITION
TO THE KC-130. FOUR PRIMARY SELECTEE'S WILL BE ASSIGNED TO VMGR-452 AT
STEWART ANGB, NEWBURGH, NY WHILE 1 SELECTEE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO VMGR-234
AT NAS FT WORTH, FORT WORTH, TX. PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR A
MINIMUM OF FOUR YEARS. TRANSITION TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED NO EARLIER
THAN 1 OCT 06 WITHIN THE RESERVE UNIT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIMULATOR
REQUIREMENTS. SIMULATOR REQUIREMENTS WILL BE BASED ON AVAILABILITY AT
LITTLE ROCK AFB, AR OR NAS FORT WORTH, TX.
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.
7. APPLICATIONS ARE TO FOLLOW REFERENCE (A) FOR SUBMISSION OF PACKAGES
AND WILL INCLUDE REFERENCE (B) IN ITS ENTIRETY. REF (B) CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMAW/TSG/DOCUMENTS/SMCRAPPLICATION.DOC APPLICANTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO UPDATE THEIR OFFICIAL USMC PICTURE. 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-130: A MINIMUM OF 1200
TOTAL TIME AND A STRONG BACKGROUND IN INSTRUMENT FLYING. COMMERCIAL OR
PRIVATE FIXED WING EXPERIENCE IS DESIRABLE BUT NOT REQUIRED. PROXIMITY
TO DRILLING SITE, EASE OF COMMUTE OR WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE WILL BE
FAVORABLY CONSIDERED. APPLICANTS SHOULD CLEARLY STATE WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE AT EITHER OR BOTH OF THE NEWBURGH, NY OR FT WORTH, TX SITES FOR A
MINIMUM OF 4 YEARS. 
9. APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA PRESENT COMMAND DIRECTLY TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52)
ATTN: RESERVE T/C BOARD
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
ROOM 5E527 
WASHINGTON 
DC 20350-3000. 
USE OF COMMERCIAL CARRIER (FEDEX, DHL, UPS ETC) IS RECOMMENDED. 
USE OF US POSTAL SERVICE MAY CAUSE UNDUE DELAYS. 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 12 JUL 06.
ORIGINAL OR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS (PDF FILES) ARE ACCEPTABLE. ALL
DOCUMENTS REQUIRING SIGNATURE MUST BE SIGNED PRIOR TO CONVERSION TO
ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE BOARD WILL NOT CONSIDER LATE OR FAXED APPLICATIONS.
10. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE ANNOUNCED
BY MARADMIN APPROXIMATELY 21 DAYS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD
PROCEEDINGS. BOARD RESULTS WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PHONE UNTIL AFTER
PUBLICATION OF THE MCBUL ANNOUNCING THE SELECTEES.
POC: FOURTH MAW, LTCOL BALLARD; DSN 678-6955, COMM (504) 678-6955
OR E-MAIL MICHAEL.BALLARD@USMC.MIL AND HQMC (ASM) MAJ D. C. FORREST;
DSN 224-1556/1244, COMM (703) 614-XXXX, OR E-MAIL
DAVID.C.FORREST@USMC.MIL.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 1 SEP 06.