I have received several of PMs asking about my transition from my artillery officer days to aviation, so here is this year's info. The deadline is coming up, but at least it can get the wheels turning for next year if you don't have the requirements met.
http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/FY-09FIELDACCESSIONBOARD.aspx
FY-09 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD
Date Signed: 10/10/2008
MARADMIN Number: 577/08
R 081832z OCT 08
MARADMIN 577/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY-09 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID
OC/MCO 1542.1H/YMD:20031107//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.1H FIELD ACCESSION OF NAVAL AVIATORS AND
NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.//
POC/BLAKE, P.S./MAJ/UNIT:ASM-52/TEL:703-614-1556,1244
/EMAIL
ETER.S.BLAKE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED
TO THE MARINE AVIATION FIELD ACCESSION BOARD PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN
SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO
BROADEN 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 2009 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD (FAB) IS SCHEDULED TO
CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 9 DEC 08 AND IS SEEKING TO FILL THREE (3)
STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR (SNA) SLOTS. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE QUALIFYING
AVIATION STANDARD TESTING BATTERY (ASTB) SCORES, BE MEDICALLY AND
ANTHROPOMETRICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE SNA PIPELINE. ONE (1) ALTERNATE
WILL ALSO BE CHOSEN IN THE EVENT A PRIMARY CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO
ACCEPT ORDERS.
3. REFERENCE (A) CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO THE FAB APPLICATION PROCESS. ALL APPLICANTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REF A.
THE TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT IS TWO (2) YEARS. THE APPLICATION
WILL INCLUDE THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.
4. CURRENT ASTB INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE NAVAL AVIATION
MEDICAL INSTITUTE'S (NAMI)
WEBSITE:HTTP
BACKSLASH BACKSLASH)NAVMEDMPTE.MED.NAVY.MIL/NOMI/NAMI/AS
TB/INDEX.CFM.
FOR DEPLOYED MARINES, ASTB ONLINE TESTING INFORMATION CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CONTACTING NOMI OPERATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT
NOMI-PSYCHTECH@MED.NAVY.MIL.
APPLICANTS SHALL REFER TO THE NAMI ASTB WEBSITE FOR TEST TAKING AND
RETAKING CRITERIA. ASTB MINIMUM SCORE REQUIREMENTS ARE 4/6 FOR SNA
SLOTS PER REF (A). OFFICIAL SCORES MUST ACCOMPANY THE APPLICATION.
5. APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (ASM-52)
NLT COB 5 DEC 08. THE BOARD WILL NOT CONSIDER LATE OR FAXED
APPLICATIONS. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA PDF FILE TO THE POC
LISTED ABOVE. ANY DOCUMENTS REQUIRING SIGNATURE MUST BE SIGNED
PRIOR TO CONVERSION TO PDF. APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND
TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52)
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
ROOM 5E527
WASHINGTON DC, 20350-3000
6. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE
FORWARDED TO THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-2). SELECTION
BOARD RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MCBUL (MARADMIN) AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE DATE FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD. BOARD RESULTS
WILL NOT BE PASSED VIA PHONE UNTIL THE MCBUL (MARADMIN) HAS BEEN
PUBLISHED.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 9 DEC 09.//
http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/FY-09FIELDACCESSIONBOARD.aspx
FY-09 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD
Date Signed: 10/10/2008
MARADMIN Number: 577/08
R 081832z OCT 08
MARADMIN 577/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/FY-09 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID
OC/MCO 1542.1H/YMD:20031107// AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.1H FIELD ACCESSION OF NAVAL AVIATORS AND
NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.//
POC/BLAKE, P.S./MAJ/UNIT:ASM-52/TEL:703-614-1556,1244
ETER.S.BLAKE@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION IS COMMITTED
TO THE MARINE AVIATION FIELD ACCESSION BOARD PROGRAM. THIS MARADMIN
SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO
BROADEN 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 2009 FIELD ACCESSION BOARD (FAB) IS SCHEDULED TO
CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 9 DEC 08 AND IS SEEKING TO FILL THREE (3)
STUDENT NAVAL AVIATOR (SNA) SLOTS. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE QUALIFYING
AVIATION STANDARD TESTING BATTERY (ASTB) SCORES, BE MEDICALLY AND
ANTHROPOMETRICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE SNA PIPELINE. ONE (1) ALTERNATE
WILL ALSO BE CHOSEN IN THE EVENT A PRIMARY CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO
ACCEPT ORDERS.
3. REFERENCE (A) CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO THE FAB APPLICATION PROCESS. ALL APPLICANTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REF A.
THE TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT IS TWO (2) YEARS. THE APPLICATION
WILL INCLUDE THE APPLICANT'S E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.
4. CURRENT ASTB INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE NAVAL AVIATION
MEDICAL INSTITUTE'S (NAMI)
WEBSITE:HTTP
BACKSLASH BACKSLASH)NAVMEDMPTE.MED.NAVY.MIL/NOMI/NAMI/AS TB/INDEX.CFM.
FOR DEPLOYED MARINES, ASTB ONLINE TESTING INFORMATION CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CONTACTING NOMI OPERATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT
NOMI-PSYCHTECH@MED.NAVY.MIL.
APPLICANTS SHALL REFER TO THE NAMI ASTB WEBSITE FOR TEST TAKING AND
RETAKING CRITERIA. ASTB MINIMUM SCORE REQUIREMENTS ARE 4/6 FOR SNA
SLOTS PER REF (A). OFFICIAL SCORES MUST ACCOMPANY THE APPLICATION.
5. APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (ASM-52)
NLT COB 5 DEC 08. THE BOARD WILL NOT CONSIDER LATE OR FAXED
APPLICATIONS. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA PDF FILE TO THE POC
LISTED ABOVE. ANY DOCUMENTS REQUIRING SIGNATURE MUST BE SIGNED
PRIOR TO CONVERSION TO PDF. APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND
TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ASM-52)
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
ROOM 5E527
WASHINGTON DC, 20350-3000
6. THE BOARD RESULTS, WHEN APPROVED BY DC AVIATION, WILL BE
FORWARDED TO THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-2). SELECTION
BOARD RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MCBUL (MARADMIN) AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE DATE FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD. BOARD RESULTS
WILL NOT BE PASSED VIA PHONE UNTIL THE MCBUL (MARADMIN) HAS BEEN
PUBLISHED.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 9 DEC 09.//