ENLISTED APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON FOR 2013 SHOW SEASON:
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 3551626-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 211626Z DEC 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01300// NAVADMIN 390/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON FOR 2013 SHOW SEASON// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES REQUIREMENTS AND SOLICITS ENLISTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (NFDS) (BLUE ANGELS) 2013 SEASON. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 1 MAY 2012. SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN JUNE 2012. PERSONNEL WITH A PROJECTED ROTATION DATE (PRD) OF SEPTEMBER 2012 THROUGH APRIL 2013 ARE ELIGIBLE, BUT OTHERS MAY APPLY WITH COMMAND AND DETAILER APPROVAL. PERSONNEL SELECTED WILL NORMALLY DETACH FROM THEIR PRESENT COMMAND IN OCTOBER 2012 AND REPORT IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2012. 2. THERE ARE OPEN E5/E6 BILLETS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING RATINGS: AZ, AD, AE, AT, AME, AM, AO, PR, MC, LS, AND YN. OUTSTANDING THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICERS WILL BE CONSIDERED. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BILLETS ARE OPEN IN THE LS AND AVIATION RATINGS. 3. PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR THIS UNIQUE AND DEMANDING DUTY REPRESENT THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SAILORS SERVING THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ABROAD. APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED FOR DUTY WITH THE BLUE ANGELS (WAIVERS ARE NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED): A. MUST NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF PCS ORDERS BEFORE FINAL SELECTIONS ARE MADE IN JUNE 2012. B. NO NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT OR COURT MARTIAL CONVICTIONS IN LAST 36 MONTHS. C. NO ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENTS (CIVIL OR MILITARY) IN LAST 36 MONTHS; DUI/DWI CONVICTIONS WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS ARE DISQUALIFYING. D. NO FINANCIAL INSTABILITY/COMMAND DIRECTED COUNSELING IN LAST 36 MONTHS; APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GOVERNMENT CREDIT CARD (THIS IS NOT WAIVERABLE). E. NO PRT/BODY FAT FAILURES IN LAST 36 MONTHS; PERSONNEL WHO HAVE HAD MEDICAL WAIVERS IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ONLY. F. VISIBLE TATTOOS WHILE WEARING THE ENLISTED SERVICE UNIFORM MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS. G. MUST POSSESS VALID AND CURRENT DRIVER LICENSE. 4. INTERESTED CANDIDATES MEETING THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS MUST FIRST SUBMIT A FULLY COMPLETED NAVPERS 1306/7 (ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST) AND NAVPERS 1306/92 (SPECIAL PROGRAM SCREENING FORM) PER MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-919 TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RATING DETAILER VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER. AFTER SUBMISSION OF NAVPERS 1306/7 AND NAVPERS 1306/92 TO THEIR DETAILER, APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO NFDS USING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA (ENSURE ALL TELEPHONE NUMBERS, MAILING ADDRESSES, AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES ARE INCLUDED): A. COMMANDING OFFICER'S SIGNED LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT ON COMMAND LETTERHEAD, WHICH MUST INCLUDE: A STATEMENT ON MILITARY APPEARANCE AND TATTOOS, AN EVALUATION OF THE MEMBERS SPEAKING ABILITY, THE MEMBERS DEMEANOR, PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. B. COPY OF NAVPERS 1306/7 C. ORIGINAL NAVPERS 1306/92 D. COPIES OF LAST FIVE EVALUATIONS/FITNESS REPORTS E. OFFICIAL 5 X 7 INCH PHOTOGRAPHS (FRONT, SIDE, BACK) IN ENLISTED SERVICE UNIFORM, UNCOVERED (KHAKIS FOR E7-E9 APPLICANTS). NOTE: COMMON APPLICATION ERRORS INCLUDE LACK OF DETAILED CONTACT INFORMATION, UNSIGNED NAVPERS 1306/7 AND 1306/92, 1306/7 NOT SENT TO DETAILER, NO COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT, MISSING EVALUATIONS, PHOTOS NOT INCLUDED, PACKAGES SENT TO DETAILER RATHER THAN NFDS EARLIEST AND LATEST TRANSFER DATES NOT FILLED OUT IN REMARKS SECTION OF 1306/7. 5. APPLICATIONS CAN BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO patrick.hosterman@navy.mil OR MAIL TO: COMMANDING OFFICER NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (NFDS) ATTN: ATCS(AW/SW) HOSTERMAN 390 SAN CARLOS ROAD, SUITE A PENSACOLA, FL 32508-5508 6. APPLICANTS MUST BRING MEDICAL RECORD FOR REVIEW DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. 7. CANDIDATES SHOULD CALL NFDS TWO WEEKS AFTER MAILING APPLICATION TO VERIFY RECEIPT AND SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW. ALL PERSONNEL CURRENTLY STATIONED INCONUS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BE DEPLOYED, BUT WILL RETURN PRIOR TO FINAL SELECTIONS, ARE REQUIRED TO INTERVIEW IN PERSON. PERSONAL INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED AT NAVAL AIR FACILITY, EL CENTRO, CA JANUARY TO MARCH; NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FL MARCH TO MAY, OR ANY SHOW SITE. LAST WEEK TO INTERVIEW WILL BE 14- 17 MAY. NFDS DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR INTERVIEWS. PERSONNEL PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED OUTSIDE THE U.S. (INCLUDING HAWAII AND ALASKA) WILL INTERVIEW BY TELEPHONE. 8. POINT OF CONTACT: ATCS(AW/SW) HOSTERMAN, AT (760) 339-2518/DSN 658, AFTER JANUARY 2012; AFTER MARCH 2012 AT (850) 452-2583/DSN 922 EXT 3132, OR VIA E-MAIL AT patrick.hosterman@navy.mil OR VISIT THE WEB SITE AT WWW.BLUEANGELS.NAVY.MIL. 9. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN