ESTABLISHMENT OF AVIATION ACQUISITION CORPS UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER MAJOR PROGRAM MANAGER CAREER PATH:
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UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 291651Z MAY 09 BT UNCLAS PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 165/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF AVIATION ACQUISITION CORPS UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER MAJOR PROGRAM MANAGER CAREER PATH// REF/A/DOC/DON DAWIA OPERATING GUIDE/19FEB2008// REF/B/DOC/MILPERSMAN 1301-700/7JAN2008// AMPN/REF A IS APPENDIX G OF THE DON DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT (DAWIA) OPERATING GUIDE. REF B DEFINES THE PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NAVY'S ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ESTABLISHES A CAREER PATH THAT DEVELOPS A SELECT GROUP OF AVIATION ACQUISITION CORPS (AC) UNRESTRICTED LINE (URL) OFFICERS TO ACHIEVE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (MPM) SELECTION WHILE REMAINING COMPETITIVE FOR SEQUENTIAL MAJOR ACQUISITION COMMAND SLATING. DEVELOPMENT OF OFFICERS TO SERVE IN MPM POSITIONS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 48 MONTHS AND UP TO 96 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE IN ACQUISITION CODED OR RELATED BILLETS AND PROACTIVE POST COMMAND CAREER MANAGEMENT. AC URL OFFICERS NEED TO POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE NAVAL PLATFORMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AS MPMS. 2. DIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH A MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN REF A, AND SELECTION AS AN AC MEMBER ARE PREREQUISITES FOR CAREER PROGRESSION AND, ULTIMATELY, SELECTION AS A MPM. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS RESULT IN CAREER PATTERNS DIFFERENT FROM URL OFFICERS WHO SERVE EXCLUSIVELY IN THEIR PRIMARY WARFARE SPECIALTIES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IS THE NEED FOR OFFICERS TO SERVE IN ACQUISITION RELATED BILLETS (VX, HX, NAVAIR) PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING COMMANDER COMMAND. 3. IN ORDER TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT POOL OF AC URL OFFICERS QUALIFIED TO LEAD MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS, A COMPETITIVE SELECTION BOARD FOR MPM ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WILL BE ESTABLISHED CONCURRENT WITH THE SEMI-ANNUAL NAVAIR SLATING PANEL. OFFICERS IDENTIFIED FOR SELECTION AS MPM ELIGIBLE WILL BE THOSE WHO HAVE ACQUIRED SUFFICIENT ACQUISITION-RELATED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO POSITION THEM FAVORABLY FOR EVENTUAL MPM SELECTION. APPLICATIONS FOR MPM ELIGIBLE SELECTION BOARD ARE NOT NECESSARY AND SELECTION WILL NOT OBLIGATE OFFICERS SELECTED TO ENTER THE MPM ELIGIBLE ACQUISITION CAREER PATH. SELECTION WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF COMPLETING AVIATION COMMANDER COMMAND TOUR. B. MINIMUM OF 42 MONTHS ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF COMMAND TOUR (INCLUDING UP TO 18 MONTHS CREDIT FOR COMMANDER COMMAND). C. LEVEL II DAWIA CERTIFICATION IN ANY CAREER FIELD (MINIMUM LEVEL I PM QUAL), WITH ABILITY TO ACHIEVE LEVEL III WITHIN 24 MONTHS PER REF A. D. MASTERS DEGREE OR ABILITY TO COMPLETE WITHIN 24 MONTHS. 4. OFFICERS WHO ARE SELECTED AS MPM ELIGIBLE AND DO NOT ACCEPT BY OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE PRIOR TO NEGOTIATING POST-COMMAND ORDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE ACCEPTANCE INTO THE MPM ELIGIBLE PIPELINE, BUT MAY APPLY FOR ACQUISITION BILLETS THROUGH NORMAL DETAILING PROCESSES OR SELECTION BOARD SCREENING. OFFICERS WHO ARE SELECTED AS MPM ELIGIBLE AND ACCEPT BY OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE CONTACTED PRIOR TO NEGOTIATING POST-COMMAND ORDERS TO ESTABLISH A POST-COMMAND CAREER PATH NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING MILESTONES: A. EXPERIENCE: UP TO 48 MONTHS AS A LEVEL I INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM LEAD, DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER OR EQUIVALENT SERVICE IN A PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR UP TO A TOTAL OF 96 MONTHS ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING UP TO 18 MONTHS CREDIT FOR COMMANDER COMMAND). B. TRAINING: AS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE LEVEL III PM CERTIFICATION. 5. ACCEPTED OFFICERS WILL COMPETE FOR MAJOR PROGRAM MANAGER COMMAND AND MAJOR ACQUISITION SHORE COMMAND (FRC, DCMA), BUT WILL NOT COMPETE FOR AVIATION MAJOR OPERATIONAL COMMAND. OFFICERS SELECTED WILL BE DESIGNATED VIA AN ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION DESIGNATOR (AQD). JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER/JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO O-7 WILL BE WAIVED IAW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WAIVER PER REF B FOR OFFICERS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE JSO REQUIREMENTS DUE TO ACQUISITION- RELATED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 6. THE FIRST MPM ELIGIBLE BOARD IS PLANNED FOR JUNE 2009 CONCURRENT WITH THE NAVAIR SLATING PANEL AND WILL BE CONDUCTED TWICE PER YEAR CONCURRENT WITH THE NAVAIR SLATING PANEL. 7. POINTS OF CONTACT: AEDO/AMDO DETAILER (PERS-434B), (901) 874-4106, OR SENIOR AEDO/AMDO DETAILER AT (301) 757-8483. 8. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN