FY-08 ACTIVE DUTY FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PILOT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD RESULTS:
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2462225-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 022225Z SEP 08 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01426// NAVADMIN 244/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/FY-08 ACTIVE DUTY FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PILOT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO SELECTEES OF THE ACTIVE DUTY FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) PILOT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD. SELECTEES ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY WITH COMMISSIONING MONTH. APPOINTMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE COMMISSIONING MONTH. PILOT 7321 BERNHARDT ANDREW C 0812 CARLSON WAYLON R 0812 GIBSON JONATHAN S 0812 SNIPES ALBERT D 0812 WHISLER NATHEN A 0812 NFO 7321 BONNER AARON J 0812 MEADOWS MATTHEW P 0812 RABOTEAU WENDELL A 0812 2. PACKAGES THAT MET PROGRAM CRITERIA WERE OUTSTANDING, REFLECTING GREAT MENTORSHIP OF OUR ENLISTED SAILORS. THE COMPETITION WAS EXTRAORDINARILY KEEN. THOSE SELECTED HAD THE FOLLOWING COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: A. SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE. CONSISTENT TOP PERFORMANCE MARKS AS DOCUMENTED IN EVALUATIONS, TO INCLUDE COMPETITIVE RANKINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OFFICER PROGRAMS. B. DETAILED COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS THAT CLEARLY ARTICULATED THE CANDIDATES' POTENTIAL TO BE A CWO AND A SUCCESSFUL AVIATOR. C. EXCELLENT ASTB SCORES. THE SELECTEES' AVERAGE ASTB SCORES WERE AQR 4.8, PFAR 6.0, FOFAR 5.7. D. SOLID ACADEMIC RECORDS. ASSOCIATES DEGREE GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND SUCCESS IN NAVY A AND C SCHOOLS WERE HIGHLIGHTED. E. STRONG MOTIVATION, LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND EXCELLENT PHYSICAL FITNESS. 3. TO ENSURE TOP PERFORMERS STANDOUT, IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT REPORTING SENIORS AND ALL INVOLVED IN PREPARING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS KEEP THE FOLLOWING IN MIND: A. COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS ARE CRITICAL. DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF EVALUATIONS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL SOLELY THROUGH EVALUATION WRITE-UPS. B. BREAKOUTS ARE IMPORTANT. BE SURE THE NARRATIVE CLEARLY IDENTIFIES TOP PERFORMERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN A NUMBER OF SAILORS ARE RANKED IN THE SAME CATEGORY. C. ENSURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, DUTIES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE CLEARLY DESCRIBED. D. TIMELY SUBMISSION OF REPORTS IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE APPLICANT RECORDS ARE COMPLETE BY THE CONVENING OF THE SELECTION BOARD. 4. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE APPOINTMENTS. COMNAVPERSCOM (CNPC) (PERS-802A) WILL DELIVER APPOINTMENTS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. 5. REQUEST COMMANDING OFFICERS: A. NOTIFY SELECTEE. B. NOTIFY CNPC (PERS-801G) VIA OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE NLT 9 SEPTEMBER 2008 OF THOSE WHO DECLINE THEIR APPOINTMENT. PERSONNEL WHO DECLINE PRIOR TO 9 SEPTEMBER 2008 WILL BE CONSIDERED BY FY-09 ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT BOARDS. C. ENSURE SELECTEE IS PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT (MANMED CHAPTER 14). IF NOT, NOTIFY CNPC (PERS-801G). D. HOLD IN ABEYANCE EXECUTION OF ANY PCS ORDERS, IF APPLICABLE, AND NOTIFY CNPC (PERS-40) OF MEMBER'S SELECTION. E. ADMINISTER PFA NO MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING DATE. SELECTEE MUST HAND CARRY TEST RESULTS TO OFFICER INDOCTRINATION SCHOOL, NEWPORT, RI. IF SELECTEE FAILS TO ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY MEDIUM, NOTIFY CNPC (PERS-801G). HOLD COMMISSIONING IN ABEYANCE UNTIL PFA IS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. F. INFORM CWO SELECTEES: (1) APPOINTMENT IS TO PERMANENT CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER STATUS. ACCEPTANCE WILL RESULT IN DISCHARGE FROM ENLISTED STATUS. (2) UPON WINGING, SELECTEES WILL INCUR AN EIGHT YEAR MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR) FOR PILOTS, SIX YEAR MSR FOR NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS. (3) ATTRITES EITHER IN THE TRAINING COMMAND, FRS OR FLEET WHO HAVE LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE DISCHARGED WITHOUT SEVERANCE, BUT MAY, UPON APPLICATION, BE REENLISTED IN THEIR PREVIOUS RANK AND RATE. (4) ATTRITES WITH IN EXCESS OF THREE YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE DETAILED TO NON-FLYING BILLETS WITHIN THE AVIATION COMMUNITY. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: A. APPOINTMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR PAY PURPOSES UPON ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT, BUT NOT EARLIER THAN THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RANK. ALLOW AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM ACCEPTANCE DATE FOR PAY RECORD AND LES TO UPDATE. B. SELECTEES ARE ENTITLED TO 400 DOLLARS INITIAL OFFICER UNIFORM ALLOWANCE UPON COMMISSIONING. E-5/E-6 PERSONNEL APPOINTED TEMPORARY OFFICER STATUS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. ALL REQUIREMENTS OF BUPERSINST 1430.16E MUST BE MET. C. IF SELECTEE'S ENLISTMENT (INCLUDING ANY EXTENSIONS) EXPIRES AFTER THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT, THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REENLISTMENT UNLESS APPOINTMENT IS DECLINED. D. FROCKING IS NOT AUTHORIZED. 7. CWO TRAINING: A. ACCESSION TRAINING WILL INCLUDE: DESIGNATOR COMMAND LENGTH 7321 LDO/CWO INDOC SCHOOL AND 5 WEEKS NAVLEAD, NEWPORT, RI API AVIATION PREFLIGHT 6 WEEKS INDOCTRINATION FLIGHT SCHOOL, PENSACOLA, FL TRAWING PRIMARY TRAINING, TBD PENSACOLA, FL B. THE LDO/CWO INDOC COURSE (MUSTANG UNIVERSITY) WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.NETC.NAVY.MIL/NSTC/OTCN/ (UNDER LDO/CWO). IT CONTAINS INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LDO/CWO COURSE CURRICULUM, BILLETING INFO, UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS, AND COMMISSIONING PAY ENTITLEMENT PROCEDURES. THE API COURSE WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.NETC.NAVY.MIL/NASCWEB/ATS.HTM, (UNDER NAVY API). 8. SELECTEES SHOULD CONTACT CNPC (PERS-433E), LT BRANDON SMITH AT (901) 874-3984/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT brandon.d.smith4@navy.mil FOR SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY CARDS. KEEP CNPC (PERS-801G) INFORMED OF ANY ADDRESS CHANGES TO FACILITATE APPOINTMENT DELIVERY. 9. A NAVADMIN WILL BE RELEASED IN THE NOVEMBER 2008 TIMEFRAME ANNOUNCING THE CRITERIA FOR THE NEXT FLYING CWO BOARD. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD NOT ENDORSE PACKAGES THAT DO NOT MEET THE NAVADMIN CRITERIA AS THOSE PACKAGES WILL NOT BE BOARD ELIGIBLE. 10. RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//