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NAVADMIN 299/09

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SUBJ/FY-09 ACTIVE DUTY FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) PILOT 
/PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD RESULTS//

RMKS/1.  CONGRATULATIONS TO SELECTEES OF THE ACTIVE DUTY FLYING CHIEF 
WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) TEST PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD.
            PILOT 7321
BURNS WILLIAM J       
CHAUVETTE MARC A      
GLIENKE KALVIN C      
PLATA MARCOS H        
              NFO 7321
MOORE JEFFERY N       
WOOD MICAH L	     
TUCKER JAMES A        

2.  CANDIDATE PACKAGE SUBMISSIONS THAT WENT BEFORE THE BOARD WERE 
OUTSTANDING, REFLECTING GREAT MENTORSHIP OF OUR ENLISTED SAILORS.    
THE COMPETITION WAS EXTRAORDINARILY KEEN.  THOSE SELECTED HAD SUSTAINED 
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE CANDIDATES EVALUATIONS THAT 
CORRESPONDED TO CONSISTENT TOP RANKINGS.

3.  TO ENSURE OUR TOP PERFORMERS STAND OUT, REPORTING SENIORS AND ALL 
THOSE INVOLVED IN DRAFTING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS MUST KEEP IN MIND 
THAT:
        - BREAKOUTS ARE IMPORTANT.  BE SURE THE NARRATIVE CLEARLY 
IDENTIFIES TOP PERFORMERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN A NUMBER OF SAILORS ARE 
RANKED IN THE SAME CATEGORY, E.G. EP.
        - ENSURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, DUTIES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE 
CLEARLY DESCRIBED.
        - TIMELY SUBMISSION OF REPORTS IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING 
APPLICANTS' RECORDS ARE COMPLETE AT SELECTION BOARDS.

4.  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION.  FOR CWO SELECTS, READ NAME, 
COMMISSIONING YR/MTH.  CWO APPOINTMENTS 
ARE EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE COMMISSIONING MONTH.

5.  THIS MESSAGE IS NOT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE APPOINTMENTS.
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-802A) WILL DELIVER APPOINTMENTS UNDER SEPCOR.

6.  REQUEST COMMANDING OFFICERS:
    A.  NOTIFY SELECTEE.
    B.  NOTIFY PERS-802A VIA OFFICIAL CORRESPONDANCE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF 
RECEIPT OF THIS NAVADMIN OF THOSE WHO DECLINE THEIR APPOINTMENT.
    C.  HOLD IN ABEYANCE EXECUTION OF ANY PCS ORDERS, IF APPLICABLE, 
AND NOTIFY PERS-40 OF MEMBER'S SELECTION.
    D.  ADMINISTER PFA NO MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING 
DATE.  SELECTEE MUST HAND CARRY TEST RESULTS TO OFFICER INDOCTRINATION 
SCHOOL, PENSACOLA, FL.  IF SELECTEE FAILS TO ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY 
MEDIUM, NOTIFY PERS-802A.  HOLD COMMISSIONING IN ABEYANCE UNTIL PFA IS 
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
    E.  INFORM CWO SELECTEE:
        (1) APPOINTMENT IS TO PERMANENT CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER STATUS.  
ACCEPTANCE WILL RESULT IN DISCHARGE FROM ENLISTED STATUS.
        (2) UPON WINGING, SELECTEES WILL INCUR AN 8 YEAR MINIMUM 
SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR) FOR PILOTS, 6 YEAR MSR FOR NAVAL FLIGHT 
OFFICERS.
       (3) ATTRITES EITHER IN THE TRAINING COMMAND, FRS OR FLEET WHO 
HAVE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE DISCHARGED 
WITHOUT SEVERANCE, BUT MAY, UPON APPLICATION, BE REENLISTED IN THEIR 
PREVIOUS RANK AND RATE.
        (4) THOSE IN EXCESS OF 3 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE 
DETAILED TO NON-FLYING BILLETS WITHIN THE AVIATION COMMUNITY.

7.  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 UPDATE.
    B.  CWO SELECTEES ARE ENTITLED TO 400 DOLLARS INITIAL OFFICER 
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE UPON COMMISSIONING.  ALL REQUIREMENTS OF BUPERSINST 
1430.16E MUST BE MET.
    C.  IF A CWO SELECTEE'S ENLISTMENT (INCLUDING ANY
EXTENSIONS) EXPIRES AFTER THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT, HE/SHE IS NOT 
REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE UNLESS APPOINTMENT IS DECLINED.
    D.  FROCKING IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

8.  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,
              PENSACOLA, FL OR CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
    B.  THE LDO/CWO INDOC COURSE (MUSTANG UNIVERSITY) WEB SITE IS 
LOCATED AT WWW1.NETC.NAVY.MIL/NSTC/OTC/LDO.ASP.  IT CONTAINS 
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COURSE CURRICULUM, BASE INFO, BILLETING INFO, 
UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS, AND COMMISSIONING PAY ENTITLEMENT PROCEDURES.

9.  SELECTEES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR GAINING DETAILER FOR SUBMISSION 
REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY CARDS. 
(INITIAL DETAILER - PERS 433E, LT BRANDON SMITH, (901) 874-3984/DSN 882, 
EMAIL:  brandon.d.smith4@navy.mil.  ALSO, KEEP PERS-802A INFORMED OF 
ADDRESS CHANGES TO FACILITATE APPOINTMENT DELIVERY.

10.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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