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I considered myself a professional athlete during this phase of my life. Not a particularly good one, but still getting paid to work out with zero responsibility.

...not an opinion...and matches VERY closely...

That is NOT in the bag as it requires legislative action (statutory change). We want to have the larger bonus authority, but are having a hard time convincing DoD that it is a budget-neutral proposal.

I'll answer your second question first - there is no guarantee. A record that plays well for milestone screening will typically play well on the stat board. However, there are examples of this not working out. It happens. The answer to your first question is also - no guarantee. However...

There is still much debate and powerpoint slides/point papers being launched at high velocity. I'm confident we will have word soon - the bonus season closes in August regardless of when the message is released and we have expressed great angst over the tightening window. The fact is that all...

Admin screening "stamps" are supposed to be removed for the stat boards. SWO/SUB guys who served as DHs prior to the stat board certainly get the credit for that. Folks who have admin screened for XO or CO AFLOAT prior to a board, but have not yet served in that billet, are not supposed to...

Good questions and you're starting to get into the swamp water. Yes - we are currently promoting enough to fill the vacancies, but the stat board doesn't promote by T/M/S. Therefore, if we promote ~400 O-4s with a bare bones requirement of ~300 then we should be good - but the mix may not be...

Correct - though AQDs/SSCs should be briefed as they are part of the official record. Admin screening stamps are "supposed" to be removed - in quotes because I really don't know how a stat board plays out. I've sat on many admin boards, but the stat boards are as clear to me as the papal conclave.

No. All IZ URL O-3s will screen for O-4 together regardless of previous or pending community milestone boards. Apologies if not clear earlier. PM me if you would like a contact number to discuss further.

Again - different boards. We need to retain folks for DH (an admin process run by PERS-43 and the NAE) and ACCP is our primary means of that retention. The statutory O-4 board is not run by PERS-43 or the NAE. The goal of the stat board is to select the "best and most qualified" O-3s to...

Retention does matter. Our MSR and ACCP is what brings so many aviators to the O-4 board.

Aviation selects DHs in an admin board that follows the statutory O-4 board. The statutory URL board selects from the entire pool of eligible (in zone) URL O-3s.

Not sure I follow. You are correct that discrete billets are what you will normally fill when first promoting to O-4. However, it is projected billet vacancies (either through separations or promotions out) that set the overall number for promotions authorized.

Vacancies aren't just based on discrete billet fills (13XX billets for aviation) - a large number of vancancies are also based on non-discrete coded bilets that can be filled by any URL (1050-coded) or any officer (1000-coded). Of note - though 1000-coded billets can be filled by any officer...

Promotion Planning 101... The Navy runs a vacancy based promotion system. We will not promote more folks into a rank than there are projected losses out of that rank. There are also statutory guidelines that must be followed (DOPMA) in terms of opportunity (70%-90% for O-4) and flow point...

Inter-service Transfer / Inter-service Commisison quotas are assinged annually. Eligibility for those quotas is (partially) based on the YG of the applicant. An individual needs to be junior enough to get through flight training and into the fleet with enough time to remain competitive for...

That's close if you are just talking about front seaters.

HM2 - not received. Check the PM again to make sure you have the correct e-mail. If you are on NMCI you can also find me in the global.

Check inbox regarding age waiver

URL is 48% of the officer corps. RL is 12%; Staff is 30%; LDO/CWO is 10%.

As someone else pointed out, SWO is a different community w/ a different PA and accession targets. For example, a 2.4 GPA with triple 9s on the ASTB is attractive to aviation, but not so to SWO who may want to hold for a higher GPA and doesn't care about ASTB. Regarding quotas, most who NPQ...

If you remain physically qualified for SNFO and have passing FOFAR you will be afforded the opportunity to switch from SNA to SNFO.

Redesignation panels meet frequently - no set dates.

Under accessions were YGs 05-12. YGs 09/10 had the double-whammy of also getting hit with API REDUX. YG13 accessed to (near) requirement.

Not accurate...overall 3-yr attrition rate has held steady at 21% (all aviation) over the past 10 years (3 yr average, 5 yr average, and 10 yr average).

The reason the processes are different is that once you are commissioned you can't go get commissioned again. Law just doesn't work that way - otherwise you'd have a bunch of old staff-bound dudes trying to start over as JOs so they can get back in the cockpit (just sayin'). The IST process...

I have no idea what medical forms you need - all I know is what I stated - flight physical approved by NAMI. Without the NAMI stamp of approval you are a no-go (not a non-starter - definitely get started with all the other paperwork requirements). Basically, if a quota is open and you are...

You are correct, if you are already commissioned you cannot go back through NAVY OCS. You are looking at an Inter-service transfer (IST) and the guiding instruction is MILPERSMAN 1300-082 as well as any USAF instructions for IST-out. Estimated quotas for IST in FY14 are 3 PILOT / 3 NFO -...

Not URL, not taking command.

The LOR from your CO should be a given as a command endorsement is required. Not sure where you are stationed, but if you have access to some USN flyer types you may want to schedule an interview to lock down a Naval Aviator LOR.

That's a tricky recommendation - 7s are respectable and possibly not worth the risk of scoring lower. Need to hear from NavOffRec on this one, but with the increased quotas we've been pushing to OCS I think he should hold steady and focus on the LORs you mentioned.

They do, but there is also a group of "core" STA-21 folks that need to be service assigned just like the rest of the NROTC mids. Those under the STA-21 PILOT or NFO option will automatically fill those quotas unless there is an NPQ issue.

Inter-Service Transfer/Inter-Service Commission. This is where we try to help those who made the unfortunate decision to join the USAF or go to West Point. ...sort of like saving lost souls... MMA is for the Merchant Marine Academies. They are a tricky lot and tough to nail down as they can...

Here are the quotas for the beginning of FY13. They change (sometimes dramatically) through the FY as different accession sources fall short of SNA or SNFO and we move quotas around to try and retain the right mix. We ended FY13 on REV5. FY14 should be about the same, but there is still a lot...

Correct.

FY14 NROTC/STA-21 Service Assignment Panel goes down next week.

This note is from the JUN13 LAT XFER LOI: NOTE: Aviation (131X and 132X) officers will be allowed to apply for lateral transfer when the officer is within 12 months of completing active duty service obligation (ADSO) from winging or any obligated service as a result of aviation career...

Yup - most of those were accounted for in the increased accessions in FY13 and those planned for FY14.

The helo transition plan and associated training requirements have been a constantly moving target. A lot of these changes occur "inside the wire." The accession plan is built to fill first tour fleet seets. Therefore, it fills requirements two years out for most T/M/S - three years out for...

Total SNA target for 13 was 804. Probably going to come in a bit shy of that at ~797. SNFO target was 282 and going to come in ~262. Goals for 14 are 774 SNA and 279 SNFO.

Service Assignment for YG13 was held in September last year. The FY14 Accession Plan is still in a bit of flux and causing a delay to this year's panel. However, I expect mid-late October as you've stated. Aviation quotas should be on par with FY13, but - again - the accession plan is still...

10 pilots and 4 NFOs were accessed from the different MMAs in FY13. Should have about that same number in FY14.

Just talked to the SWO Officer Community Manager. Confirmed that age limit for the street guy is 29. Go get your SWO on.

There is a correlation between accession and retention. For the Navy, this is (roughly) a ten-year long rope. If we access low and force strucutre remains about the same (or increases) then we have retention challenges at MSR expiration for our mid-career officers. I'm speaking in...

Aviation accession requirements for FY14 are, currently, on par with FY13. However, authorizations may or may not come in at 100% of requirement.

You will need to take the ASTB. Also, see my post above yours for a link to the MPM detailing your package submission.

It's not a matter of "selling" yourself to the OCM. There has to be Inter-service Transfer (IST) quotas available on the accession plan. For FY-12 there are zero IST quotas. There may be quotas for the FY-13 plan - currently in staffing. Anyone desiring to go this route should familiarize...

Oops...didn't read the first post. You are definitely good for NFO. If you've submitted an age waiver with your package then it has the NFO waiver date on it as well. May be worth making a call to adjust preferences.

Do you have any prior service (before the age of 27)?

I'll second what NavyOffRec said - if you are within age requirements (either with or without waiver) then you are fine for the board.