For what its worth Marine dudes....the CO of MATSG sat the new primary guys down (I was on the way out and just needed my out brief so I got to hear it) and explained everything, with a chart and graph on a white board and everything. From what I got fiscal year has some pull based on slots available for the remainder of the fiscal year. Based on my half assed analysis, number 1 Marine got first choice, slot depending, and then the CO's of both MATSG's match up the NSS' look at what the stud wants and what they have and wham, selection. Being my give a shit meter was low I wasn't paying that much attention but fiscal year, Marine wise, makes a difference. I have a few buddies who had jet grades wanted jets and got helo's simply because there were no jet, 130, or v22 slots. The Marines who were in the 4 selections in front of me got helo's NSS be damned.