Return of the AP !

(sorry about the all caps "yelling": but it was too involved to
correct.)

(The last of the enlisted pilots were gone by the late 50's to the
best of my knowledge.)



R 191820Z JAN 06 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 793597K40 FM CNO WASHINGTON
DC//N1NT// TO NAVADMIN RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// RUENAAA/CNO
WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// BT UNCLAS //N01500// NAVADMIN 031/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1NT/JAN// SUBJ/FY-06 ACTIVE DUTY
FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) PILOT /PROGRAM APPLICATION//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. THE NAVY IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM HIGHLY-QUALIFIED AND
HARD-CHARGING SAILORS (E-5 THROUGH E-7) FOR A PILOT PROGRAM TO PLACE
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWO) IN COCKPITS AS PILOTS AND NAVAL FLIGHT
OFFICERS. AS PART OF CNO'S STRATEGY FOR OUR PEOPLE, THIS PILOT
PROGRAM WILL HARNESS THE STRENGTHS OF OUR SAILORS TODAY AND SHAPE THE
NAVY OF TOMORROW. AS A PILOT PROGRAM, 30 QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WILL BE
SELECTED, COMMISSIONED AS CWO2 PRIOR TO LDO/CWO INDOCTRINATION, AND
SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERGO FLIGHT TRAINING.
2. THE NEWLY WINGED AVIATORS WILL RECEIVE FLEET REPLACEMENT SQUADRON
(FRS) TRAINING AND THEN REPORT TO THE FLEET. TARGETED COMMUNITIES ARE
VP, VQ (P), VQ (T), HSC, AND HSL. THE INTENT IS TO CREATE FLYING
SPECIALISTS UNENCUMBERED BY THE TRADITIONAL CAREER PATHS OF THE
UNRESTRICTED LINE (URL) COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, FLYING CWO'S WILL ROTATE
BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SEA/SHORE ROTATIONS (OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS TO
SHORE PRODUCTION SOURCES, E.G. TRACOM, FRS, NSAWC, WEAPON SCHOOLS).
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO COMNAVPERSCOM
(PERS-432M) NO LATER THAN 31MAR06.
3. SPECIFIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: A. MUST BE COMMISSIONED BY 27TH
BIRTHDAY. B. ENLISTED PERSONNEL FROM SEAL, SWCC, EOD, DIVER, NUCLEAR,
AND MA COMMUNITIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. C. MUST POSSESS
AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE OR HIGHER. D. MUST BE PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED FOR
AVIATION DUTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NAVY MANUAL OF MEDICINE. E. MUST
MEET AVIATION STANDARD TEST BATTERY (ASTB) MINIMUMS. F. MUST MEET
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE.
4. INDIVIDUAL CAREER CONSIDERATIONS: A. UPON WINGING, SELECTEES WILL
INCUR AN 8 YR MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR) FOR PILOTS, 6 YR MSR
FOR NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS. B. TOUR LENGTHS: SEA 36 MONTHS, SHORE 33
MONTHS. C. ELIGIBLE ASSIGNMENTS: VP, VQ (P), VQ (T), HSC, HSL AND
ASSOCIATED FRS, TRACOM, NSAWC, AND WEAPON SCHOOLS. D. SELECTEES ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DEPARTMENT HEAD (DH) TOURS AND WILL FILL JUNIOR
OFFICER (JO) BILLETS ONLY. THE INTENT IS FOR FLYING CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICERS NOT TO FILL JO BILLETS THAT ARE NORMALLY CONSIDERED CAREER
MILESTONES FOR URL OFFICERS. E. ORDERS WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE
COGNIZANT PERS-43 ASSIGNMENTS OFFICER.
5. ATTRITION: A. ATTRITES EITHER IN THE TRAINING COMMAND, FRS OR
FLEET THAT HAVE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL REVERT
BACK TO THEIR PREVIOUS RANK AND RATE. B. THOSE IN EXCESS OF 3 YEARS
COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE DETAILED TO NON-FLYING BILLETS WITHIN THE
AVIATION COMMUNITY.
6. REFER TO THE OPNAVINST 1420.1A FOR CWO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IN
ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS CITED IN PARAGRAPH 3. INDIVIDUAL GRADE AND
TIME-IN-SERVICE WAIVERS FOR E-5/E-6 PERSONNEL ARE NOT REQUIRED. A
GROUP GRADE AND TIME-IN-SERVICE WAIVER FOR E-5/E-6 PERSONNEL IN THE
PILOT PROGRAM WILL BE SUBMITTED BY PERS-4.
7. APPLICATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE FLIGHT PHYSICAL DOCUMENTATION, ASTB
RESULTS, AND SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY. SAMPLE APPLICATION WITH
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT
WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICER/LDOCWOCOMMUNITY, CLICK ON THE NEWS TAB. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FLYING CWO PROGRAM, CONTACT THE HEAD
AVIATION PLACEMENT OFFICER, CDR STEVEN KNOTT AT (901) 874-4944/DSN 882
OR ASSISTANT LDO/CWO ASSIGNMENTS OFFICER LCDR AL WOOTEN AT (901)
874-3948/DSN 882. FOR APPLICATION QUESTIONS CONTACT COMNAVPERSCOM
(PERS-4801G) CWO2 MCGALLAGHER OR MR. DAWSON AT (901)874-3172/DSN 882
OR EMAIL AT .
8. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1/NT.// B





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'97 FLHTCI Lehman trike
53 years of motorcyling
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