RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2130032-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 010032Z AUG 13 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01040// NAVADMIN 192/13 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUL// SUBJ/TERMINATION OF NAVY'S FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER "PILOT" PROGRAM AND TRANSITION OF AFFECTED AVIATORS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/191820ZJAN06// REF/B/TITLE 10 U.S.C./19JAN04// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/22AUG02// REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/171307ZSEP12// NARR/REF (A) IS NAVADMIN 031/06, FY-06 ACTIVE DUTY FLYING CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) PILOT/PROGRAM APPLICATION. REF (B) IS TITLE 10 U.S.C, SECTION 580, REGULAR WARRANT OFFICER TWICE FAILING OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION: INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION. REF (C) IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1212-020, REDESIGNATION PROCEDURES FOR LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWO) WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY. REF (D) IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL. REF (E) IS NAVADMIN 281/12, ADVANCED CHANGE NOTICE TO OPNAVINST 1420.1B CHAPTER SEVEN, LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER APPLICATION INSTRUCTION AND POLICY.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces termination of Navy's flying Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) "Pilot" program and transition of affected aviators. 2. The Navy's flying CWO "Pilot" program was conceived and initiated during a period of high Unrestricted Line (URL) aviation accessions to evaluate the effectiveness of replacing a small number of URL aviators with CWOs unencumbered by the career progression requirements of the URL officer. While the program has produced quality aviators, the URL inventory profile has changed and a requirement for flying CWOs no longer exists. 3. Transition options outlined in paragraphs 5 and 6 only apply to CWOs commissioned under the flying CWO "Pilot" program. Grade determinations and Dates of Rank (DOR) will differ based on years of commissioned service, program option(s) and current policies. 4. Flying CWOs have several options for transition focusing primarily on aviation community health and keeping qualified aviators in the cockpit. Affected CWOs may apply for transition to URL, Restricted Line (RL), retain CWO status, or apply for Limited Duty Officer (LDO). Officers determined not eligible or not selected for transition will continue to serve as flying CWOs as outlined in ref (a). 5. Transition options for CWOs qualified as naval aviators and actively serving in a flying status are: a. Request appointment as a pilot or Naval Flight Officer (NFO) in the URL of the active component (AC). Officers desiring this option should submit request to: Director, Military Community Management (BUPERS-3) via their Commanding Officer. Request can be mailed or when possible, an electronic "PDF" submission will be accepted by the Aviation Officer Community Manager (OCM) via encrypted e-mail at freda.hudspeth(at)navy.mil. Sample request is available online at http//www.public/navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/ detailing/aviation/pages/flyingcwoprogram.aspx. CWOs recommended for transition by BUPERS-3 will be forwarded for appointment to the grade of lieutenant in the United States Navy by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) via Chief of Naval Personnel and Secretary of the Navy. SECDEF approved appointments will be effective as soon as practical but no earlier than outlined in para 8. Officers who have not earned a baccalaureate degree must request an education waiver in the body of the application. Appointed officers who fail to complete a baccalaureate degree face significant risk of failure of selection to lieutenant commander and aviation department head. b. Request appointment to pilot or NFO in the URL of the Reserve Component (RC) as a Full Time Support (FTS) officer. CWOs desiring to apply to the RC FTS URL must do so via the FTS lateral transfer/re-designation board. Applicants for FTS pilot or NFO must possess a baccalaureate degree and be fully qualified in type/model/series. CWOs selected for appointment under this option will be appointed to the grade of lieutenant with a DOR determined by gaining and losing placement, generally at officer's projected rotation date. CWOs who apply for FTS and are not accepted due to quota limitations will have a one-time option to apply for AC URL appointment with effective DOR as soon as practical after approval but NLT outlined in para 8. c. Elect to retain CWO status. CWOs desiring this option must notify the CWO OCM via digitally signed encrypted e-mail at mitchell.allen(at)navy.mil. CWOs electing this option will continue to serve in flying and non-flying aviation billets until voluntarily or statutorily separated. CWOs electing to retain CWO status will compete for promotion and be subject to the provisions of ref (b). 6. Transition options for CWOs under the flying CWO program but no longer in an active flying status may: a. Request appointment in the RC as an FTS Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO). Education waivers for AMDO may be requested if within six months of degree completion and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Those CWOs requesting and receiving waivers must complete baccalaureate degree prior to appointment. Grade determinations for CWOs selected under this option will be based on years of commissioned service as follows. (1) Less than two years; appointment to ensign; (2) More than two but less than four years; appointment to lieutenant junior grade; (3) Four or more years; appointment to lieutenant. DOR for officers selected under this option will be the effective date of RC appointment; typically aligned to member's current projected rotation date. b. Request re-designation to other CWO or appointment to an LDO designator for which they are qualified. Procedures for re-designation to other CWO designators are outlined in ref (c). Appointment to LDO will be via the annual CWO to LDO in-service procurement board. CWOs requesting re-designation to another CWO designator or appointment as an LDO must meet all qualifications for applicable programs to include enlisted time-in-service and grade requirements of refs (d) and (e). CWOs selected as an LDO will be appointed as lieutenant junior grade regardless of years commissioned service IAW ref (d). 7. Due to potentially negative financial implications, officers currently "in-zone" for promotion to CWO4 may opt to await selection board results prior to submission of transition request. Submission of transition request following CWO4 selection board may result in appointment to lieutenant occurring later than outlined in para 8. Flying CWOs accepting promotion to CWO4 will not have the option to transition. Flying CWOs who have twice failed to select to the next higher warrant officer grade will not have the option to transition. 8. AC URL transitions will take place in four phases. Transition dates maximize community health relative to year group and provides flying CWOs opportunity to meet URL career progression goals. Appointments will be made as follows: a. Phase 1 will be September 2013 with officers commissioned in FY-07 being appointed to the grade of lieutenant with a DOR NLT 1 September 2013. b. Phase 2 will begin October 2013 with officers commissioned in FY-08, FY-09 and FY-10. (1) Officers commissioned in FY-08 will be appointed to the grade of lieutenant with DOR NLT 1 October 2013. (2) Officers commissioned in FY-09 will be appointed to the grade of lieutenant with DOR NLT 1 April 2014. (3) Officers commissioned in FY-10 will be appointed to the grade of lieutenant with DOR NLT 1 September 2014. c. Phase 3 will be July 2015 with officers commissioned in FY-11 appointed to the grade of lieutenant with DOR NLT 1 July 2015. d. Phase 4 will be April 2016 with officers commissioned in FY-12 appointed to the grade of lieutenant with DOR NLT 1 April 2016. 9. Transition cut-off dates for officers eligible to apply for transition or awaiting CWO selection board results must submit request for transition or declare permanent warrant officer status NLT: a. 1 March 2014 for officers commissioned in FY-07; b. 1 March 2015 for officers commissioned in FY-08/09/10; c. 1 January 2016 for officers commissioned in FY-11; d. 1 October 2016 for officers commissioned in FY-12. Officers who take no action by dates listed above will be considered as having opted for permanent CWO status and will be subject to laws and policies of active duty CWOs. 10. Points of contact are: a. CDR Dave Whitehead, Aviation Officer Community Manager at (901) 874-3353/DSN 882 or via e-mail at david.g.whitehead(at) navy.mil. b. CWO5 Mitchell Allen, CWO Community Manager at (901) 874-3044/DSN 882 or via e-mail at Mitchell.allen(at)navy.mil. c. CDR Douglas Howell, FTS Officer Community Manager at (901) 874-4346/DSN 882 or via e-mail at douglas.howell(at)navy.mil. 11. Released by Vice Admiral S. R. Van Buskirk, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN