UNCLASSIFIED FY18 AVIATION COMMAND SCREEN BOARD TAKEAWAYS PERS43

UNCLASSIFIED FY-18 AVIATION COMMAND SCREEN BOARD TAKEAWAYS PERS-43 DEBRIEF 20 April 2017 Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Purpose • Provide Feedback to Fleet leadership from FY-18 ACSB Based on statistical data • Provide leadership with a tool to mentor aviation officers • Address results of board in context of published board precept & convening order Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Active Component Firm-Fair-Consistent 3

UNCLASSIFIED Selection Overview • URL O-5 Initial Command Selects (SG-03/04): • 556 total 13 XX URL records • Operational: (13 SG-03, 92 SG-04) 105 • OP-T: (SG-03) 24 • URL Test (SG-01/02/03) • Special Mission: (SG-03): 139 01 09 • AEDO Test Selects: 00 • URL Bonus Cmd Selects: 10 • LDO Cmd Selects: (includes SM) 05 • AMDO Cmd Equiv: (includes Bonus) 11 165 Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Diversity Statistics ELIGIBLES RECORDS SELECTED PERCENTAGE 739 165 22. 3% FEMALE 20 5 25. 0% MALE 719 160 22. 2% 62 12 19. 4% FEMALE 0 0 0% MALE 62 12 19. 4% TOTAL MINORITY Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED URL DH FITREPs (SG-03/04) • • • 63% of eligibles were #1 DHs (349/556) All 139 URL selects were #1 DHs 210 #1 DHs not selected (80 > 6 months) SG-03 (231 remaining above zone eligibles) • 57% of AZ eligibles were #1 DHs (132/231) • 35% of the #1 DHs selected OP, OP-T, or SM (47/132) • Avg. #1 DH ticket length: Operational 9. 3 mos OP, OP-T, SM 8. 7 mos SG-04 (325 eligible In Zone) • 62% of IZ eligibles were #1 DHs (217/325) • 44% of the #1 DHs selected OP (92/207) • Avg. #1 DH ticket length: 10. 4 mos Competition for Command remains fierce! Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED URL (13 XX) Professional Background (SG-03/04) #1 DH Selects #1 DH Non-Selects Total #1 DH: 349 139 39. 8% 210 60. 2% JPME 104 74. 8% 146 69. 5% JDA 75 53. 9% 83 39. 5% Major Staff 77 55. 4% 89 42. 4% Masters 94 67. 6% 142 67. 6% OOD/CDO/TAO 87 62. 6% 105 50. 0% Overseas 49 35. 2% 37 17. 6% IA/GSA/APH 13 9. 4% 16 7. 6% Training Officer/SJO 43 30. 9% 22 10. 5% Afloat Staff 35 25. 2% 16 7. 6% Ship's Company 35 25. 2% 33 15. 7% Aide Tour 20 14. 4% 13 6. 2% FRS 79 56. 8% 34 16. 2% NAWDC 22 15. 8% 3 1. 4% VX/NAVAIR/TPS 19 13. 7% 15 7. 1% TRACOM 7 5. 0% 23 11. 0% NROTC 0 0% 1 0. 48% Bottom Line: Command Selects Had Diversity in Record Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED HSC/HM Command • HSC - 21/84 (25%) overall selection rate (OP/OP-T/SM) • HSC - 11/47 (23%) IZ OP • HM - 1/9 (11%) overall selection rate (OP/OP-T/SM) • HM - 1/4 (25%) IZ OP • Superior performance in DH tour • • Average DH ticket length was 11 months Your entire record counts! • Eight 12 Month #1 DH tickets were not selected • Early and often breakouts in production and hard tours • FRS & WTI valued • OOD/CDO is a must have • Education: • 85% of selects had Master’s Degree and JPME Complete. Extremely Competitive. Entire Record is Briefed! Firm-Fair-Consistent 8

UNCLASSIFIED HM Professional Background HM Total Eligible: 9 Eligible 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 % of Tot Eligible 22. 2% 33. 3% 22. 2% 11. 1% 0. 0% 22% 0% 55. 6% 33. 3% 22. 2% 33% 55. 6% 66. 7% FRS Weapons School TRACOM Flag Aide HX TPS CVN NAWDC AMPHIB SJO Qualifications Instructor WTI OOD/CDO Overseas Joint Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 1 Selects 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 % of Tot Selected 0. 0% 100. 0% 0. 0% 100. 0% 11. 0% Overall %of Total 0. 0% 11. 1% 0. 0% 0. 0% 11. 1%

UNCLASSIFIED HSC Professional Background (SG-03/04) HSC Total Eligible: 84 Eligible 41 13 20 10 2 2 13 5 25 12 57 20 56 33 35 66 60 % of Tot Eligible 48. 8% 15. 5% 23. 8% 11. 9% 2. 4% 15. 5% 6. 0% 30% 14% 67. 9% 23. 8% 66. 7% 39. 3% 42% 78. 6% 71. 4% FRS Weapons School TRACOM Flag Aide HX TPS CVN NAWDC AMPHIB SJO Qualifications Instructor WTI OOD/CDO Overseas Joint Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 21 Selects 14 5 2 4 0 0 2 0 5 5 16 7 15 9 14 17 18 % of Tot Selected 66. 7% 23. 8% 9. 5% 19. 0% 0. 0% 9. 5% 0. 0% 23. 8% 76. 2% 33. 3% 71. 4% 42. 9% 66. 7% 81. 0% 85. 7% 25. 0% Overall %of Total 16. 7% 6. 0% 2. 4% 4. 8% 0. 0% 2. 4% 0. 0% 6. 0% 19. 0% 8. 3% 17. 9% 10. 7% 16. 7% 20. 2% 21. 4%

UNCLASSIFIED HSM Command • 18/104 (17%) overall selection (OP/OP-T) • 14/63 (22%) IZ records Selected (OP) • Sustained superior performance throughout career • Performance in DH tour matters • Average DH ticket length was 11. 4 months • Entire record counts • 13 #1 DH tickets of six months or more were not selected • Hard F/R breakouts in milestone tours in large groups • Average group size for shore tour breakout was 34 (FRS, VX, VT, NAWDC) • Education: • 89% of selects had Masters degree; 72% of selects had JPME complete Extremely Competitive. DH ticket length mattered. Production Tours and 2 nd Sea Tour breakouts are valued. 11 Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED HSM Professional Background (SG-03/04) HSM Total Eligible: 104 Eligible 43 14 32 12 4 4 14 2 16 29 91 19 56 35 33 77 76 % of Tot Eligible 41. 3% 13. 5% 30. 8% 11. 5% 3. 8% 13. 5% 1. 9% 15% 28% 87. 5% 18. 3% 53. 8% 33. 7% 32% 74. 0% 73. 1% FRS Weapons School TRACOM Flag Aide HX / VX TPS CVN NAWDC AMPHIB SJO Qualifications Instructor WTI OOD/CDO Overseas Joint Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 18 Selects 14 0 1 4 1 0 5 1 2 4 16 4 13 5 14 13 16 % of Tot Selected 77. 8% 0. 0% 5. 6% 22. 2% 5. 6% 0. 0% 27. 8% 5. 6% 11. 1% 22. 2% 88. 9% 22. 2% 72. 2% 27. 8% 72. 2% 88. 9% 17. 3% Overall %of Total 13. 5% 0. 0% 1. 0% 3. 8% 1. 0% 0. 0% 4. 8% 1. 0% 1. 9% 3. 8% 15. 4% 3. 8% 12. 5% 4. 8% 13. 5% 12. 5% 15. 4%

UNCLASSIFIED MPRF Command • SG 03 OP CMD selection rate 21% over two years • SG 03 overall CMD selection rate 38% over two years • Sustained Superior Performance • 22 of 24 selects had high water EPs in all tours (58 eligibles) • Early and often breakouts in production and hard tours: • WTI (16), FRS (16), & CVN (19) Tours valued • Education: • 62. 5% of selects had masters degree • 79. 2% of selects had JPME complete Extremely Competitive. Successful Pinnacle Tour. Firm-Fair-Consistent Education. Hard/soft break-outs throughout career. 13

UNCLASSIFIED VP/VQ(P)/VQ(T) Professional Background (SG-03/04) MPRA Total Eligible: 126 Eligible 49 9 34 14 11 4 82 1 116 43 28 40 27 78 81 % of Tot Eligible 38. 9% 7. 1% 27. 0% 11. 1% 8. 7% 3. 2% 65. 1% 0. 8% 92. 1% 34. 1% 22. 2% 31. 7% 21% 61. 9% 64. 3% FRS Weapons School TRACOM Flag Aide VX TPS CVN NROTC Qualifications Instructor (Level 4) WTI (Level 5) OOD/CDO Overseas Joint Tour Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 24 Selects 16 6 2 5 1 1 19 0 24 16 9 7 7 19 15 % of Tot Selected 66. 7% 25. 0% 8. 3% 20. 8% 4. 2% 79. 2% 0. 0% 100. 0% 66. 7% 37. 5% 29. 2% 79. 2% 62. 5% 19. 0% Overall %of Total 12. 7% 4. 8% 1. 6% 4. 0% 0. 8% 15. 1% 0. 0% 19. 0% 12. 7% 7. 1% 5. 6% 15. 1% 11. 9%

UNCLASSIFIED VAQ Command • 15/42 (35. 7%) overall selection rate (OP/OP-T/SM) • 23. 8% OP select rate • Performance across all tours matters. Take the hard jobs! • 19 #1 EP DH tickets left on the table (avg 7. 2 months) • Superior performance in DH tour is entry fee / whole record counts • Average select DH ticket length was ~11 months • Production and hard tours are valued • GTI billets and FRS tours highly valued • Second sea tours are VERY important • Large emphasis on war fighting experience/AQDs (GTI, Level IV) than other quals/certs (CDO, JPME, Masters) Extremely Competitive. Entire Record is Briefed! Firm-Fair-Consistent 15

UNCLASSIFIED VAQ Professional Background (SG-03/04) VAQ Total Eligible: 42 Eligible 20 10 5 1 4 4 1 4 8 18 % of Tot Eligible 47. 6% 23. 8% 11. 9% 2. 4% 9. 5% 19% 43% 73. 8% 40. 5% 31. 0% 16. 7% 43% 66. 7% 52. 4% FRS Weapons School TRACOM Flag Aide VX/NAVAIR TPS CVN Company NAWDC CVW/CSG Staff Training/Super JO Qualifications Level IV GTI/PTI OOD/CDO Overseas Joint Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent 31 17 13 7 18 28 22 Total Selects: 15 Selects 10 3 2 0 0 1 4 6 12 6 5 4 9 10 6 % of Tot Selected 66. 7% 20. 0% 13. 3% 0. 0% 6. 7% 26. 7% 40. 0% 80. 0% 40. 0% 33. 3% 26. 7% 60. 0% 66. 7% 40. 0% 35. 7% Overall %of Total 23. 8% 7. 1% 4. 8% 0. 0% 2. 4% 9. 5% 14. 3% 28. 6% 14. 3% 11. 9% 9. 5% 21. 4% 23. 8% 14. 3%

UNCLASSIFIED VAW/VRC Command • 15/51 (29%) overall selection (OP/OP-T/SM & Bonus) • Superior performance in DH tour (10. 4 months NAE average ticket length) • Average VAW ticket length: 11. 1 months • Average VRC ticket length: 9. 6 months • Early and often breakouts in production and hard tours: • WTI & FRS valued • 5 of 6 VAW OP selects had WTI experience (83% of selects / 9. 8% overall) • 6 of 13 VAW/VRC OP/OP-T selects had FRS experience (46% / 11. 7% overall) • Education: • 12/15 of the selects had a Masters degree • 14/15 of the selects were JPME complete • CVN tours: 8 total aviators with CVN (Shooter/ANAV) tours yielded 3 OP SELECTS Extremely Competitive. DH ticket length crucial. Firm-Fair-Consistent WTI, FRS, CVN jobs valued in addition to Flag Aide. 17

UNCLASSIFIED VAW/VRC Background (SG-03/04) VAW/VRC Total Eligible: 51 Eligible 31 8 8 22 9 8 8 0 48 21 11 25 29 48 48 % of Tot Eligible 60. 8% 15. 7% 43. 1% 17. 6% 15. 7% 0. 0% 94. 1% 41. 2% 21. 6% 49. 0% 57% 94. 1% FRS Weapons School TRACOM Flag Aide VX TPS CVN NROTC Qualifications Instructor (Level 4) WTI (Level 5) OOD/CDO Overseas Joint Tour Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 17 Selects 8 3 1 6 2 2 3 0 13 9 4 7 9 15 14 % of Tot Selected 47. 1% 17. 6% 5. 9% 35. 3% 11. 8% 17. 6% 0. 0% 76. 5% 52. 9% 23. 5% 41. 2% 52. 9% 88. 2% 82. 4% 33. 3% Overall %of Total 15. 7% 5. 9% 2. 0% 11. 8% 3. 9% 5. 9% 0. 0% 25. 5% 17. 6% 7. 8% 13. 7% 17. 6% 29. 4% 27. 5%

UNCLASSIFIED VFA Command § 44/119 (37%) overall selection (OP/OP-T/SM) § Sustained superior performance in every tour § 54 #1 VFA DHs did not screen for operational command § 18 non-selects had greater than a 9 -month ticket § Average select DH ticket length § Pilot = 11. 9 months (85% of selects had an 11 month ticket or longer) § NFO = 8. 9 months § Ranked EP breakouts in competitive production tours valued § SFTI, FRS, & CVW Staff valued Firm-Fair-Consistent 19

UNCLASSIFIED VFA 1310 Background (SG-03/04) VFA Pilot Total Eligible: 95 Eligible 33 14 14 14 3 6 19 3 23 78 30 54 48 % of Tot Eligible 34. 7% 14. 7% 3. 2% 6. 3% 20. 0% 3. 2% 24. 2% 82. 1% 32% 56. 8% 50. 5% FRS NAWDC Weapons School TPS VX VT CVW / CVN Flag Aide Qualifications SFTI OOD/CDO Joint Tour Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 37 Selects 14 13 5 5 0 0 15 19 35 25 18 % of Tot Selected 37. 8% 35. 1% 13. 5% 0. 0% 27. 0% 0. 0% 40. 5% 51. 4% 94. 6% 67. 6% 48. 6% 38. 9% Overall %of Total 14. 7% 13. 7% 5. 3% 0. 0% 10. 5% 0. 0% 15. 8% 20. 0% 36. 8% 26. 3% 18. 9%

UNCLASSIFIED VFA 1320 Background (SG-03/04) VFA NFO Total Eligible: 24 Eligible 8 4 6 1 2 1 6 2 11 15 9 13 15 % of Tot Eligible 33. 3% 16. 7% 25. 0% 4. 2% 8. 3% 4. 2% 25. 0% 8. 3% 45. 8% 62. 5% 38% 54. 2% 62. 5% FRS NAWDC Weapons School TPS VX VT CVW / CVN Flag Aide Qualifications SFTI OOD/CDO Joint Tour Education JPME Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent Total Selects: 7 Selects 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 % of Tot Selected 42. 9% 28. 6% 0. 0% 28. 6% 57. 1% 71. 4% 42. 9% 29. 1% Overall %of Total 12. 5% 8. 3% 0. 0% 8. 3% 16. 7% 20. 8% 12. 5%

UNCLASSIFIED LDO Command • 4/24 selected CNATTU (17%) • 1/8 selected Special Mission (13%) • Superior performance in O-4 Pinnacle tour • FY 18 ACSB selected one Maintenance, one Air Traffic Control and two Aircraft Handling Officers for CNATTU • FY 18 ACSB selected one Ordnance Officer for Special Mission • Significant career diversity: • O/I level mix, CVN/CVW/LHA/D, Major Airspace, FRS, Major Staff, Overseas • Education: • 100% of selects had bachelors degree • 80% of selects had masters degree Extremely Competitive. Successful Pinnacle Tour. Firm-Fair-Consistent Education. Hard/soft break-outs throughout career. 22

UNCLASSIFIED LDO Professional Background LDO Total Eligible: 24 Eligible % of Tot Eligible 5 Selects % of Tot Selected Major Staff Overseas Total Selects: 16. 6% Overall %of Total 9 13 37. 5% 54. 2% 2 2 40. 0% 8. 3% Qualifications PAMO (6330 only) Acquisition LV 1/2/3 (6330 only) Full Acquisition (6330 only) 9 37. 5% 1 20. 0% 4. 2% 7 29. 2% 0 0. 0% 2 8. 3% 0 0. 0% Education Bachelor's Degree Master Degree 17 8 Firm-Fair-Consistent 70. 8% 33. 3% 5 2 100. 0% 40. 0% 20. 8% 8. 3%

UNCLASSIFIED AMDO Command Equivalent • 9/37 (24. 3%) selected for Initial Cmd (Equiv) • 2/14 (14. 3%) selected for Bonus Cmd (Equiv) • Initial Command: • Performance in LCDR sea tour was a major discriminator • Bonus Command: • Performance in CDR/CMD equivalent tour AND having a CORP tour were major discriminators • General: • Sustained superior performance in tough jobs • Hard FITREP break-outs are adventageous • Trait averages and soft break-outs are critical AMDO values experience, quals, diverse tours Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED AMDO Professional Background (SG-02/03) AMDO Total Eligible: 37 Eligible % of Tot Eligible 9 Selects % of Tot Selected 9 1 100. 0% 11. 1% Corporate Tour Overseas Total Selects: 24. 3% Overall %of Total 20 12 54. 1% 32. 4% 24. 3% 2. 7% Qualifications Full Acquisition LV 2/3 JPME 35 36 3 94. 6% 97. 3% 8. 1% 9 9 1 100. 0% 11. 1% 24. 3% 2. 7% Education Master Degree 31 Firm-Fair-Consistent 83. 8% 9 100. 0% 24. 3%

UNCLASSIFIED Test Command / URL Testers • VX-30 (VAW, VP, VS, VQ(P), VQ(T)): 1/17 selected (5. 8%) • AEDO: 0/13 (0. 0%) • URL: 1/4 (25. 0%) • URL select was a #1 fleet DH • 8 of 37 (22%) URL TPS grads with #1 DH FITREP selected for OP-T command (7 OP, 1 OP-T) Acquisition and Fleet Performance both matter! Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED AEDO/Test Professional Background Test (VX-30) Total Eligible: 17 Eligible % of Tot Eligible OP DH OP-T DH 2 nd Test Tour Program Office Tour FRS Qualifications Test Lvl 3 PM Lvl 2 or 3 Engineering Lvl 2 or 3 Education Master's Degree Firm-Fair-Consistent 1 Selects % of Tot Selected Total Selects: 5. 8% Overall %of Total 8 1 1 13 2 47. 1% 5. 9% 76. 5% 11. 8% 1 0 0 0 1 100. 0% 100. 0% 5. 9% 0. 0% 5. 9% 8 7 10 47. 1% 41. 2% 58. 8% 0 0 1 0. 0% 100. 0% 5. 9% 16 94. 1% 1 100. 0% 5. 9%

UNCLASSIFIED Reserve Component Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Selection Overview • FTS O-5 Command: • 116 total records • 14 Operational selects • 2 Special Mission selects (NRD or ETD OIC) • 13. 8% board selection rate (16/116) • SELRES O-5 Command: • 22 total applicants • 10 Operational selects • 45% selection rate (10/22) • FTS/SELRES board selection rate: 18. 8% (26/138) Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Diversity Statistics FTS / SELRES ELIGIBLES RECORDS SELECTED PERCENTAGE TOTAL 138 26 18. 8% FEMALE 13 3 23. 1% MALE 125 23 18. 4% MINORITY 7 2 28. 6% FEMALE 0 0 0. 0% MALE 7 2 28. 6% Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED RC Statistics • FTS JPME • 73/116 eligibles complete • 13/16 selects complete 63% 81% • SELRES JPME • 2/22 applicants complete 9% • 0/10 selects complete 0% • FTS Major Staff • 52/116 eligibles 45% • 16/16 selects 100% • FTS #1 Department Head • 85/116 eligibles • 16/16 selects Firm-Fair-Consistent 73% 100%

UNCLASSIFIED Lessons Learned Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Measures of Success • Best and Fully Qualified Standard – Record of sustained superior performance in Operational Environments – War fighting ability and tactical excellence – Potential to serve in positions of greater responsibility • Department Head performance was the most critical determinant for selection, but overall strength of record played heavily due to the large number of #1 ranked Department Heads • Other Considerations: Break out in first shore (production valued) and second sea tour, Major Staff, Masters, JPME, CDO/OOD, IA/GSA • Diversity of assignment locations/scope/responsibility viewed as a positive Best and Fully Qualified Selected for Command Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED FITREP Guidelines • Long #1 ticket as OPSO/MO or both was a discriminator in selection • Larger summary groups increase record strength • Double-tap EP, especially from different reporting seniors sent strong message to the board • Individual trait average matters, especially in high-water FITREPs – Large deltas b/t summary group & reporting senior averages (RSCA) = good – “Resetting” of reporting senior GPA, if required, should be clearly explained • Soft and hard breakouts are essential for top ranking officers. Lack thereof sends a negative message to the board • FITREP recommendations for future career milestones are important – Consistent message/recs in a tour & over the officer’s career matter – Recommendations for something other than operational command sends a clear message to the board, especially on a detaching HW FITREP Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED FITREP Guidelines • Documentation of community/peer awards, nominations, qualifications, education, and IA/GSA are essential & should be included in a FITREP – More effective than a letter to the board • Explain unusual circumstances in the FITREP – Perceived decliner due to promotion (Super JO/Training O tour) – Early roller for an Aide billet, hard fill job, etc. – Again, more effective than a letter to the board • Block 41 -use as much space as needed – Efficiently/effectively communicate to the board – Some white space OK, in fact desired • Use intro/conclusion to communicate individual soft/hard breakouts, make recommendations for promotions & future career milestones (OP CMD, OP DH, MAJ CMD, CAG, CVN) Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Letters to the Board • Most effective Letters to Board (LTBs) explain a poorly written, incomplete, or future FITREP: – Explain extraordinary situations – Highlight undocumented achievements – Early pull for a Flag Aide, hard fill or transition • Least effective letter: “Great Officer…Must Pick” • A well written FITREP will preclude the need for a LTB!! • LTBs can draw undue attention to a weakness (e. g. , “Timing forced me to roll him two days before a COC”) LTBs: Recommend submit if information not otherwise in record Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Officer Records • Officers must routinely review their records – Community Detailer/Assistant Recorder reviews are a “courtesy” only – ~ 1000 pieces of correspondence received for the FY 18 ACSB • Most common problems with records: – Missing/gapped FITREPs – Missing awards/citations, quals (CDO U/W, etc. ), & advanced education • An unkempt record can bring into question the officer’s attention to detail • Board correspondence does not update/fix permanent record It is your record. Keep it up to date! Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Command Qualification • CNO directed • Comply with prerequisites for command per: – OPNAVINST 1412. 14 – CNAP/CNAL/NAVAIR/CNAFRINST 1412. 2 – CNAP-CNAL 1412. 3 • Includes Oral Board • “Grandfathered” – Officer must have completed Aviation DH tour before 4 June 2013 • Those that failed, declined, or did not complete oral board were not eligible Firm-Fair-Consistent

UNCLASSIFIED Questions Firm-Fair-Consistent