RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0675 1782130-UUUU--RUENAVY RUENCGU RUHQCNU. ZNR UUUUU R 272130Z JUN 05 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N02300// NAVADMIN 143/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUN// SUBJ/SEPTEMBER 2005 S-3B SUNDOWN TRANSITION SELECTION BOARD// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE NEXT S-3B SUNDOWN TRANSITION BOARD WILL CONVENE 21 SEPTEMBER 2005. ALL S-3 AVIATORS IN YEAR GROUPS 1997 AND JUNIOR THAT HAVE COMPLETED A SEA CONTROL SQUADRON FLEET TOUR WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF PROJECTED ROTATION DATE. YEAR GROUP 1999 AND JUNIOR AVIATORS CURRENTLY IN THEIR FIRST SEA CONTROL SQUADRON FLEET TOUR WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED IF THEIR PROJECTED ROTATION DATE IS PRIOR TO JULY 2006. A LIST OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS, TRANSITION PREFERENCE FORMS, AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICER/AVIATION/S3SUNDOWNTRANSITION. 2. IF AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER DESIRES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SPECIFIC PLATFORM, SUBMIT A TRANSITION PREFERENCE FORM TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-433H). ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY ALSO SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, WHICH MUST BE RECEIVED BY 16 SEPEMBER 2005. TRANSITION PREFERENCE FORMS AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA FAX TO (901) 874-2756/DSN 882, E-MAIL TO POC LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5, OR VIA MAIL TO: COMMANDER NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-433H) 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE MILLINGTON, TN 38055-4300 3. THOSE SELECTED MUST ACCEPT THE PLATFORM OFFERED OR BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION ON FUTURE TRANSITION BOARDS. ACCEPTING A TRANSITION INCURS A FOLLOW-ON OBLIGATION (30 MONTHS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF FLEET REPLACEMENT SQUADRON TRAINING) REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT. AVIATION CAREER CONTINUATION PAY ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AFFECTED BY A TRANSITION OBLIGATION. 4. THOSE OFFICERS NOT OFFERED A TRANSITION OPPORTUNITY FROM THIS BOARD MAY BE CONSIDERED ON FUTURE BOARDS BASED ON YEAR GROUP AND PROJECTED ROTATION DATE. 5. POC: LCDR MCGRATH AT (901) 874-3980/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT RICHARD.G.MCGRATH@NAVY.MIL. 6. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN