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FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL

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R 221403Z JAN 26 MARADMIN 020/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL// REF/A/MSGID:  MCO/MM/20160117// REF/B/MSGID:  MCO/MPO/20250307// REF/C/MSGID:  MCO/C461//20191226// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1326.7F, SELECTION AND SCREENING CRITERIA FOR MARINES DESIRING ASSIGNMENT TO MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE (HMX-1).  REF B IS MCO 1300.8 CH.2, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF C IS MCO 3500.109A, MARINE CORPS AVIATION WEAPONS AND TACTICS TRAINING PROGRAM// POC/ J. SYLVESTER/LTCOL/UNIT: HMX-1 MANPOWER OFFICER/ TEL: 202-814-7175/EMAIL: [email protected]//

  1. Purpose.  The FY27 HMX-1 Rotary Wing and Tiltrotor Pilot Selection Panel will be convened on or about 15 May 2026.  This message announces the eligibility criteria for interested applicants, the process for application, and establishes the timeline for application and execution of the panel.
  2. Major Timeline Milestones (read in two columns): Milestone                                     Date HMX-1 Pilot Application Window Opens          MARADMIN Release HMX-1 Recruiting Roadshow                     January – April 2026 HMX-1 Pilot Application Deadline              15 April 2026 FY27 HMX-1 Pilot Selection Panel Convenes     15 May 2026
  3. Background. 3.a.  HMX-1 is responsible for the White House Military Office for worldwide helicopter transportation of the President of the United States.  Based at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia, the HMX-1 "Nighthawks" fly a fleet of VH-3D, VH-60N, VH-92A, and MV-22B aircraft.  Additional HMX-1 missions include helicopter transportation of the Vice President of the United States, visiting Heads of State, and other White House or Headquarters Marine Corps directed missions inside the National Capital Region. 3.b.  This selection panel ensures the most qualified pilots are selected to represent the Marine Corps and the United States of America.  HMX-1 solicits applications on an annual basis.  All Marines assigned to HMX-1 must meet specific and stringent criteria mandated by the White House Military Office as outlined in reference (a).
  4. Application and Selection Overview. 4.a.  HMX-1 seeks applicants with the experience, maturity, judgment, flight leadership ability, and tactical acumen that matches the gravity of the missions they are being selected to perform.  There is no minimum flight hour requirement for pilot applicants.  Qualifications and designations such as Night Systems Instructor and Division Leader will be used as a benchmark for pilot selection.  Qualifications, designations and fleet experience, both inside and outside of the cockpit, will be used as a basis for panel selections.  Refer to paragraph 7 for details regarding application completion. 4.b.  Selected Tiltrotor applicants shall execute a prescribed tour length of 36 months at HMX-1. 4.c.  Selected Rotary Wing applicants shall execute a prescribed tour length of 48 months at HMX-1. 4.d.  Any requests to modify prescribed tour length will be initiated by CMC (MMOA) in accordance with reference (b). 4.e.  The panel will make selections of both Rotary Wing and Tiltrotor pilots to meet the unit's operational requirements while considering community health and individual career timing.
  5. Eligibility Criteria. 5.a.  Active-duty Captains, Majors, and Lieutenant Colonels assigned either a Rotary Wing or Tiltrotor military occupational specialty (MOS) is eligible to apply. 5.b.  Applicants must be scheduled to meet time-on-station (TOS) requirements per reference (b) no later than 30 September 2027, or be otherwise eligible for orders during FY27.  The panel will consider applicants who have waivers approved by Manpower Management Officer Assignment Branch (MMOA).  TOS waivers should be submitted through HQMC (MMOA) to the applicant's monitor NLT the application deadline using a NAVMC 10274.   Waiver requests must be endorsed by the applicant's chain of command and appropriate approval authority per reference (b).  Transfer inside of the normal 24-months permanent change of station time-on-station obligation will result in a gap for that command until the 24-month period has concluded.  If an officer is selected prior to his/her normal rotation date, MMOA branch will attempt to provide a backfill.  A commander's endorsement of the TOS waiver is considered acknowledgement of the potential gap. 5.c.  Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTIs) applying to HMX-1 must be scheduled to have served a minimum of 18 months with their unit following graduation from WTI course by 30 September 2026. This requirement does not preclude WTIs from applying to HMX-1, and MMOA can adjust orders on a case-by-case basis to ensure this prerequisite is satisfied.  Route waiver requests to HQMC (MMOA) NLT than the application deadline using a NAVMC 10274.  Waiver requests must be endorsed by the applicant's chain of command and appropriate approval authority per reference (b). 5.d.  Applicants must be able to obtain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information/Yankee White security clearance. Applicants shall complete and pass the HMX-1 security pre-screen process prior to the convening of the selection panel. 5.e.  All applicants must indicate on the “HMX-1 Pilot Volunteer Form” if they currently have, or plan to receive, any visible tattoos outside the Dress Blue Delta Uniform.
  6. Ineligibility Criteria. 6.a.  Reserve component commissioned officers. 6.b.  Captains in the above zone for promotion on the convening date of the HMX-1 selection board. 6.c.  Officers serving in a Joint Billet that have not met their minimum time on station requirements prior to 30 September 2027. 6.d.  Officers pending any medical or legal action that would preclude a successful tour of duty. 6.e.  Officers with adverse FITREP material. 6.f.  Officers who do not meet the time on station requirements described in paragraph 5.b. or WTI payback tours described in paragraph 5.c. and lack a positively endorsed NAVMC 10274.
  7. Application Process. 7.a.  HMX-1 communication.  Applicants shall email their intent to apply for this panel, including name, rank, MOS, personal/work email address, and personal/work phone number to the HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer, Major Zachary Behler, email: [email protected]. 7.b.  Monitor.  Applicants shall email their respective monitor for concurrence and to determine if they meet the eligibility requirements. 7.c.  Application requirements. The application process requires the submission of two separate PDF packages, the Presidential Support Program (PSP) Security Pre-Screen and the HMX-1 Pilot Application. 7.c.1.  PSP Security Pre-Screen 7.c.1.a.  Applicants shall digitally complete the entire “HMX-1 Pre-Screen and Contact Information” application available at: https(slash)(slash)www.hmx-1.marines.mil/Recruiting/ under the “Officer Recruiting” tab. 7.c.1.b.  Send the completed form to the HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer, Major Zachary Behler, with the nomenclature: “EDIPI_Prescreen_LastName_FirstName.” 7.c.1.c.  Applicants are encouraged to submit a completed “HMX-1 Pre-Screen and Contact Information” PDF as early as possible in the application process to determine if the applicant meets the security eligibility requirements to apply to HMX-1. This should be done well in advance of the full pilot application package detailed below. 7.c.2.  HMX-1 Pilot Application 7.c.2.a.  OMPF update material. Officers should submit OMPF update requests via OMPF-Records Management Application (O-RMA).  If assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC. Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF and Master Brief Sheets are accurate at all times.  Panel members will have access to the OMPF during the panel. 7.c.2.b.  Applicants shall digitally complete the entire “HMX-1 Pilot Volunteer Form” available at: https(slash)(slash)www.hmx-1. marines.mil/Recruiting/ under the “Officer Recruiting” tab. 7.c.2.c.  Applicants shall disclose if they are subject to a Field Flight Performance Board and the results of the board on the “HMX-1 Pilot Volunteer Form.” 7.c.2.d.  Command Endorsement Letter.  Packages must be endorsed at the squadron level.  The Command Endorsement Letter is addressed to the HMX-1 Pilot Selection Panel and must specifically address the flying ability and aviation leadership qualities of the applicant. Applicants currently assigned to non-flying billets shall obtain an endorsement from the Commanding Officer of their most recent flying assignment. 7.c.2.e.  Applicants shall submit digital copies of the following documents in a single PDF document, with the nomenclature, "EDIPI_MOS_LastName_FirstName" in the following order, to the HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer, Major Zachary Behler: 7.c.2.e.1.  HMX-1 Pilot Volunteer Form. 7.c.2.e.2.  Copy of e-mail correspondence from PMOS monitor confirming applicant's eligibility to apply. 7.c.2.e.3.  Command endorsement letter. 7.c.2.e.4.  Letters of recommendation (optional, maximum of three). 7.c.2.e.5.  As required, legible copies of Field Flight Performance Board material. 7.c.2.e.6.  As required, copy of endorsed tour curtailment NAVMC 10274 or WTI payback curtailment NAVMC 10274 as noted in paragraph 5.b. and 5.c. 7.d.  Late or incomplete applications will not be considered without prior approval from the HMX-1 Manpower Officer.
  8. For additional information regarding assignment to HMX-1 contact the HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer or the HMX-1 Manpower Officer via the points of contact listed in this MARADMIN.
  9. Other available billets.  Marines from any other officer and enlisted MOS are screened and selected for assignment to HMX-1 on a continual basis.  Marines should contact their monitors or the points of contact listed in this MARADMIN for information.
  10. Points of Contact: 10.a.  Lieutenant Colonel Jason Sylvester, HMX-1 Manpower Officer   Comm: (202) 814-9361, DSN: 278-4815   Email: [email protected] 10.b.  Major Zachary Behler, HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer   Comm: (202) 814-7257, DSN: 278-4929   Email: [email protected] 10.c.  Lieutenant Colonel Eben Buxton, Aviation Lieutenant Colonels Monitor   Comm: (703) 784-9267, DSN: 278-9267   Email: [email protected] 10.d.  Major Brandon Thompson, Rotary Wing Majors Monitor   Comm: (703) 784-9267, DSN: 278-9267   Email: [email protected] 10.e.  Major Alexander Lee, Rotary Wing Company Grade Monitor   Comm: (703) 784-9267, DSN: 278-9267   Email: [email protected]
  11. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
  12. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//
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