SOLICITATION FOR ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES

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SUBJ:  SOLICITATION FOR ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES
1.  THIS MSG ANNOUNCES APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR CG
PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN PILOT AND MISSION SPECIALIST POSITIONS IN
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) SPACE
SHUTTLE PROGRAM.
2.  NASA WILL SELECT MILITARY ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES FROM ALL
MILITARY APPLICANTS INCLUDING CG NOMINEES.  APPLICANTS SELECTED IN
THE NEXT CYCLE BY NASA WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A ONE-YEAR TRAINING AND
EVALUATION PROGRAM BEGINNING AUG 2009 AT THE LYNDON B. JOHNSON
SPACE CENTER (JSC) IN HOUSTON TX, TO DETERMINE THEIR SUITABILITY
FOR CONTINUATION IN THE PROGRAM.  THEREFORE, SELECTION AS A CG
NOMINEE DOES NOT ENSURE ULTIMATE SELECTION AS AN ASTRONAUT BY NASA.
3.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET ONE OF THE BELOW MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FOR EITHER PILOT ASTRONAUT OR MISSION SPECIALIST ASTRONAUT.
A.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR PILOT ASTRONAUT POSITION:
   (1)  BE A U.S. CITIZEN ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE
YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE.
   (2)  HAVE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED
INSTITUTION IN ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE,
OR MATHEMATICS.  AN ADVANCED DEGREE IS DESIRABLE.
   (3)  HAVE ACQUIRED AT LEAST 1,000 HOURS PILOT-IN-COMMAND TIME IN
JET AIRCRAFT.  NASA WILL CONSIDER THE HU-25 AS QUALIFYING UNDER
THIS REQUIREMENT.
   (4)  BE ABLE TO PASS A NASA LONG-DURATION SPACE FLIGHT PHYSICAL
WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
        (A) DISTANT AND NEAR VISION ACUITY:  MUST BE CORRECTABLE TO
20/20 EACH EYE.
        (B) MAX BLOOD PRESSURE: 140/90 MEASURED IN A SITTING
POSITION.
        (C) BE BETWEEN 62 AND 75 INCHES IN HEIGHT.
B. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MISSION SPECIALIST POSITION:
   (1)  BE A U.S. CITIZEN ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE
YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE.
   (2)  HAVE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED
INSTITUTION IN ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE,
OR MATHEMATICS.  DEGREE MUST BE FOLLOWED BY AT LEAST (3) YEARS OF
RELATED, PROGRESSIVELY RESPONSIBLE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.  AN
ADVANCED DEGREE IS DESIRABLE AND MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR PART OR ALL
OF THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT (MASTER'S DEGREE = 1 YEAR, DOCTORAL
DEGREE = 3 YEARS).
   (3)  BE ABLE TO PASS A NASA LONG-DURATION SPACE FLIGHT PHYSICAL
WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
        (A) DISTANT AND NEAR VISION ACUITY:  MUST BE CORRECTABLE TO
20/20 EACH EYE.
        (B) MAX BLOOD PRESSURE: 140/90 MEASURED IN A SITTING
POSITION.
        (C) BE BETWEEN 62 AND 75 INCHES IN HEIGHT.
4.  THESE ARE NASA REQUIREMENTS AND WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
PERSONNEL WHO ASPIRE TO BECOME EITHER A PILOT ASTRONAUT OR MISSION
SPECIALIST ASTRONAUT AND WHO MEET THE SELECTION CRITERIA ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA DIRECT ACCESS NLT 29 FEBRUARY
2008.
5. OPM-2 WILL ONLY CONSIDER THE CANDIDATE'S APPLICATION, COMMAND
ENDORSEMENT, AND OFFICIAL SERVICE RECORD. THE FULL TEXT SECTION OF
THE E-RESUME SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    A) RANK
    B) UNIT
    C) EXPECTED ROTATION DATE
    D) DATE OF COMMISSION
    E) COMMISSIONING SOURCE
    F) DEGREES, MAJORS, NAME OF INSTITUTIONS
    G) FLYING EXPERIENCE (IF APPLICABLE)
      1) TYPES OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN AND HOURS/DESIGNATION IN EACH
      2) TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS
      3) TOTAL HOURS WITHIN LAST SIX (6) MONTHS
      4) TEST PILOT SCHOOL/GRADUATION DATE:
      5) TEST PILOT EXPERIENCE (NUMBER OF YEARS):
      6) OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE (NUMBER OF YEARS):
      7) EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL COMPETENCE AS OUTLINED IN PARA 3.B.2.
OF THIS MESSAGE.
    H) PERSONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE REASON FOR APPLYING
6. COMMAND ENDORSEMENT: DUE TO THE LARGE RESPONSE EXPECTED FOR THIS
PROGRAM, CO'S ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE SPECIFIC AND SELECTIVE IN THEIR
ENDORSEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
7. DIRECT ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: USE THE FOLLOWING DIRECT ACCESS
PROCEDURES:
A.  CREATE A NEW E-RESUME IN DIRECT ACCESS, UNDER HOME > SELF
SERVICE > EMPLOYEE > TASKS > CREATE E-RESUME.
B.  SELECT "ADVANCED TRAINING" FROM THE "POSITION SOURCE" ARROW
PULL-DOWN MENU ON THE TOP ROW AND CLICK ON THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED
BUTTON LABELED "SEARCH".
C.  SELECT "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO" FROM THE LISTING BY
CLICKING ON THE CHECK BOX UNDER THE COLUMN TO THE FAR RIGHT OF YOUR
SCREEN LABELED "JOB BASKET".
D.  AFTER SELECTING "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO", CLICK THE YELLOW
HIGHLIGHTED BOX AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN LABELED "ADD
SELECTED TO JOB BASKET".
E.  CLICK ON THE LINK LABELED "VIEW JOB BASKET" DIRECTLY TO THE
RIGHT OF THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED BOX YOU USED TO ADD THE SELECTION
TO YOUR JOB BASKET.  THIS ACTION WILL OPEN A NEW SCREEN. ENSURE
THAT "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO" APPEARS.
F.  WHEN YOU SEE "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO" IN YOUR JOB BASKET
AS DESIRED, CLICK ON "APPLY FOR JOBS IN BASKET" TO PROCEED WITH E-
RESUME SUBMISSION.  A SCREEN WITH "13 STEPS" WILL OPEN.
G.  YOU SHOULD THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE INFORMATION IN ALL "13 STEPS"
IN THE E-RESUME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE
AND ACCURATE.
H.  ON THE "STEP 11" SCREEN, PROVIDE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN
PARAGRAPH SIX OF THIS MESSAGE.
I.  ON THE "STEP 12" SCREEN, INCLUDE THE CORRECT ENDORSER EMPLID
FOR COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.  SELECT THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED BOX LABELED
"NEXT" AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN. THE WINDOW FOR "STEP 13" WILL
OPEN.  IF YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH YOUR SELECTION, SELECT THE YELLOW
HIGHLIGHTED BUTTON LABELED "SUBMIT". ONCE YOU SELECT "SUBMIT", YOUR
E-RESUME IS COMPLETE.
8. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN E-RESUME FOR AY08 AND NOW
DESIRE TO SUBMIT AN E-RESUME FOR THE "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO",
PROCEED TO STEP 11 OF THE E-RESUME PROCESS.  ENTER THE APPLICATION
TEXT IN STEP 11.  PROCEED TO STEP 12.  THE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR
POSITIONS AND THE "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO" SHOULD BE LISTED.
SELECT THE YELLOW ARROW BUTTONS TO MOVE THE POSITIONS FROM THE LEFT
HAND COLUMN TO THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN ON YOUR SCREEN.  ENSURE THAT
THE "CG ASTRONAUT CAND - CGASTRO" BECOMES THE LAST CHOICE.  THEN
ENTER THE ENDORSER'S EMPLID, CLICK NEXT, AND PROCEED TO STEP 13 AND
CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON.  ONCE YOU SELECT "SUBMIT", YOUR E-RESUME
IS COMPLETE.
9.  IF YOU HAVE NOT SUBMITTED AN E-RESUME FOR AY08, COMPLETE THE
ONLINE RESUME PROCESS AS NORMAL.
10.  YOU SHOULD RECEIVE A VERIFICATION E-MAIL FROM DIRECT ACCESS
INDICATING YOUR E-RESUME WAS SUBMITTED.  YOU WILL RECEIVE THIS
VERIFICATION E-MAIL EVEN IF YOUR E-RESUME WAS IMPROPERLY SUBMITTED.
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU OPEN THE LINK ATTACHED TO THIS
VERIFICATION. IF THE ATTACHMENT INDICATES ZERO JOBS APPLIED FOR,
YOU HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED AND SHOULD REPEAT THE STEPS
LISTED IN PARA SEVEN. PLEASE CONTACT THE POC LISTED IN PARA 12 IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPACE PROGRAM, MAY BE
FOUND ON THE NASA WEB PAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.NASAJOBS.NASA.GOV/JOBS/ASTRONAUTS/INDEX.HTM
12. THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR INFORMATION IS LCDR ERIC GLEASON AT
202-493-1637 OR ERIC.S.GLEASON@USCG.MIL.
13. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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