UNCLAS
SUBJ: SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) TACP SELECTION
REF: 1914XXZ XXX 01 MESSAGE, SAME SUBJECT
1. HQ ACC/XOYC WILL BE SPONSORING AN INITIAL SCREENING BOARD ON XX-XX MAY (or NOV) XX FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TACP CANDIDATES. A THOROUGH PACKAGE REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL SELECTION EVENTS. THIS NEW PROCESS WILL ENSURE THE VOLUNTEER IS INITIALLY QUALIFIED PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE FINAL SELECTION. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PACKAGE ARE:                                                                                                                    A. COPIES OF LAST FIVE EPRS
B. COPIES OF LAST THREE AF FORM 3827S
C. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM UNIT COMMANDER AND SUPERINTENDENT
D. MILITARY RESUME STATING YOUR BACKGROUND AS A TACP MEMBER. (USE THE TARGETED RESUME EXAMPLE IN AFH 37-137, (TONGUE AND QUILL).
E. DA FORM 705 (PT CARD) WITH SCORES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PACKAGE DATE SIGNED BY UNIT COMMANDER
F. COPIES OF CURRENT FLIGHT PHYSICAL DOCUMENTS (SF88, SF93, AND AF1042)
G. VOLUNTEER LETTER STATING YOU A VOLUNTEER FOR AIRBORNE DUTY
H. LOCATION VOLUNTEER LIST. CURRENT VACANCIES ARE:
FT XXX
FT YYY
FT ZZZ
I. PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQ ACC/XOYC NLT 30 APR XX (or 31 OCT XX).   MAIL
PACKAGES TO: HQ ACC/XOYC; ATTN: MSGT JAMES DENNY; 205 DODD BLVD,
SUITE 101; LANGLEY AFB VA 23665-2789
2. VOLUNTEERS SELECTED FROM THE INITIAL SCREENING BOARD WILL RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO THE PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE SOF SELECTION EVENTS. TENTATIVE DATES FOR THIS SELECTION ARE XX - XX MAY XX (or XX - XX NOV XX) AT CAMP MCKALL/FT BRAGG NC. THESE ARE TO FILL VACANCIES FROM MAY THROUGH NOV XX (or NOV THROUGH OCT) AT EACH SOF TACP UNIT (BOTH RANGER AND SPECIAL FORCES). INDIVIDUALS MUST INDICATE WHETHER THEY ARE A VOLUNTEER FOR RANGER, SPECIAL FORCES, OR BOTH AND RANK ORDER THEIR ASSIGNMENT LOCATION
PREFERENCES.  ATTEMPTS WILL BE MADE TO MATCH PERSONNEL WITH THEIR PREFERENCES, HOWEVER, THE NEEDS OF THE AIR FORCE COME FIRST.
3. VOLUNTEERS MUST:
A. BE AT LEAST AN E-4 1C4XI (PREFERABLY A TSGT/SSGT)
B. BE A CURRENT ETAC WITH 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE (EXCEPT SIX MONTH ETAC REQUIREMENT FOR RANGER REGIMENT)
C. HAVE A CURRENT CLASS III FLIGHT PHYSICAL
D. BE A VOLUNTEER FOR AIRBORNE SCHOOL AND/OR DUTY
E. BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PCS MOVE (CONUS TO CONUS 3 YRS TOS)
4. THE FOLLOWING UNITS ARE TASKED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
A. 3 ASOG: 1 VOTING/SELECTING MEMBER (CEM)
B. 18 ASOG: 1 VOTING/SELECTING MEMBER (CEM)
C. 1 ASOG: 1 VOTING/SELECTING MEMBER (CEM)
5. ACC WILL FUND TDY COSTS OF THE TASKED ASOG VOTING MEMBERS. CONTACT MSGT JAMES DENNY FOR FUND CITE INFORMATION.
6. POC THIS MESSAGE IS MSGT JAMES FELTON, HQ ACC/XOYC. DSN 574-8384,
E-MAIL mailto:JAMES.FELTON@LANGLEY.AF.MIL
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