- Position Title
- Flight Operations Specialist (Title 32) (Permanent)
- Agency
- Army National Guard Units
- Announcement Number
- VA-12622865-AR-25-101 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, December 27, 2024 to Saturday, January 11, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
This position has an age requirement. Enter or select your date of birth.
2.
All on-board federal employees/technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 and Title 5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite). Are you a current on-board federal employee or technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2,or 3).
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2,or 3).
3.
All on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 Permanent and Excepted Indefinite). Are you a current on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2, or 3).
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2, or 3).
4.
Current Army M-Day and current Air DSG members within the state for which you are applying. Are you a current Army M-Day or current Air DSG member within the state for which this position is being advertised?
5.
All current (nationwide) federal employees. Are you a current federal employee?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1 or 2).
6.
Current nationwide military/prior members willing and eligible to become National Guard members. Are you a current military or prior member willing and eligible to become a National Guard member?
7.
Are you a current National Guard member within the state for which this position is being advertised?
8.
Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
9.
Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
10.
Are you a current Temporary full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Temporary full-time status with the state National Guard.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Temporary full-time status with the state National Guard.
Military Criteria
1.
Are you currently a member of the Virginia Army National Guard, regardless of employment status (Traditional, Military technician or AGR)?
OR
Are you not an active member of the Virginia Army National Guard but YOU ARE WILLING AND ELIGIBLE to immediately become an active Military Member of the Virginia Army National Guard?
NOTE: If enlistment occurred within 60 days prior to or during the advertisement period proof of enlistment in the Virginia Army National Guard must be attached to the application. If you are not sure you are eligible to join the National Guard, please contact a Virginia Army National Guard recruiter at (800) 464-8273.
OR
Are you not an active member of the Virginia Army National Guard but YOU ARE WILLING AND ELIGIBLE to immediately become an active Military Member of the Virginia Army National Guard?
NOTE: If enlistment occurred within 60 days prior to or during the advertisement period proof of enlistment in the Virginia Army National Guard must be attached to the application. If you are not sure you are eligible to join the National Guard, please contact a Virginia Army National Guard recruiter at (800) 464-8273.
2.
Are you currently an Enlisted Member (E1/PVT - E7/SFC) or a Warrant Officer (W1/WO1 - W2/CW2) or Not Currently in the Virginia Army National Guard but you are eligible to join at one of those military ranks?
3.
Accepting a Title 32 Federal Technician position disqualifies you from continued receipt of any bonuses that you either currently may be entitled to or may be entitled to in the future while you are employed as a Title 32 Federal Technician including the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).
For more information concerning your bonus or SLRP benefit please contact the Virginia Army National Guard Education Department at (434) 298-6222 or by email at ng.va.vaarng.mbx.ngva-education@mail.mil.
Assessment 1
Respond to all questions. For each, choose the response that best describes your experience and/or training. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have experience, education, or training conducting preflight briefings for pilots and providing in-flight advisory services?
2.
Do you have at least 12 months experience of specialized experience, education, and training, equivalent to at least the GS-07 level, or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government? This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector, but must demonstrate that it is comparable to the GS grade indicated. This experience must include activities such as:
- Experience conducting preflight pilot briefings in accordance with National Guard regulations and directives.
- Experience processing extended and local clearances, including examination for conformance with flight rules and regulations.
- Experience preparing, maintaining and files recording, charts, graphs, and reports allied to flight operations and flight training activities such as aircraft utilization reports, aircrew information reports, individual flight records, notice to airmen (NOTAM) file and airfield data.
- Experience maintaining current file of aircraft flying regulations and navigational information such as radio facility carts, instrument approach procedure charts, aeronautical charts, Airman's Information Manual (AIM), airport directory, location identifiers, ATC procedures manual and Army Flight Information Publications.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Do you have experience briefing pilots on mission, aircraft and flight plan?
4.
Do you have experience processing, clearing and transmitting flight plans and flight progress messages to appropriate agencies (FSS, ACT tower, ARTCC) which may require use of service B equipment?
5.
Do you have experience being responsible for completion of risk analysis projection?
6.
Do you have experience compiling and summarizing reports for analysis through the use of a computer system and peripheral equipment?
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Do you have experience supervising on-the-job training of unit flight operations personnel performing equivalent training or accomplishing a split unit training assembly at the facility?
8.
Do you have experience or knowledge of being responsible for initiating search and rescue for overdue aircraft and implementing the crash rescue plan in the event of an aircraft accident?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Your Ratings in this questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualification. Please take this opportunity to review your review your answers. Do you confirm that you understand this warning and have reviewed your responses for accuracy?