CNATRAINST 1500.4F CH-1
17 NOVEMBER 1999
d. The board shall be composed of individuals qualified to
consider the merits of the particular case assigned. In the case
of a flight or flight support failure, a majority of the board
members shall be qualified to instruct in the stage in which the
failure occurred.
e. The board shall consist of at least three individuals, and
contain an odd number of voting members to preclude a tie vote.
f. The board shall normally be representative of the student
whose case is to be considered (i.e., a Marine member for a
Marine student, Coast Guard member for a Coast Guard student).
Boards convened for academic failures may include qualified
civilian instructors as members in lieu of military officers at
the discretion of the TRAWING commander.
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g. In addition to the members indicated previously, a flight
surgeon shall be a member of the board. For any case indicating
"not aviation material" (NAM) or "not aeronautically adapted"
(NAA), the flight surgeon has sole responsibility for "NAM" and
"NAA" determinations by the PRB.
h. An officer who has been directly responsible for causing a
student's appearance before the board, has previously awarded the
student an unsatisfactory event in that stage of training, or
served as a member of a PRB for that particular student, shall
not be a member of the board, and shall not fly with that student
again during the stage in which the down was given.
i. A board convened to review a student who has completed a
phase with an end-of-phase unsatisfactory shall have one member
from the student's expected receiving phase, if feasible.
j. In the case of International Military Students (IMSs),
their CLO, if one is assigned, and/or the unit IMSM should attend
as a non-voting board member.
809. CONDUCT OF PRBs.
The following procedures shall be
followed:
a. The student's ATJ will be reviewed to ensure the records
are correct and complete before the board convenes. All members
of the board to acquaint them with the student's problems and
past record shall review the ATJ. The senior member shall advise
the board of any directives or PRB policy from higher authority.
Any discrepancies or omissions in the ATJ shall be resolved by
the senior member of the board prior to convening the PRB.
b. The student shall be called before the board and asked the
following questions:
(1) Have you reviewed your Aviation Training Jacket?
(2) Do you have any complaints or criticisms?
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