ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 152058Z JUN 00 ZYB MIN PSN 256893J33 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 148/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-446B// SUBJ/AUG 00 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/CHNAVPERS/5AUG92// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62, TEST PILOT SCHOOL// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SELECTION BOARD THAT WILL CONVENE 8 AUG 00. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL SELECT OFFICERS FOR THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (USNTPS); NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL/U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (NPSTPS) COOPERATIVE PROGRAM; U.S. AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL (USAFTPS); AND BRITISH EMPIRE TEST PILOT SCHOOL (ETPS) SELECTION. 2. ELIGIBILITY. PILOTS AND NFOS. IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS IN REF A, THE BOARD WILL SELECT OFFICERS WHO ARE AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT AT THIS TIME IN THEIR CAREERS, AND FOR WHOM THERE ARE QUOTAS FOR TYPE/MODEL/SERIES AIRCRAFT FLOWN. ADDITIONALLY: A. SHORE ROTATION AND CAREER TIMING ISSUES MAY RESULT IN SOME APPLICATIONS NOT BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. SPECIFIC COMMUNITY DETAILERS WILL DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. B. QUOTAS WILL BE BASED ON KNOWN AND PROJECTED PROJECTS AT NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTERS AND THE OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUATION FORCE (OPTEVFOR). 3. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 8 AUG 00 BOARD (CLASS 120, 8 JAN 01) WILL BE OUTLINED FOR BOARD MEMBERS IN THE PRECEPT; THEREFORE, ALL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WILL BE INITIALLY ACCEPTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SCREENED BASED ON THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN PARA 2. 4. THE BOARD MAY SELECT APPROXIMATELY 12 APPLICANTS FOR DIRECT ENTRY INTO USNTPS BEGINNING 8 JAN 01 (CLASS 120) AND FIVE APPLICANTS FOR NPSTPS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM. NPSTPS SELECTEES WILL FIRST ATTEND NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN MONTEREY, CA, FOR FIVE QUARTERS (FOR PILOTS) OR SIX QUARTERS (FOR NFO'S), AND ATTEND TPS BEGINNING 8 JUL 02 (CLASS 123). CONCURRENT WITH GRADUATION FROM TPS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, SELECTEES WILL BE AWARDED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD MAY SELECT TWO APPLICANTS FOR EXCHANGE, ONE FOR USAFTPS AND ONE FOR ETPS. SPECIFIC TYPE/MODEL/SERIES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WILL BE OUTLINED IN THE PRECEPT. 5. FOR COMMANDS OF APPLICANTS AND DETAILERS: DIRECT ENTRY SELECTS MAY REQUIRE ENROUTE TRAINING TO TPS. FOR PROP/MULTI-ENGINE FIXED-WING PILOTS (E-2/C-2/P-3/E-6), A 30-DAY JET TRANSITION IS REQUIRED AT NAS MERIDIAN. FOR HELO PILOTS, A 60-DAY FIXED-WING TRANSITION IS REQUIRED AT VT-35, NAS CORPUS CHRISTI. FOR TACTICAL JET PILOTS ATTENDING NPSTPS COOP, A 20-DAY JET REFRESHER IS REQUIRED AT NAS MERIDIAN. FOR NPSTPS COOP SELECTS, EITHER FULL (PHYSICS AND MATH) OR PARTIAL (MATH ONLY) REFRESHER PROGRAMS MAY BE REQUIRED. THE FULL REFRESHER IS APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AND THE PARTIAL REFRESHER IS SIX WEEKS. 6. GRADUATES OF TPS WILL RECEIVE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS TO NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER-AIRCRAFT DIVISION (NAWC-AD), PATUXENT RIVER, MD; NAWC-WEAPONS DIVISION (NAWC-WD) AT CHINA LAKE AND PT MUGU, CA; OR OPTEVRON NINE, CHINA LAKE, CA. TACAIR APPLICANTS SHOULD INDICATE SITE PREFERENCE IN THEIR APPLICATION. OFFICERS WORKING AT THESE SITES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THE LATEST FLEET-BOUND SYSTEMS AND WILL HAVE KEY ROLES IN DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION AIRCRAFT, AVIONICS AND WEAPONS SYSTEMS. 7. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, IAW REF A, TO NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-446B) NLT 7 JUL 00. PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED; HOWEVER, COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS MAY BE SENT SEPCOR VIA THE APPLICANT AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 21 JUL 00. COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION. 8. FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL/USNTPS OR CONTACT CDR RICK SMITH, PERS-446B, AT (901) 874-4108/DSN 882; E-MAIL: P446B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL; OR YOU MAY ACCESS THE USNTPS WEBSITE AT WWW.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL/USNTPS/INDEX. 9. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.// BT