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R 221509Z JUN 01 ZYB MIN PSN 203782J22
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
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NAVADMIN 157/01
 
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SUBJ/FY-01-2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION BOARD//
 
REF/A/DOC/CHNAVPERS/05AUG1992//
 
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 14 AUG 01.  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 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.  DETAILERS CAN
ADVISE ON ELIGIBILITY.
    B.  QUOTAS WILL BE BASED ON KNOWN AND PROJECTED PROJECTS AT
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTERS AND
OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUATION FORCE (OPTEVFOR).
 
3.  SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 14 AUG 01 BOARD (CLASS 122) 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 16 APPLICANTS FOR DIRECT
ENTRY INTO USNTPS BEGINNING JAN 02 (CLASS 122) 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
JUL 03 (CLASS 125).  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 DETAILERS AND COMMANDS OF APPLICANTS:  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 29 JUN 01.  PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED; HOWEVER, COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS MAY BE SENT SEPCOR
VIA THE APPLICANT AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 20 JUL 01.  COLLEGE
TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION.
 
8.  FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CDR RICK SMITH,
NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446B), AT (901) 874-4108/DSN 882; EMAIL:
P446B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL OR YOU MAY ACCESS THE USNTPS WEBSITE AT
WWW.NAWLAD.NAVY.MIL/USNTPS/INDEX.
 
9.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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