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R 301240Z NOV 01 ZYB MIN PSN 927823J31
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01500//
NAVADMIN 311/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/FY-02-1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION BOARD//
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/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 26 FEB 02.  THE SELECTION BOARD WILL SELECT
OFFICERS FOR THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (USNTPS) AND NAVAL
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL/U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (NPSTPS)
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.
 
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 26 FEB 02 BOARD (CLASS 123), 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 JUL 02 (CLASS 123) 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
JAN 04 (CLASS 126).  CONCURRENT WITH GRADUATION FROM TPS
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, SELECTEES WILL BE AWARDED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING.  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 E-2/C-2 PILOTS, A 30-DAY
JET TRANSITION IS REQUIRED AT NAS MERIDIAN.  FOR P-3/E-6 PILOTS, A
30-DAY USAF T-38 TRANSITION AT RANDOLPH AFB IS REQUIRED.  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, PATUXENT RIVER, MD OR NAWC-WEAPONS
DIVISION AT CHINA LAKE AND PT MUGU, 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 23 DEC 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 8 FEB 02.  COLLEGE
TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION.
 
8.  FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CDR MORGAN,
(PERS-446B), AT (901) 874-4108/DSN 882; E-MAIL:
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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