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R 241154Z MAY 02 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 927342J27
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 153/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/FY-02-2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION BOARD//
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/20MAR2002//
 
AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62A, TEST PILOT SCHOOL.//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT
SELECTION BOARD THAT WILL CONVENE 30 JUL 02.  THE SELECTION BOARD
WILL SELECT OFFICERS FOR THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (USNTPS),
THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL/U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (NPSTPS)
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM AND FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL
(USAFTPS), THE BRITISH EMPIRE TEST PILOT SCHOOL (ETPS), AND EPNER
TEST PILOT SCHOOL AT ISTRES, FRANCE.
 
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 30 JUL 02 BOARD (CLASS 124) 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 13 APPLICANTS FOR DIRECT
ENTRY INTO USNTPS BEGINNING JAN 03 (CLASS 124) 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 04 (CLASS 127).  CONCURRENT WITH GRADUATION FROM TPS
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, SELECTEES WILL BE AWARDED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING.  ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD MAY SELECT THREE
APPLICANTS FOR EXCHANGE, ONE FOR USAFTPS, ONE FOR ETPS AND ONE FOR
EPNER.  THE EPNER SELECTEE WILL ATTEND DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE IN
MONTEREY, CA, FOR SIX MONTHS AND VISIT USNTPS FOR INDOCTRINATION.
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 FIXED-WING PILOTS, A
30-DAY T-2 TRANSITION AT NAS MERIDIAN AND A 30-DAY USAFT 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
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
OR NAWC-WEAPONS DIVISION (NAWC-WD) 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 14 JUN 02.  PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED; HOWEVER, COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS MAY BE SENT SEPCOR
VIA THE APPLICANT AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 19 JUL 02.  SERVICE
MEMBER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS, MUST
BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION.
 
8.  FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CDR PAUL
MORGAN, NAVPERSCOM (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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