ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 151350Z NOV 02 ZYB MIN PSN 702825J24 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 381/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/NOV// SUBJ/FY-03-1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/20MAR2002// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62A, TEST PILOT SCHOOL.// POC/CDR BARBARA A. BELL/P446B/CALLSIGN:AEDO ASSIGNMENT OFFICER /LOC:BUPERS/EMAIL:P446B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SELECTION BOARD THAT WILL CONVENE 24 FEB 03. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL SELECT OFFICERS FOR THE U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL (USNTPS) AND U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL 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 24 FEB 03 BOARD (CLASS 125) 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 PARAGRAPH 2. 4. THE BOARD MAY SELECT APPROXIMATELY 13 APPLICANTS FOR DIRECT ENTRY INTO USNTPS BEGINNING JUL 03 (CLASS 125) AND 5 APPLICANTS FOR TPS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (FORMERLY NPSTPS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM). COOPERATIVE PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL FIRST ATTEND AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN DAYTON, OH, FOR FIVE QUARTERS (FOR PILOTS) OR SIX QUARTERS (FOR NFO'S) OR A SIMILAR CIVILIAN UNIVERSITY, AND ATTEND TPS BEGINNING JAN 05 (CLASS 128). CONCURRENT WITH GRADUATION FROM TPS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, SELECTEES WILL BE AWARDED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING. 5. FOR COMMANDS OF APPLICANTS AND DETAILERS: DIRECT ENTRY SELECTS REQUIRE ENROUTE TRAINING TO TPS. FOR FIXED-WING PILOTS, A 30 DAY T-2 TRANSITION AT NAS MERIDIAN AND A 30 DAY USAF T-38 TRANSITION AT RANDOLPH AFB IS REQUIRED. FOR HELO PILOTS, A 60 DAY FIXED-WING TRANSITION AT VT-35, NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, AND A ONE-WEEK H-6 TRANSITION AT MESA, AZ IS REQUIRED. FOR 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. SERVICE MEMBER'S EMAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION. 7. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, IAW REF A, TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446B) NLT 20 DEC 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 7 FEB 03. PLEASE FORWARD ORIGINAL APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446B) AND ROUTE A COPY FOR COMMAND AND ALL OTHER ENDORSEMENTS TO ENSURE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED BY DUE DATE. COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION. 8. FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CDR BARBARA BELL, NAVPERSCOM (PERS-446B), AT (901) 874-4108/DSN 882; EMAIL: P446B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL OR YOU MAY ACCESS THE USNTPS WEB SITE AT WWW.USNTPS.NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL. 9. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT