NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-23-1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD:
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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces convening of the U.S. Naval Test
Pilot School (USNTPS) Selection Board on 15 December 2021. This
board will select highly qualified naval aviators and naval flight
officers (NFO) for USNTPS. Test Pilot School (TPS) graduates have
significant and long-lasting influence on platforms and systems that
directly impact the future warfighting capability of the Fleet.
Request command and Fleet community assistance to identify
candidates with strong operational performance and, ideally, strong
academic backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics fields of study.
2. To be eligible for board consideration, a command-endorsed
application in line with reference (a), must be received by MyNavy
Career Center (MNCC) no later than 1 November 2021. Additional
documentation (e.g., Type Wing/Air Wing endorsements, letters of
recommendation, FITREPs, etc.) will be accepted until 1 December
2021, but must be submitted by the applicant as a letter to the
board, in line with subparagraph 4a below. The e-mail address(es),
phone number(s), college transcripts and post-TPS test squadron
assignment preferences of the applicant must be included with the
application. Current contact information (ashore/afloat) of the
commanding officer must be included to expedite notification, if
selected.
3. The command endorsement shall explicitly state whether the
applicant, if selected, will be allowed and available to report for
pre-arrival training by the following dates:
a. 18 April 2022 for Fixed Wing pilots.
b. 25 April 2022 for Rotary Wing pilots.
c. 23 May 2022 for NFOs.
Endorsements with availability dates after these respective dates
may be removed from consideration and not reviewed by the board.
Inability for the applicant to meet the above date may be mitigated
by conducting initial training in a temporary additional duty
(TEMADD) status at the expense of the endorsing command. If this is
required, it must be explicitly stated in the command endorsement
that the endorsing command will provide TEMADD funds until the
applicant can officially detach.
4. Application package submissions
a. The preferred method of application submission is via
encrypted email. E-mail encrypted PDF submissions to
cscselboard@navy.mil and carbon copy
43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil. If required, please visit
https://dod411.gds.disa.mil/ to download the required mailbox
certificates to encrypt the email. If unable to send encrypted,
please contact 43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil for assistance.
b. If unable to send via encrypted email, applications may be
sent via U.S. Postal Service to the following address:
MyNavy Career Center
FY-23-1 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #220)
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055
c. Applications sent via FEDEX/UPS/DHL should use the following
address:
MyNavy Career Center
FY-23-1 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #220)
5640 Ticonderoga Loop, BLDG 768, RM E302
Millington, TN 38055-6300
5. Applicants should confirm receipt of their application package
and all correspondence by calling the MNCC at 1-833-330-MNCC or DSN
882-6622.
6. Eligibility
a. Designated naval aviators and NFOs through the grade of
lieutenant commander, who are qualified for flight duties and have
not been terminated from flying status, are eligible for selection.
b. The preferred unrestricted line (13X0) aviators are junior
officers (O-2 or O-3) with detailer-forecasted career timing to
complete the selected TPS program and a 36-month follow-on test tour
prior to their expected department head tour. If there are not
enough qualified junior officers to meet requirements, lieutenant
commanders with exceptional records may be selected, provided they
can meet follow-on test tour requirements and applicable career
milestones.
c. Aerospace engineering duty officers (1510) through the grade
of lieutenant commander may be selected if they are able to serve a
36-month follow-on test tour and still meet career milestones.
d. Applicants determined to have insufficient career timing to
meet a minimum test tour of 24 months may have their application
removed from consideration.
7. Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional
information via MyNavy HR at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-
Management/Boards/Administrative/Test-Pilot/.
8. Points of contact are CDR Steve Krum, PERS-434B, via e-mail at
stephen.e.krum@navy.mil or Ms. Brandy Theisen, PERS-434B1, via e-
mail at 43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil//
9. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.//
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