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SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY25-1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD// 
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/06JAN21// 
AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62E, TEST PILOT SCHOOLS.// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces convening of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot 
School (USNTPS) selection board on 15 November 2023.  This board will select 
highly qualified naval aviators and naval flight officers (NFO) for USNTPS 
and U.S. Air Force TPS.  USNTPS 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 11 October 2023.  Additional documentation (including Wing/CAG 
endorsements, letters of recommendation, fitness reports, etc.) will be 
accepted until 1 November 2023, 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, anthropometric data 
measurement record, a current Body Composition Assessment report from 
Physical Readiness Information Management System Two and post-TPS test 
squadron assignment preferences of the applicant must be included with the 
application.  Current contact information (ashore/afloat) of commanding 
officer must also 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.  1 April 2024 for fixed wing pilots. 
    b.  8 April 2024 for rotary wing pilots. 
    c.  6 May 2024 for NFOs. 
Endorsements with availability dates after these above 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 electronic.  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 e-mail.  If unable to send encrypted, please contact 
43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil for assistance. 
    b.  If unable to send electronically, applications may be sent via U.S. 
Postal Service to the following address: 
    MyNavy Career Center 
    FY25-1 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 
    FY25-1 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 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 (URL, 13X0) aviators are O-3 and O-4 
aviators with detailer-forecasted career timing to complete the selected TPS 
program and a minimum 24 month follow-on test tour prior to their next career 
milestone (e.g. department head, etc.). 
    c.  Aerospace engineering duty officer (1510) aviators 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 the minimum test tour of 24 months may have their application 
removed from consideration. 
    e.  Applicants should ensure they have a valid government 
passport that will not expire prior to completion of the class. 
 
7.  Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional 
information at  
https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Boards/Administrative/Test-
Pilot/ 
 
8.  Points of contact are CDR Ernesto Villalba, PERS-434B, via e-mail at 
ernesto.r.villalba.mil@us.navy.mil or Ms. Brandy Theisen, PERS-434B1, via  
e-mail at 43_aedo_dtlr.fct@navy.mil. 
 
9.  Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// 
 
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