Test Pilot

The FY-27-2 TPS Selection Board will convene 18 June 2026. 

Applications are due 15 May 2026
Supplemental documents will be accepted until 5 June 2026
NAVADMIN 076/26

 Timing Requirements 

The optimum time to begin applying to TPS is just prior to or at the completion of your JO Sea Tour.  The semi-annual selection boards meet between two and five months prior to commencement of pre-TPS training tracks.  Ensure your detailer is aware of your intention to submit an application so he/she can assess community requirements and the possibility of delaying your PCS transfer until the TPS Board results are released.

Interested candidates should coordinate application plans with their respective community detailers, and should prepare an application in the format described in BUPERSINST 1500.62F

APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS

Apply for TPS! 

Do not mistakenly use the number of pilots/NFOs chosen from your community on one or more previous selection boards as an indication of what opportunity will be available on future boards.  Selection opportunity always changes, so YOU SHOULD APPLY regardless of past board results or perceived "trends".

Apply often...

Continue to apply as long as you have career timing available (as described above).
APPLICATION PACKAGES and ALL BOARD CORRESPONDENCE will only be accepted if submitted to the NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (CSC) at CSCSELBOARD@navy.mil 
Ensure that your application package is received by the NPC CSC no later than the due date in the NAVADMIN
Please send a courtesy copy of all application documents to brandy.l.dempster-theisen.ctr@us.navy.mil and richard.s.westerfield.mil@us.navy.mil

Items that must be received by deadline date:

Letters of Recommendation & Endorsement: 

• Letters from outside the applicant's chain of command are Letters of Recommendation.  To be accepted, they must be referenced in applicant's Application Letter or accompanied by a Cover Letter from the applicant, requesting President allow board consideration of that/those letter(s).
• Letters from the member's chain-of-command are Endorsement Letters and do not require a cover letter of any kind.  Note that a positive command endorsement indicates the command can/will release the selected officer for training and may not have a numerical relief until the original PRD.
• Most recent FITREP:  If not yet posted to your permanent record, most recent FITREP should be submitted with original application.  If not available at that point, fax to NPC not later than one week prior to the board convening date.
• FITREP Continuity, Award Citations, Special Qualifications, etc.:  Visit your record via the Web-Enabled Record Review feature of BUPERS Online.  Do not rely on Assistant Recorders to find and notify you about discrepancies in your record.  They will be scrubbing a very large number of records in a very short period of time.  As you have always heard, it really is YOUR responsibility to ensure YOUR record is correct and up to date.

You should send all correspondence, so it is received by the NPC CSC by the application deadline, not the convening date of the board.

CONFIRM RECEIPT of your application and all correspondence with NPC CSC!  Confirmation is available online (choose "Selection Board Status" from the NPC CSC webpage), via phone or email

Selection Board Info

NAVADMIN 076/26

FY-27-1 TPS Results

FY-26-2 TPS Results

FY-26-1 TPS Results

BUPERSINST 1500.62F

Sample CO Endorsement