*** The FY 25 Fall TAR ISPP Board (#036) Results ***

Congratulations to all the FY-25 Fall selects!!

What happens next?  PERS-92 will reach out to selects with an acceptance letter.  Once ALL acceptance letters have been returned (within 10 days), PERS-46 will reach out to you for detailing.  If you have any questions during this process, you may reach out to PERS-92 or BUPERS-351.

Information about the FY-25 Spring Officer ISPP Board will be posted when available.

Applicants may apply for the following designators:
1117 – TAR Surface Warfare Officer
1207 – TAR Human Resources Officer
1287 – TAR Permanent Professional Recruiter
1527 – TAR Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer
3107 – TAR Supply Officer

For junior Applicants seeking a commission as a TAR Officer in this highly competitive process, please consider including TAR Surface Warfare Officer as one of your requested designators.  You may find more information on the TAR Surface Warfare Community as well as all TAR communities using the community links found on the Main Page linked below.

FY-24 Spring ISPP Selection Board Metrics

*More Opportunity Than Qualified Applicants

TAR community links can be found on our main page here.

This board is designed to identify candidates with the highest potential to succeed as TAR Officers, across all applicant rates and experience levels.  Quotas are limited and are distributed based upon community need.

Basic Eligibility Requirements:
- TAR enlisted sailor (AC and SELRES are not eligible to apply)
- Completed a baccalaureate degree program from a regionally accredited institution
- Six months time in service
- Completed initial enlisted training pipeline

Additional Application Requirements:
- Applicants must meet prescribed qualifications in line with the TAR ISPP program authorization (PA) (PA 300) and OPNAVINST 1420.1B, Chapter 4.  New TAR ISPP PAs have been published for additional age, education, interview and physical qualifications for each specific designator (PA 301-305).

Three officer interviews are required in accordance with OPNAVINST 1420.1B, Chapter 4.  Interviews can be conducted separately or simultaneously by a panel of officers.  In addition, the rank and designator of the interviewing officer(s) will be in accordance with the respective TAR ISPP PA guidelines, but no lower than O3 if not specified.

Additional officer interview appraisal resources:
- The following TAR communities have designated their own respective community interview coordinators to assist in the coordination of TAR ISPP interviews. For Sailors applying to either HR or AMDO that still need interviews, please contact the coordinators for information and interview assignments.

HR community interview coordinator:
LT Josh Asaro, joshua.m.asaro.mil@us.navy.mil

AMDO community interview coordinator:
LT Cory King, cory.d.king6.mil@us.navy.mil

For all other community interviews, please continue to solicit for required interviews per the program requirements.

Commissioning physical evaluation:
- If applicants’ applications are incomplete due to a pending commissioning physical evaluation, an exception to policy (ETP) can be requested to submit the application without commissioning physical documents as long as the member has a scheduled appointment and can furnish those documents.  For details about an ETP for physical examinations, please contact PERS-92 at PERS-92@navy.mil.

Questions regarding the application process and eligibility can be directed to:

Division Director, Affiliation and Redesignation (PERS-92)
CDR Elijah Waddle
elijah.j.waddle.mil@us.navy.mil

Questions regarding the TAR officer community can be directed to:

TAR Aviation Officer Community Manager
LCDR Matthew Gibbs
matthew.w.gibbs4.mil@us.navy.mil

or

TAR Officer Community Manager
CDR Kirk Morris
kirk.n.morris.mil@us.navy.mil

Helpful Links:
PA-300 TAR ISPP
PA-301 TAR PPR ISPP
PA-302 TAR SWO ISPP
PA-303 TAR HR ISPP
PA-304 TAR AMDO ISPP
PA-305 SC ISPP
NAVADMIN 175/24
ALNAVRESFOR 005/23
Commissioning Programs

Board Documents:
Application (when selected, and the new webpage opens, click 'Ctrl S' to save it to your desktop.  Once downloaded, open in adobe reader and select ‘enable all features.’)
Interviewer’s Appraisal Sheet (when selected, and the new webpage opens, click 'Ctrl S' to save it to your desktop.  Once downloaded, open in adobe reader and select ‘enable all features.’)
TAR ISPP Eligibility Matrix
Frequently Asked Questions