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SUBJ/FY-16 1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD (CORRECTED COPY)//

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AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62B, TEST PILOT SCHOOLS.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces convening of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot 
School (USNTPS) selection board on 11 February 2015.  This board will select 
highly qualified Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) for USNTPS.  
The Naval Postgraduate School/USNTPS cooperative program will not be offered 
during this board or in the near future.

2.  To be eligible for board consideration, a command endorsed application 
per reference (a), must be received by Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Customer 
Service Center (CSC) no later than
16 January 2015.  The command endorsement shall address whether the 
applicant, if selected, will be allowed and available to report for initial 
training as early as April 2015.  The service member's e-mail address(es), 
phone number(s), college transcripts, and post-Test Pilot School test 
squadron assignment preferences must be included with the application.

3.  Application package submissions:
a.  Applications may be sent via U.S. Postal Service to the following 
address: 

    Navy Personnel Command
    FY-16 1 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #220)
    Customer Service Center (PERS-1)
    5720 Integrity Drive
    Millington TN 38055
 
b.  Applications sent via FEDEX/UPS/DHL should use the following address: 

    Navy Personnel Command
    FY-16 1 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #220)
    Customer Service Center (PERS-1)
    5640 Ticonderoga Loop, Bldg 768, RM E302
    Millington TN 38055

c.  In advance of hardcopy, encrypted e-mail PDF file submissions will be 
accepted for those applicants who have exhausted all other means of delivery.  
E-mail encrypted PDF submissions to cscselboard(at)navy.mil.

4.  Applicants should confirm receipt of their application package and all 
correspondence by selecting the customer service link at 
https://ahdsedstws16.ahf.nmci.navy.mil/OA_HTML/npc.html or by calling the NPC 
CSC at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (DSN 882-5672).

5.  Eligibility:
    a.  Designated Naval Aviators and NFOs through the grade of lieutenant 
commander are eligible for selection (1310, 1320, 1510).
    b.  The preferred Unrestricted Line (URL) (13x0) aviators are junior 
officers (O-2 or O-3) with detailer-forecasted career timing to complete the 
selected TPS program and at least a 24 to 36 month follow-on test tour prior 
to their expected department head tour.
In the event that there are insufficient quantities of qualified junior 
officers to meet requirements, lieutenant commanders with exceptional records 
may be selected, provided they can meet applicable career milestones.
    c.  Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (1510) aviators through the grade 
of lieutenant commander may be selected if they are able to serve a 24 to 36 
month follow-on test tour and still meet career milestones.
    d.  Applicants determined to have insufficient career timing may have 
their application removed from consideration.

6.  Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional 
information at the TSP board website at http://www.public.navy.mil/ bupers-
npc/boards/administrative/testpilot/Pages/default.aspx.

7.  Point of contacts are CDR Eric M. Gardner, PERS-434B, via e-mail at 
eric.m.gardner(at)navy.mil or Mrs. Shirley Murphy, PERS-434B1, via e-mail at 
filisa.murphy(at)navy.mil.

8.  This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, 
whichever occurs first.

9.  Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.//

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