UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 121450Z JUN 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 135/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/FY-18-2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/5OCT10// 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 16 August 2017. This board will select highly qualified Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) for USNTPS. USNTPS graduates have significant and long-lasting influence on platforms and systems, and thus directly impact the future warfighting capability of their fleet community. Request command and fleet community assistance to identify candidates with strong operational performance and, ideally, strong academic backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math fields of study. Capabilities being developed for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G platforms in support of advancements in Cooperative Engagement Capability and Electronic Warfare have resulted in a high demand for Tactical Air NFOs (Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) and Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ)) with relevant fleet experience. Specifically, developmental flight test of Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air, Net Enabled Weapons, multi-ship threat geolocation, Next Generation Jammer and all associated mission planning systems will demand technical experts with tactical qualifications to ensure capable and lethal systems are delivered to the warfighter. Expertise in these critical VFA and VAQ mission areas is very much in demand. This will also be the first board where C-2 pilots are considered for the Rotary Wing syllabus at USNTPS with follow-on orders as a CMV-22 test pilot at HX-21. Candidates selected for the CMV-22 syllabus will complete approximately 8 to 10 months of training prior to starting USNTPS with a follow-on class. 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 in line with reference (a), must be received by Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Customer Service Center (CSC) no later than 17 July 2017. Additional documentation (including Wing/Carrier Air Wing endorsements, letters of recommendation, fitness report, etc.) will be accepted until 14 August 2017 but must be submitted by the applicant, as a letter to the board, in line with subparagraph 3a below. The command endorsement shall address whether the applicant, if selected, will be allowed and available to report for initial training as early as October 2017. The Service Members e-mail address(es), phone number(s), college transcripts, and post-Test Pilot School(TPS) test squadron assignment preferences must be included with the application. Commanding officers contact information should be included to expedite notification if selected. 3. Application packages shall be submitted as follows: a. The preferred method of application submission is electronic. E-mail encrypted portable document format submissions to cscselboard(at)navy.mil, CC filisa.murphy(at)navy.mil and michael.p.kline(at)navy.mil. If unable to send encrypted, please contact filisa.murphy(at)navy.mil for assistance. b. If unable to send electronically, applications may be sent via U.S. Postal Service to the following address: Navy Personnel Command FY-18-2 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) Customer Service Center (PERS-1) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 c. Applications sent via Federal Express, United Parcel Service, or DHL Express should use the following address: Navy Personnel Command FY-18-2 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) Customer Service Center (PERS-1) 5640 Ticonderoga Loop, Bldg 768, RM E302 Millington, TN 38055 4. Applicants should confirm receipt of their application package and all correspondence by selecting the customer service link at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/organization/npc/csc/Pages/Default.aspx or by calling the NPC CSC at 866-U-ASK-NPC (DSN 882-5672). 5. Eligibility requirements are as follows: a. Designated Naval Aviators and NFOs through the grade of lieutenant commander (LCDR) 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 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, LCDRs with exceptional records may be selected, provided they can meet applicable career milestones. c. Aerospace engineering duty officer (1510) aviators through the grade of LCDR 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. e. Applicants may only apply for the fixed wing, rotary wing, or airborne systems curriculums as test pilots and test NFOs. The flight test engineer syllabus is for AIR 5.1 Civilian Personnel and is not available for naval officers. 6. Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional information at the TPS Board website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/boards/administrative/testpilot/Pages/default.aspx 7. Points of contact are CDR Michael Kline, PERS-434B, via e-mail at michael.p.kline(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 cancelled. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//