UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 261343Z JUN 20 MID510001339645U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 179/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-21-2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/14SEP18// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1500.62D, TEST PILOT SCHOOLS// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces convening of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Selection Board on 13 August 2020. This board will select highly qualified Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) for USNTPS, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and Empire Test Pilot School. Test Pilot School (TPS) 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 accordance with reference (a) must be received by MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) no later than 13 July 2020. Additional documentation (including Wing/Carrier Air Wing (CAG) endorsements, letters of recommendation, fitness reports (FITREP), etc.) will be accepted until 7 August 2020, but must be submitted by the applicant, as a letter to the board, in line with subparagraph 3a below. The command endorsement shall explicitly state whether the applicant, if selected, will be allowed and available to report for pre-arrival training by 1 January 2021. Due to COVID-19 impacts, pre-arrival training dates may be updated following selection. Selectees and commands will be notified of any changes as training schedules are confirmed. 3. Endorsements with availability dates after 1 January 2021 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. The e-mail address(es), phone number(s), college transcripts 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 be included to expedite notification, if selected. 4. Application package submissions: a. The preferred method of application submission is electronic. E-mail encrypted PDF submissions to cscselboard(at)navy.mil and carbon copy 43_aedo_dtlr.fct(at)navy.mil. If you are sending your board package from a non-NMCI network (bumed.mil, mail.mil, etc.), please visit https://dod411.gds.disa.mil to download the required mailbox certificate. To download the *cert* (please note, you must be using Microsoft Outlook with a CAC reader, including *activclient* software and have Internet Explorer or Netscape 7), go to https://dod411.gds.disa.mil, type cscselboard(at)navy.mil in the *e- mail address* field, then click *search.* Click the *CSC* link under *last name.* Click on the link *download certificate(s) as vcard.* Click *software certificate for cscselboard(at)navy.mil.* Click the *open* button for the file download popup. The certificate will then open. Click *save and close.* The certificate is then saved to the profile and can be used to send your encrypted e-mail. If unable to send encrypted, please contact 43_aedo_dtlr.fct(at)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 FY-21-2 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 c. Applications sent via FEDEX/UPS/DHL should use the following address: MyNavy Career Center FY-21-2 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) 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 the MNCC at 1-833-330-MNCC, (901) 874-MNCC or DSN 882-5672. 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 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, lieutenant commanders with exceptional records may be selected, provided they can meet follow-on test tour requirements and 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 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. 7. Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional information via MyNavy Portal at https://my.navy.mil/quick- links.html, click *NPC tab*, click the *boards* drop down menu, then select the *administrative and Test Pilot* or by checking the following link http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/boards/administrative/testpilot/Pages/default.aspx 8. Points of contact are CDR Steve Krum, PERS-434B, via e-mail at stephen.e.krum(at)navy.mil or Ms. Brandy Theisen, PERS-434B1, via e- mail at 43_aedo_dtlr.fct(at)navy.mil// 9. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//