MCBUL 1542. Fiscal Year 2006/2 Test Pilot School (TPS) Selection Board Announcement
This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2006/2 Test Pilot School (TPS) Selection Board, scheduled to convene around August 10, 2006, for assignment to USNTPS Class 133 beginning in July 2007. The application deadline is July 28, 2006, and all Marine aviators of any MOS are encouraged to apply, provided they meet eligibility requirements including rank (First Lieutenant through Major), designation as Naval Aviator or Naval Flight Officer, specific academic credentials, and minimum flight hours.
Issued: June 12, 2006
1. FISCAL YEAR 2006/2 TPS SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 10 AUG 06 AND THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS 28 JUL 06. 2. TPS SELECTION BOARD 06/2 CONSIDERS APPLICANTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO USNTPS CLASS NUMBER 133 CONVENING JUL 07. BECAUSE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING CONTINUALLY REEVALUATED, AVIATORS OF ALL MOS'S ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. 3. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION, APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS PER THE REF: 3.A. BE A REGULAR OR RESERVE COMMISSIONED OFFICER ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT THROUGH MAJOR. 3.B. BE A DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR OR NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER. 3.C. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: A BACHELORS DEGREE IN AN ENGINEERING, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS FIELD IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE. AT A MINIMUM THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: 3.C.1. COLLEGE PHYSICS OR MECHANICS (STATISTICS AND DYNAMICS). 3.C.2. COLLEGE LEVEL MATHEMATICS THROUGH COLLEGE ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS. 3.D. A TOTAL OF 1,500 FLIGHT HOURS. IN CASES OF EXCEPTIONAL OPERATIONAL FLYING EXPERIENCE IN A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT MODELS, A MINIMUM OF 1,000 FLIGHT HOURS WILL BE CONSIDERED. APPLICANTS APPROACHING 1,000 FLIGHT HOURS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. 3.E. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE REF. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR TPS SELECTION BOARD 06/2 SHALL ROUTE THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH THEIR CURRENT ENDORSING CHAINS. IN THE EVENT AN OFFICER SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED, ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE FLYING ABILITIES AND AVIATION LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF THE APPLICANT. APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING A CURRENT PHOTO IS SUBMITTED TO MMSB-32 FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR OMPF. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3) ATTN: 06/2 TPS BOARD 3280 RUSSELL ROAD QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AT THIS HEADQUARTERS AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NORMALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED, BUT WILL BE HELD FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NEXT TPS SELECTION BOARD. 4. OFFICERS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR PAST TPS BOARDS AND REMAIN INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT MMOA TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN UPDATE OF THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE OR SUBMISSION OF A COMPLETE NEW PACKAGE IS APPROPRIATE TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE AND COMPETITIVE FOR CONSIDERATION. 5. POINTS OF CONTACT -MARINE AVIATION DETACHMENT PATUXENT RIVER AT COMM (301) 342-1427 DSN 342-1427. LTCOL CORDELL (ROGER.CORDELL@NAVY.MIL) -MMOA-3 MAJ RICE, PLANS OFFICER, COMM (703) 784-9284 DSN 278-9284. (ROBERT.C.RICE@USMC.MIL) -ROTARY WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT JOSEPH LAGOSKI DSN 278-9267 (JOSEPH.LAGOSKI@USMC.MIL) -ROTARY WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ RUPP DSN 278-9267 (JOSEPH.RUPP@USMC.MIL) -FIXED WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT BRIAN BERNTH DSN 278-9267 (BRIAN.BERNTH@USMC.MIL) -FIXED WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ TIMOTHY FRANK DSN 278-9267 (TIMOTHY.FRANK@USMC.MIL) 6. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 7. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 DEC 06.