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SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-21-2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD//

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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.//

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