UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 735/07
142318Z DEC 07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM MMOA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1542. FISCAL YEAR 2008 1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION /BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19940430//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.3B UNITED STATES NAVY-UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOLS (USN-USAF TPS)//
POC/E. GONZALEZ/GYSGT/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284
/EMAIL:ELISEO.GONZALEZ1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE FISCAL YEAR 2008/1 TPS SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 26 FEB 08 WITH A DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS OF 1 FEB 08.
2. TPS SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERS APPLICANTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO USNTPS CLASS NUMBER 136 CONVENING IN AUG 08. BECAUSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING CONTINUALLY REEVALUATED, AVIATORS FROM EVERY TYPE-MODEL-SERIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
3. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION, PER REF (A), APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
A. BE A REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICER ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN THROUGH MAJOR.
B. BE A DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR OR NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER.
C. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN ENGINEERING,
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS FIELD IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE. AT A MINIMUM, THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED:
(1) COLLEGE PHYSICS OR MECHANICS (STATIC AND DYNAMIC).
(2) COLLEGE LEVEL MATHEMATICS THROUGH COLLEGE ALGEBRA, DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS.
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.
E. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN REF (A). OFFICERS APPLYING FOR TPS SELECTION BOARD
08/1 SHALL ROUTE THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH THEIR CURRENT ENDORSING CHAINS. IN THE EVENT AN OFFICER SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED, ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE GAINING COMMAND SHOULD ALSO BE FORWARDED. COMMAND 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 SUMBITTED TO MMSB-32 FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR OMPF.