R 191350Z MAR 25
MARADMIN 142/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026-01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL RESULTS//
REF/A/ MSGID: MCO/MCO/YMD: 20190530//
REF/B/ MSGID: MCO/MCO/YMD: 20210510//
REF/C/ MSGID: MSG/CMC/YMD: 20250116//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1542.3D, UNITED STATES NAVY/UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOLS. REF B MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS
PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS MARADMIN 020/25, FISCAL YEAR
2026-01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT.//
POC/J. M. KENNEDY/LTCOL/EXECUTIVE OFFICER/MAD PATUXENT RIVER/
TEL: (240) 717-6927/ DSN: 342-1421/
EMAIL: JOSEPH.M.KENNEDY28.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The Fiscal Year 2026-01 (FY26-01) Test Pilot
School (TPS) Selection Panel convened on 27 February 2025 to select
officers to attend U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Class 169.
2. The FY26-01 panel selected the following officers for
assignment to USNTPS Class 169 and upon graduation will be assigned
to the listed developmental test squadron (read in four columns):
NAME MOS TYPE SQUADRON
Davis, Patrick W. 7318 MQ-9A UX-24
3. The FY26-01 panel selected the following officers as alternates
(read in three columns):
NAME MOS TYPE
Dillon, James M. 7518 F-35
4. The primary selectees are to accept via email to their monitor
listed in paragraph (9) NLT 10 April 2025. No action is
required on the part of the alternate. The alternate will be
contacted if a fleet-up is required.
5. The officer selected for USNTPS class 169 should expect to
report to Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River IAW the below
timelines(read in two columns):
T/M/S NLT Date
UAS Officers 1 Nov 25
Fixed Wing Pilots 1 Aug 25
6. Officers who submitted packages but were not selected are
encouraged to re-apply in the future. Marine Air Detachment (MAD)
Patuxent River (PAX) does not retain packages, and interested
officers will need to submit entire applications in accordance with
future messages.
7. Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Officers selected are required to
have at least a Class II Up Chit prior to reporting to NAS Patuxent
River due to in-flight training requirements.
8. Officers selected must have a current Tier 5 investigation or
Tier 5 reinvestigation with eligibility for Top Secret/Sensitive
Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) before transferring to this
command. If the applicant does not have the aforementioned
eligibility, then the command supporting the applicant will
initiate a request for eligibility, requesting interim TS/SCI
eligibility and ensuring the eligibility request has been accepted
and is being processed.
9. Manpower Management Officer Assignments points of contact:
Fixed Wing Majors Monitor
LtCol Jesse Simmermon
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: jesse.simmermon@usmc.mil
Fixed Wing Company Grade Monitor
Captain Maverick Santamaria
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: maverick.santamaria@usmc.mil
10. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
11. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//