P 100357Z FEB 98 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MM//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N01542//
ALMAR 057/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMOA-2//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1542.  FISCAL YEAR 1998/2 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS)
/SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/30APR94//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.3B USN/USAF TEST PILOT SCOL
POC/K. S. VEST/MAJ/PRIPHN: 224-2211/PRIFRQ:2312//
RMKS/1.  FISCAL YEAR 1998/2 TPS SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED AS
FOLLOWS:
                CVN DATE                 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
        ON OR ABOUT 23 APRIL 98              01 APRIL 98
2.  TPS 98/2 CONSIDERS APPLICANTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE USN/USAF
TPS CLASS CONVENING JAN 99.
3.  PER THE REF, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION APPLICANTS MUST:
   A.  BE A REGULAR OR RESERVE COMMISSIONED OFFICER ON ACTIVE DUTY
IN THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT THROUGH MAJOR;
   B.  BE A DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR OR NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER;
   C.  ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:
       (1) USAFTPS:  A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN ENGINEERING, A
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, OR A MATHEMATICS FIELD IS MANDATORY.
       (2) USNTPS:  A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN ENGINEERING, A
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, OR A COMPUTER SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS FIELD IS
HIGHLY
DESIRABLE.  AT A MININUM, THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED:
           (A) COLLEGE PHYSICS OR MECHANICS (STATICS AND DYNAMICS)
           (B) COLLEGE LEVEL MATHEMATICS THROUGH COLLEGE ALGEBRA,
DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS.
   D.  ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS SET FORTH IN THE REF.
APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO INCLUDE TRANSCRIPTS AND CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH
WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS.  SUBMIT APPPLICATIONS TO CMC (MMOA-2),
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON DC 20380-
1775.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AT HQMC AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED, BUT WILL BE HELD FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NEXT TPS
SELECTION BOARD.
4.  TPS SELECTION BOARD 99/1 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR OCT 98.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 APR 98.//
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