R 130929Z JUL 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0417/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY 2009 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19940430//
AMPN/REF A, MCO 1542.3B, IS UNITED STATES NAVY-UNITED STATES AIR FORCE//
POC/Y. S. SANDERS/SSGT/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:703-784-9284 /EMAIL:YONNES.SANDERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE FISCAL YEAR 2009 TPS SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 14 AUG 09 WITH A DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS OF 07 AUG 09.
2.  THE TPS SELECTION BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO CONVENING JUL 2010.
3.  TARGETED MOS'S FOR THIS SELECTION ARE 7509, 7523, 7532, 7565, 7566 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING CONTINUALLY REEVALUATED, AVIATORS FROM EVERY TYPE-MODEL-SERIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
4.  TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION, PER THE REF, 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.  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.  HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS TIME ON STATION BY 1 DEC 09 FOR CLASS 138 AND 1 JUL 2010 FOR CLASS 139.
    F.  APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR THE F-35B OPERATIONAL TEST PILOT SHALL HAVE A PMOS OF 7509, 7523, OR 7543, COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, MINIMUM OF 500 HOURS IN T/M/S, AND DIVISION FLIGHT LEAD DESIGNATION (OR MISSION COMMANDER DESIGNATION FOR 7543 PMOS).  WHILE THE TARGET POPULATION IS OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN 10 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS) AS OF 30 SEP 09, APPLICANTS WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YCS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. 
    G.  ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE REF.  OFFICERS APPLYING FOR TPS SELECTION BOARD 09-2 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 SUBMITTED TO MMSB-32 FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR OMPF.  SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
     COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
     ATTN: FY 09-2 TPS SELECTION BOARD
     3280 RUSSELL ROAD
     QUANTICO VA 22134-5103
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AT THIS HEADQUARTERS AFTER THE 07 AUG 09 DEADLINE WILL NORMALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED, BUT WILL BE HELD FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NEXT TPS SELECTION BOARD. 
5.  OFFICERS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR PAST TPS BOARDS WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION ON THE 09-2 SELECTION BOARD SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN UPDATE OF THEIR PREVIOUS PACKAGE OR SUBMISSION OF A NEW PACKAGE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS BOARD; AT A MINIMUM AN UPDATED AA FORM SHALL BE SUBMITTED.
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT: EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MARINE AVIATION DETACHMENT PATUXENT RIVER (MAD PAX), COMM (301) 342-1427, DSN 342-1427. MAJOR BART LUDLOW, E-MAIL BART.LUDLOW@NAVY.MIL ROTARY WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT DAVID ODELL COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL DAVID.A.ODELL@USMC.MIL ROTARY WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ SHAWN BUDD, COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL SHAWN.BUDD@USMC.MIL FIXED WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT CHARLES FERRER, COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL CHARLES.P.FERRER@USMC.MIL, FIXED WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ JASON JULIAN, (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL JASON.W.JULIAN@USMC.MIL MMOA-3 SSGT YONNES SANDERS, COMM (703) 784-9284, DSN 278-9284, EMAIL YONNES.SANDERS@USMC.MIL 7.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED JAN 10.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, (ACTING).//