R 300829Z JUN 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2008/2 US NAVY TEST PILOT SCHOOL (USNTPS) SELECTION
/BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19940430//
AMPN/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 2008/2 TPS SELECTION BOARD IS
SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 25 AUG 08 WITH A DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATION SUBMISSION OF COB 15 AUG 08.
2.  THE TPS 08/02 SELECTION BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO USNTPS CLASS NUMBER 137 CONVENING IN AUG 09.  BECAUSE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TYPE-MODEL-SERIES AIRCRAFT
ARE BEING CONTINUALLY REEVALUATED, AVIATORS FROM EVERY
TYPE-MODEL-SERIES COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
    A.  WHILE ALL TYPE-MODEL-SERIES APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED,
A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR CANDIDATES FROM THE
7563 (UH-1N) AND 7566 (CH-53E) COMMUNITIES. 
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.  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
08/2 SHALL ROUTE THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH THEIR CURRENT ENDORSING
CHAIN.  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 08/2 TPS SELECTION BOARD
     3280 RUSSELL ROAD
     QUANTICO VA 22134-5103
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AT THIS HEADQUARTERS AFTER THE 15 AUG 08
DEADLINE WILL NORMALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED, BUT WILL BE HELD FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE NEXT TPS SELECTION BOARD. 
4.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR PAST TPS BOARDS
AND DESIRE CONSIDERATION ON THE 08/2 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.
 5.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
  EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MARINE AVIATION DETACHMENT PATUXENT RIVER (MAD
PAX), COMM (301) 342-1421, DSN 342-1421. LTCOL DAVID THOMPSON,
E-MAIL DAVID.C.THOMPSON1@NAVY.MIL
  ROTARY WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT DALE BEHM
COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL DALE.BEHM@USMC.MIL
  ROTARY WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ JOSEPH RUPP,
COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL JOSEPH.RUPP@USMC.MIL
  FIXED WING COMPANY GRADE MONITOR, CAPT ALFRED GEOFFRION III,
COMM (703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL ALFRED.GEOFFRION@USMC.MIL,
  FIXED WING FIELD GRADE MONITOR, MAJ OSCAR ALVAREZ,
(703) 784-9267, DSN 278-9267, EMAIL OSCAR.M.ALVAREZ@USMC.MIL
  MMOA-3 TPS BOARD COORDINATOR GYSGT ELISEO GONZALEZ, COMM (703)
784-9284, DSN 278-9284, EMAIL ELISEO.GONZALEZ1@USMC.MIL
6.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 AUG 09.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//