NOTICE OF CONVENING FY26-1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD

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SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY26-1 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD// 
 
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RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces convening of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot 
School (USNTPS) Selection Board on 14 November 2024.  This board will select 
highly qualified Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) for 
USNTPS.  Test Pilot School (TPS) graduates have significant and long-lasting 
influence on platforms and systems that directly impacts the future 
warfighting capability of the Fleet. 
Request command and Fleet community assistance to identify candidates with 
strong operational performance and ideally, strong academic backgrounds in 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields of study. 
 
2.  To be eligible for board consideration, a signed command-endorsed 
application in line with reference (a), must be received by MyNavy Career 
Center (MNCC) no later than 18 October 2024. 
Additional documentation (including Wing/CAG endorsements, letters of 
recommendation, Fitness Reports (FITREP), etc.) will be accepted until  
1 November 2024, but must be submitted by the applicant, as a letter to the 
board, in line with subparagraph 4a below.  The e-mail address(es), phone 
number(s), college transcripts, Anthropometric Data Measurement Record, a 
current Physical Readiness Training and Body Composition Assessment report 
from Physical Readiness Information Management System Two, last FITREP and 
post-TPS test squadron assignment preferences of the applicant must be 
included with the application.  Current contact information (ashore/afloat) 
of Commanding Officer must also be included to expedite notification, if 
selected. 
 
3.  The command endorsement shall explicitly state whether the applicant, if 
selected, will be allowed and available to report for pre-arrival training by 
the following dates: 
    a.  1 February 2025 for Fixed Wing and CMV-22B pilots 
    b.  1 April 2025 for Rotary Wing pilots 
    c.  1 May 2025 for NFOs 
Endorsements with availability dates after these respective dates may be 
removed from consideration and not reviewed by the board. 
Inability for the applicant to meet the above date may be mitigated by 
conducting initial training in a Temporary Additional Duty (TEMADD) status at 
the expense of the endorsing command.  If this is required, it must be 
explicitly stated in the command endorsement that the endorsing command will 
provide TEMADD funds until the applicant can officially detach.  If the 
applicant has official change of duty orders and is projected to be on board 
the gaining command prior to the board convening date of 14 November 2024, a 
gaining command endorsement is required in addition to the endorsement from 
the applicant's current command. 
 
4.  Application package submissions: 
    a.  The preferred method of application submission is electronic.  E-mail 
encrypted PDF submissions to cscselboard@navy.mil and carbon copy 
ernesto.r.villalba.mil@us.navy.mil and  
brandy.l.dempster-theisen.ctr@us.navy.mil.  If required, please visit 
https://dod411.gds.disa.mil/ to download the required mailbox certificates to 
encrypt the email.  If unable to send encrypted, please contact 
ernesto.r.villalba.mil@us.navy.mil and 
brandy.l.dempster-theisen.ctr@us.navy.mil for assistance. 
    b.  If unable to send electronically, applications may be sent via U.S. 
Postal Service to the following address: 
    MyNavy Career Center 
    FY26-1 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) 
    5720 Integrity Drive 
    Millington, TN 38055 
    c.  Applications sent via FEDEX/UPS/DHL should use the following address: 
    MyNavy Career Center 
    FY26-1 Test Pilot School Selection Board (Board #380) 
    5640 Ticonderoga Loop, BLDG 768, RM E302 
    Millington, TN 38055-6300 
 
5.  Applicants should confirm receipt of their application package and all 
correspondence by calling the MNCC at 1-833-330-MNCC or DSN 882-6622. 
 
6.  Eligibility: 
    a.  Designated Naval Aviators and NFOs through the grade of Lieutenant 
Commander (O4) who are qualified for flight duties and have not been 
terminated from flying status are eligible for selection. 
    b.  The preferred Unrestricted Line (URL, 13X0) Aviators are Lieutenants 
(O3) and O4 aviators with detailer-forecasted career timing to complete the 
selected TPS program and a minimum 24 month follow-on test tour prior to 
their next career milestone (e.g. Department Head, etc.). 
    c.  Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (1510) Aviators through the grade 
of O4 may be selected if they are able to serve a 36-month follow-on test 
tour and still meet career milestones. 
    d.  Applicants determined to have insufficient career timing to 
meet the minimum test tour of 24 months may have their application 
removed from consideration.  Applicants may address any timing 
considerations in their personal statement. 
    e.  Applicants should ensure they have a valid government 
passport that will not expire prior to completion of the class. 
 
7.  Applicants should periodically check for updates and additional 
information via MyNavy HR at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-
Management/Boards/Administrative/Test-Pilot/. 
 
8.  Points of contact are CDR Ernesto R. Villalba, PERS-434B, via  
e-mail at ernesto.r.villalba.mil@us.navy.mil or Ms. Brandy Theisen, 
PERS-434B1, via e-mail at brandy.l.dempster-theisen.ctr@us.navy.mil. 
 
9.  Released by Ms. Lisa M. St. Andre, N1B.// 
 
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