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MARADMIN 430/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MMOA-2//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1542. FISCAL YEAR 2002/01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL (TPS)
/SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/ASM-33/30APR94//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1542.3B, UNITED STATES NAVY/UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOLS//
POC/T. W. SCHLUND /LTCOL/MMOA-3/-/TEL:(703) 784-9284/TEL:278-9267//
RMKS/1. THE FISCAL YEAR 2002/01 TPS SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO
CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 15 NOV 01. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS
15 OCT 01.
2. THE TPS SELECTION BOARD 02/01 CONSIDERS APPLICANTS FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO THE USN TPS CLASS NUMBER 123 CONVENING IN JUN 02.
BECAUSE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING CONTINUALLY REEVALUATED,
AVIATORS OF ALL MOS'S ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
3. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS, PER THE REFERENCE:
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) 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:
(A) COLLEGE PHYSICS OR MECHANICS (STATICS AND DYNAMICS).
(B) COLLEGE LEVEL MATHEMATICS THROUGH COLLEGE ALGEBRA,
DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS.
D. A TOTAL OF 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 THE REF. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE TPS 02/01
SELECTION BOARD MUST ROUTE THEIR APPLICATION VIA THEIR CHAIN OF
COMMAND. 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 REMINDED TO INCLUDE COLLEGE
TRANSCRIPTS AND A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS.
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
(ATTN: 02/01 TPS BOARD)
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO VA 22134-5103
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AT HQMC AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NORMALLY NOT
BE CONSIDERED, BUT WILL BE HELD FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NEXT TPS
SELECTION BOARD. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITOR
AND SUBMIT A COMPLETE NEW PACKAGE FOR THIS BOARD IN ORDER TO REMAIN
ELIGIBLE/COMPETITIVE FOR CONSIDERATION.
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICER
ASSIGNMENT BRANCH'S INTERNET WEBPAGE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT
"CAREER," "MILITARY," "OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS," AND THEN SELECT "OFFICER
DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK." UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEB PAGE.
5. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 NOV 01.//
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