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USNTPS Selection Board FY 2015/16

p8MIDN

really bad at math
I was looking at the DoD site for USNTPS selection and they released two lists for FY2016 (Board 1 & 2, respectively)

One list was solely [LT Lastname, Firstname, M.I.], no squadron or platform.

The other list was a list of VX squadrons (VX 23, VX 31) and listed [LT Lastname, Firstname, Platform].

If these are sea-tour JO NA's and NFO's, how are they in a VX? Lots of Rhino Drivers on the VX list...

Does being in a VX for a shore tour help accession to USNTPS at all, or was the first list fleet squadrons (VFA/VAQ/VAW...)

Links for the lazy:

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/administrative/testpilot/Documents/tps_1_Redacted1.pdf

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-n...Test Pilot School Selection Board results.PDF
 

xj220

Will fly for food.
pilot
Contributor
They started displaying follow on assignments with the selection results. The VX squadrons listed are where they'll go after completion of TPS. Not everyone comes directly from their sea tour either, I came from a VX squadron and others came from different shore tours.
 

Pags

N/A
pilot
One is a selection message, i.e. who got picked, and the other is a slate message, i.e. who's going were.

There are two flavor of test squadrons. The ones listed on the second message are developmental test (DT) squadrons and two, VX-1 and VX-9, are operational test (OT) squadrons. To go to a DT squadron as a developmental tester you need to go to TPS. OT squadrons don't necessarily require a trip through TPS. If you don't get a TPS slot out of the fleet going to an OT squadron can help strengthen a TPS package.
 
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