FISCAL YEAR 2026-01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL RESULTS


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R 191350Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 142/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026-01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL RESULTS// REF/A/ MSGID:  MCO/MCO/YMD:  20190530// REF/B/ MSGID:  MCO/MCO/YMD:  20210510// REF/C/ MSGID:  MSG/CMC/YMD:  20250116// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1542.3D, UNITED STATES NAVY/UNITED STATES AIR  FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOLS.  REF B MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS  PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF C IS MARADMIN 020/25, FISCAL YEAR 2026-01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT.// POC/J. M. KENNEDY/LTCOL/EXECUTIVE OFFICER/MAD PATUXENT RIVER/ TEL:  (240) 717-6927/ DSN:  342-1421/ EMAIL:  [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The Fiscal Year 2026-01 (FY26-01) Test Pilot  School (TPS) Selection Panel convened on 27 February 2025 to select  officers to attend U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Class 169.   2.  The FY26-01 panel selected the following officers for  assignment to USNTPS Class 169 and upon graduation will be assigned  to the listed developmental test squadron (read in four columns): NAME                           MOS        TYPE       SQUADRON Davis, Patrick W.              7318       MQ-9A      UX-24 3.  The FY26-01 panel selected the following officers as alternates (read in three columns): NAME                           MOS        TYPE Dillon, James M.               7518       F-35 4.  The primary selectees are to accept via email to their monitor listed in paragraph (9) NLT 10 April 2025.  No action is  required on the part of the alternate.  The alternate will be  contacted if a fleet-up is required. 5.  The officer selected for USNTPS class 169 should expect to  report to Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River IAW the below  timelines(read in two columns): T/M/S                         NLT Date  UAS Officers                  1 Nov 25 Fixed Wing Pilots             1 Aug 25  6.  Officers who submitted packages but were not selected are  encouraged to re-apply in the future.  Marine Air Detachment (MAD) Patuxent River (PAX) does not retain packages, and interested  officers will need to submit entire applications in accordance with  future messages. 7.  Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Officers selected are required to  have at least a Class II Up Chit prior to reporting to NAS Patuxent  River due to in-flight training requirements. 8.  Officers selected must have a current Tier 5 investigation or  Tier 5 reinvestigation with eligibility for Top Secret/Sensitive  Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) before transferring to this  command. If the applicant does not have the aforementioned  eligibility, then the command supporting the applicant will  initiate a request for eligibility, requesting interim TS/SCI  eligibility and ensuring the eligibility request has been accepted  and is being processed. 9.  Manpower Management Officer Assignments points of contact: Fixed Wing Majors Monitor    LtCol Jesse Simmermon    Comm:  (703) 784-9267    Email:  [email protected] Fixed Wing Company Grade Monitor    Captain Maverick Santamaria    Comm:  (703) 784-9267    Email:  [email protected] 10.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//