MARADMIN 142/25
FISCAL YEAR 2026-01 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL RESULTS
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.//