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Finding the fix for inflated EPRs
Published on Sunday, March 14, 2010 by Angel No one should have been surprised when the Air Force announced that the 1,269 master sergeants selected for promotion this year all aced their enlisted performance reports.They’re expected to be “truly among the best,” what the perfect score calls for.What was mind-boggling, though: 11,502 airmen who didn’t make the cut had the maximum number o... Read More » -
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DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program
Published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 by Angel The Pentagon will resume the stalled My Career Advancement Accounts spouse education benefit program as of noon Saturday, restoring tuition benefits to 136,583 military spouses who had applied for and been enrolled in the program.However, the MyCAA program will not accept new applicants at this point, Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan said Thursday. R... Read More » -
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Developmental education program deadline set
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Angel Air Force officers and civilians who want to pursue intermediate or senior developmental education this year must submit their applications by April 5, personnel officials announced Monday.The applications will then be considered by a selection board.Officers can apply using a Web-based application; civilians must submit a hard copy application to the Air Force Pe... Read More » -
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Air Force names top recruiters for 2009
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force’s top 14 recruiters were recognized recently by their commander and treated to a five-day stay in San Antonio.Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, met with the fiscal 2009 honorees during a ceremony Feb. 23 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.Known as Operation Blue Suit, the program rewards the best of the nearly 1,200... Read More » -
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Senior master sergeant selections announced
Published on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Angel The Air Force officials chose 1,269 of 13,471 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant — a selection rate of 9.24 percent, down from 10.97 percent last year. Those selected will be promoted according to their promotion sequence numbers beginning in April.Related reading— Fewer than 10 percent of E-7s promoted to E-8On Thursday, the... Read More » -
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Less than 10 percent of E-7s to be promoted
Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Angel Less than 10 percent of eligible master sergeants have been selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, Air Force officials announced Feb. 26.Of the 13,741 eligible master sergeants, 1,269 were selected for promotion to E-8 — a selection rate of 9.24 percent. Every master sergeant selected recorded a perfect score of 135 on his enlisted performance report.... Read More » -
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Pentagon announces end of ban on women on sub...
Published on Friday, February 26, 2010 by Angel The Pentagon on Monday notified Congress that women will be able to join submarine crews within 30 legislative working days, making good on the wishes of top Navy commanders announced last fall.As required by law, Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a letter to legislative leaders announcing the Navy’s plan to lift its ban on female submariners, giving the House... Read More » -
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Officer training needs overhaul, report says
Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by Angel An era in which military officers find themselves in combat, on humanitarian relief missions, training foreign militaries or hunting pirates demands a new system of training, assessment and promotion that can produce leaders nimble enough to take on such varied challenges, a new think tank study argues.“The U.S. military must develop a model that trains and educ... Read More » -
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VA outlines efforts to fix GI Bill problems
Published on Monday, February 1, 2010 by Angel Veterans Affairs Department officials tried Jan. 21 to convince a skeptical House subcommittee that its problems with paying Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits are in the past.Roger Baker, VA’s assistant secretary for information and technology, said problems that delayed payments of the new education benefit during the fall semester have been addressed.About 7,000 bene... Read More » -
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AF to lower enlisted high year of tenure limi...
Published on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 by Angel The Air Force announced Tuesday that it will return enlisted high year of tenure limits to pre-2003 levels.The move will reduce the amount of time enlisted members may remain on active duty, which means about 2,500 airmen could be forced to leave the Air Force sooner than they had planned.High year of tenure is the maximum years of service a member can remain on activ... Read More »