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Category Archives: Education
Promotion rates offer good news for most ranks
As new high-year tenure limits force some airmen to step aside, others are getting an opportunity to move up.
Four AFSCs added to restricted list, three cut
First-term airmen in three Air Force Specialty Codes will no longer have to compete for a slot to re-enlist, but re-upping for airmen in four other AFSCs just got tougher.
AF leaders: No involuntary cuts to active force
The Air Force intends to cut its force by 10,000 airmen in fiscal 2013, but service leaders said Friday that they don’t intend to employ involuntary cuts in the active force to reach that goal.
Top officers benefit from revised pension rules
A change in federal law to keep experienced officers in uniform allows top generals and admirals to make more in retirement than they did on active duty, Pentagon and congressional records show.
10,000 airmen to leave service, Schwartz says
The Air Force plans to cut end strength by 10,000 airmen as part of efforts to save money, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said at a news briefing Friday.
Special boards convene for passed-over officers
If you didn’t make the cut last time you were up for promotion or continuation, you might get another shot this year.
Personnel chief: Expect targeted force cuts
Faced with a shrinking budget and historically high retention, the Air Force will start letting some airmen retire at 15 years beginning in 2013, the Air Force’s personnel chief said.
10,000 airmen to be cut, Schwartz says
The Air Force plans to cut end strength by 10,000 airmen as part of efforts to save money, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said at a news briefing Friday.
539 O-5s, 112 O-3s moving up
Five-hundred thirty-nine lieutenant colonels and 112 captains have been selected for promotion in the line of the Air Force and Nurses Corps Central selection boards, the Air Force said Thursday. The boards considered 4,100 lieutenant colonels and 180 captains for … Continue reading
Junior officers among force-cutting targets
If you’re an officer just beginning your career or trying to make it to retirement after being twice passed over for promotion, get ready to go before a force-shaping board this year.