March 17, 2011 Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions More than 125 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the March enlisted supplemental promotion process. The enlisted supplemental promotion release announces those Airmen selected for promotion who tested outside of their required cycle due to an extended
March 16, 2011 Air Force announces officer selection boards results Air Force officials announced today their selection of 516 lieutenant colonels, 52 majors and 109 captains for promotion.The 2010C Colonel (Line of the Air Force), Lieutenant Colonel and Major (Biomedical Sciences Corps) central selection boards considered 4,149 lieutenant colonel, 352 majors and
March 10, 2011 News service keeps Airmen informed An electronic service featuring the latest Air Force manpower, personnel and services news is available to help Airmen make informed decisions about their Air Force careers.More than 16,000 members subscribe to the Manpower, Personnel and Services News Service and receive information on new
March 10, 2011 Air Force announces RIF eligibility criteria The Air Force announced it will convene a quality-based reduction in force board Sept. 19 for mid-grade officers as part of its measures to reduce the number of Airmen to meet the service's congressionally authorized military end strength levels.Air Force officials said retaining the highest quality
March 9, 2011 Officials announce E-8 selection stats Air Force officials selected 1,274 of 12,378 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.29 percent.The average score for those selected was 665.57, with an average time in grade of 4.30 years and an average time in service of 19.76 years. The average
March 8, 2011 Air Force announces selections to captain The Air Force selected 276 first lieutenants for promotion during the 2010D Line of the Air Force, Chaplain Corps, Judge Advocate General Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Services Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps quarterly captain selection process.The entire list can be found on the Air Force
Feb. 25, 2011 Federal pay freeze also impacts NAF employees The recently implemented two-year pay freeze for federal employees applies to Department of Defense nonappropriated fund, or NAF, employees in crafts and trades (CT) and pay banded (NF/CY) pay schedules. Under legislation signed in late December, the pay freeze impacts basic pay, special pay rates
Feb. 16, 2011 Commentary: Chief offers assignment advice for enlisted Airmen For the last few years, I've had the privilege of serving as a functional manager for enlisted communications assignments. When I first arrived, I questioned our assignment policies all the time. However, as I became aware of the reasons each rule was developed, and the consequences of not following
Feb. 10, 2011 Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions More than 200 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the February enlisted supplemental promotion process. The enlisted supplemental promotion release announces those Airmen selected for promotion who tested outside of their required cycle due to an extended
Feb. 7, 2011 Force shaping board details announced Officials are convening the 2011 Force Shaping Board May 9 at the Air Force Personnel Center here to consider officers for retention as part of the services force management efforts to meet its end strength. This board is one of a variety of voluntary and involuntary measures being taken by service