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  1. Advancement to master sergeant soon may require going before a promotion board, under a plan the Air Force is considering. Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski/Air Force

    Promoting the best: Tech sgts. may have to impress a board to advance

    Facing the need to get smaller, the Air Force is reviewing how it evaluates and promotes airmen to make sure it retains the best of the best.

    • Sep. 9, 2013
  2. AF sets Nov. 30 deadline for Senior NCO Academy prep course

    The Air Force is releasing a new version of a distance learning course meant to prepare senior noncommissioned officers for entering the Senior NCO Academy. It also is giving senior NCOs until Nov. 30 to finish the current version of the course.

    • Sep. 4, 2013
  3. Tell us: Master Sergeant boards

    The Air Force is considering whether it should hold promotion boards for technical sergeants who want to advance to master sergeant.

    • Aug. 20, 2013
  4. Diagnostic imaging, above, sensor operator, far left, and pest management are among the enlisted careers with the lowest time-in-grade, an indicator of a strong career track. Air Force

    Want a fast promotion? Go intel or medical

    Hoping to speed up your chances for promotion in an age of staff drawdowns and plummeting selection rates? Bone up on your intelligence skills or anatomy books.

    • Aug. 19, 2013
  5. ROA opens membership to NCOs

    Noncommissioned officers are now eligible to join the Reserve Officers Association under a change in the 91-year-old group's bylaws approved over the weekend.

    • Aug. 14, 2013
  6.  GovMedia

    Staff sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force on Thursday released the list of more than 11,000 airmen who have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant.

    • Aug. 1, 2013
  7.  Air Force

    Staff sergeant promotion rate worst in 15 years

    The Air Force will release a staff sergeant list Thursday that reflects the worst promotion rate in 15 years.

    • Jul. 30, 2013
  8. Air Force offers early retirement for enlisted airmen and officers

    If you're looking to retire before putting in your 20, now may be your chance.

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  9. Master Sgt. William Janczewski is being honored for fighting fires and for helping families with critically ill children. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Air Force Times 2013 Airman of the Year: Firefighter saves helicopter crews from blaze

    Master sergeant led firefighters under mortar attack in Afghanistan

    • Jul. 17, 2013
  10. Marching out by May 31: Air Force E-9s or below are among 1,829 who volunteered to separate from the service. Patrick Dove/San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times

    Rollbacks continue to take toll

    This year, the cash-strapped Air Force is likely to force out the most enlisted airmen in a decade under date-of-separation rollbacks as it struggles to trim its ranks.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  11. Deadline approaches for voluntary retraining into undermanned fields

    Enlisted airmen have until Sunday to apply for voluntary retraining into an undermanned career field under the first phase of the Air Force's fiscal 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
  12. Air Force rank insignia for staff sergeant, technical sergeant and master sergeant. (Sheila Vemmer/Air Force Times) Air Force Times

    Technical sergeant promotion rate lowest in 16 years

    The selection rate for promotion to technical sergeant plummeted to its lowest point since 1997 — and some experts think your chances for promotion next year could be even worse.

    • Jul. 1, 2013
  13. Air Force rank insignia for staff sergeant, technical sergeant and master sergeant. (Sheila Vemmer/Air Force Times) Staff

    Technical sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force Thursday released the list of more than 5,600 staff sergeants who have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant.

    • Jun. 27, 2013
  14. Air Force selects 48 airmen for nursing program

    The Air Force has selected 48 airmen to enroll in a program that will train them to be commissioned nurses.

    • Jun. 26, 2013
  15. Technical sergeant results coming this week

    Staff sergeants trying for promotion to technical sergeant will find out Thursday if they've made it.

    • Jun. 24, 2013
  16. La. Guard's top enlisted adviser fired

    The Louisiana National Guard's highest officer has fired his top enlisted adviser for alleged sexual harassment.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  17. Air Force removes six career fields from CJR list

    The Air Force has removed limits on how many first-term airmen can re-enlist for six career fields, while it has lowered the number of airmen who can re-enlist for an additional 17 career fields

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  18. 970 NCOs must retrain

    The Air Force needs nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers to switch from jobs with too many airmen to those with shortages.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
  19. Master Sgt. Mauree Powell, First Sergeant Academy instructor, coaches a master sergeant in the course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in this March 2009 photo. Only master sergeants can attend the academy, but one first shirt says it should be opened up to senior master sergeants. Donna L. Burnett / Air Force

    Air Force expected to start selecting first sergeants

    Top performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, the 24/7 job that every command needs but is one of the toughest to fill with volunteers.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  20. 110 selected for OTS; more than half enlisted

    Young enlisted airmen interested in making the leap to officer status should consider competing for a rated officer position rather than a non-rated slot at Officer Training School.

    • May. 29, 2013
  21. NCO promotions: Competition growing stiffer, testing ability matters

    It's time to hit the books. The selection rate for master sergeant plunged this year, dropping to its lowest level in more than a decade.

    • May. 27, 2013
  22. Master sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force released its master sergeant promotion list today. Of the 20,528 eligible technical sergeants, 3,841 were selected for promotion to master sergeant, for a promotion rate of 18.71 percent.

    • May. 23, 2013
  23. Master sergeant select rate takes a dive

    The list of technical sergeants who made the cut will be released Thursday morning.

    • May. 21, 2013
  24. Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services testifies April 24 before the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Enlisted airmen can expect force-outs before Sept. 30

    Enlisted airmen stand to lose the most as the Air Force continues its march toward becoming the smallest active-duty force since its inception in 1947.

    • Apr. 27, 2013
  25. Tougher rules for tech school washouts

    New guidelines on technical school are giving little leeway for new recruits who fail in their initial skills training classes. Officials have also reduced the number of jobs airmen can reclassify into if they washout of technical school and put a time limit on getting reclassified.

    • Apr. 3, 2013

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