Air Force selects 1,308 for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel

The Air Force Personnel Center on Thursday said that 1,308 field grade officers have been selected for promotion as part of the calendar year 2018B selection board process.

Personnel officials said that 1,270 Line of the Air Force majors were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. And 38 captains were selected to become majors in the Medical Service Corps.

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Squadron commanders now get a week's heads up on promotions

The Air Force is now giving squadron commanders, senior raters and the senior raters’ assistants the list of enlisted airmen selected for promotion a week before they are publicly announced.

By Stephen Losey

The Air Force told the senior raters of selectees that they had been chosen before the public announcement was made. These advance notifications give commanders the chance to tell officers face-to-face that they have been chosen, and in some cases arrange a celebration.

The list of selectees can be found here.

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