"Advanced academic degrees will be considered but will not be a requirement for, or a guarantor of, promotion,” the service said. "The future myEval will launch when additional testing is complete," Air Force spokesperson Tech. Sgt. Deana Heitzman said. An airman facing punishment for the incident is still able to appeal. DoD policy changes, poorly completed procedures and a lack of available information all contributed to the decline. The shift to more E-4 billets, and fewer E-5s, marks the first major change to how enlisted airmen are spread across the ranks in nearly 20 years. A pilot program for online Weighted Airman Promotion System tests would likely involve multiple bases around the globe. About one-third of eligible lieutenant colonels — 555 of nearly 1,800 — were tapped to pin on the full bird. Sixteen percent of nearly 34,000 eligible staff sergeants were tapped for promotion to technical sergeant. The Pentagon watchdog found that the Air Force followed the rules in picking Redstone Arsenal, but it questioned whether the service’s base-selection process leads to the best fit. Expect to learn more about an enlisted force development plan in 2022, too. Load More