The Air Force is expecting lower promotion rates for some enlisted noncommissioned officers—and that drop could last several years, the service announced July 7. In particular, grades E-5 through E-7 will be affected, according to a service press release, due to recent enlisted grade structure ...
Changes are coming to the Air Force’s enlisted promotion system, changes that USAF leaders say will better reward experience—as long as it's backed up by “sustained performance.” The new system will do away with the practice of weighting point totals based on the number of ...
The Air Force is revamping evaluations for Airmen in grades E-7 through E-9 and O-1 through O-6 and establishing Airman Leadership Qualities on which each will be graded, the service announced on Feb. 2. These ALQs make up the backbone of a new, as-of-now optional, ...