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Air Force ends promotion testing for E-7 and above
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published February 04, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force announced today it is removing the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing requirement for active-duty promotions to the grades of E-7 through E-9, beginning this fall with the 2019 E-9 promotion cycle.
The memo, signed Jan. 31, 2019, removes the phase one requirement for senior noncommissioned officers to test for promotion, allowing promotion boards to identify the best qualified Airmen to promote into the senior noncommissioned officer corps.
Prior to the policy change, promotions were conducted through a two-phase process. Phase one consisted of a Promotion Fitness Exam and Specialty Knowledge Test, while phase two consisted of a central evaluation board.
“We continue to transform talent management across the force,” said Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services. “This adjustment focuses on performance being the driving factor we consider when selecting our senior noncommissioned officers. It also continues our work toward increasing transparency and making our processes simple.”
The Air Force will use a promotion board process similar to the board process used by officers.
“We trust this board process will continue to give senior leaders and commanders the greatest level of confidence that the right individuals are being selected for promotion to the top enlisted ranks,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright. “We found that removing the testing portion will eliminate any possibility that Airmen without the strongest leadership potential might test into promotion, while also ensuring that our strongest performers continue to earn the promotion they deserve.”
Promotion boards will continue to score records using the current scoring process as well as reviewing the last five years of evaluations and all awards and decorations. Decoration points will no longer be utilized because the board will be considering all decorations during its review and scoring records accordingly.
Additional guidance will be published in an upcoming Air Force guidance memorandum or revised Air Force instruction after the last evaluation board is completed.
Air Force ends promotion testing for E-7 and above
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published February 04, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force announced today it is removing the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing requirement for active-duty promotions to the grades of E-7 through E-9, beginning this fall with the 2019 E-9 promotion cycle.
The memo, signed Jan. 31, 2019, removes the phase one requirement for senior noncommissioned officers to test for promotion, allowing promotion boards to identify the best qualified Airmen to promote into the senior noncommissioned officer corps.
Prior to the policy change, promotions were conducted through a two-phase process. Phase one consisted of a Promotion Fitness Exam and Specialty Knowledge Test, while phase two consisted of a central evaluation board.
“We continue to transform talent management across the force,” said Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services. “This adjustment focuses on performance being the driving factor we consider when selecting our senior noncommissioned officers. It also continues our work toward increasing transparency and making our processes simple.”
The Air Force will use a promotion board process similar to the board process used by officers.
“We trust this board process will continue to give senior leaders and commanders the greatest level of confidence that the right individuals are being selected for promotion to the top enlisted ranks,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright. “We found that removing the testing portion will eliminate any possibility that Airmen without the strongest leadership potential might test into promotion, while also ensuring that our strongest performers continue to earn the promotion they deserve.”
Promotion boards will continue to score records using the current scoring process as well as reviewing the last five years of evaluations and all awards and decorations. Decoration points will no longer be utilized because the board will be considering all decorations during its review and scoring records accordingly.
Additional guidance will be published in an upcoming Air Force guidance memorandum or revised Air Force instruction after the last evaluation board is completed.
Posted 5 y ago
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Posted 5 y ago
“We found that removing the testing portion will eliminate any possibility that Airmen without the strongest leadership potential might test into promotion, while also ensuring that our strongest performers continue to earn the promotion they deserve.”........BS! They will promote who they like and who has done all the BS stuff they want them to do which has NOTHING to do with leadership.
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LTC John Mohor
5 y
It’s how promotions that level and higher work generally in the “corporate” world. Let’s still hope that it gets some of our better qualified NCOs regardless!
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Maj Robert Thornton
5 y
Ah yes, now the highest NCO ranks in the Air Force will be subject to the Peter Principle, just as the officer promotion system was. Instead of being competent and a leader in your field, you will be given top marks by the commanders for doing all the nonessential tasks, the BS stuff.
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MSgt Mike P.
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We can hope for the best! I missed a lot of the "schools" because we were
always short-handed" therefore didn't get a lot of the things you needed to get advanced. Plus I had multiple AFSCs, one year in one AFSC, next year in the other, moving to a shortage an overseas assignment because of a shortage in one AFSC, then baack stateside the next in another, because they were shorthanded stateside in that one. Had to try and stay current in each AFSC and take promotion testing right after returning into the other AFSC. I got to hating moving and then trying to remember what job I was suppose to be doing. I even tried the AFOSI for a couple of years, sure messed up people's minds, some thought that I was doing it all along and was working undercover while I was doing my old jobs. I guess I wasn't doing it too well if they figured that. They when I went back, they started to think I was working undercover again, and I reminded them that that wold have been REALLY STUPID and OBVIOUS. BUT then again, it just might have worked!
always short-handed" therefore didn't get a lot of the things you needed to get advanced. Plus I had multiple AFSCs, one year in one AFSC, next year in the other, moving to a shortage an overseas assignment because of a shortage in one AFSC, then baack stateside the next in another, because they were shorthanded stateside in that one. Had to try and stay current in each AFSC and take promotion testing right after returning into the other AFSC. I got to hating moving and then trying to remember what job I was suppose to be doing. I even tried the AFOSI for a couple of years, sure messed up people's minds, some thought that I was doing it all along and was working undercover while I was doing my old jobs. I guess I wasn't doing it too well if they figured that. They when I went back, they started to think I was working undercover again, and I reminded them that that wold have been REALLY STUPID and OBVIOUS. BUT then again, it just might have worked!
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Posted 5 y ago
I guess it is a money saving effort but I am not sure it is the right decision.
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Maj Robert Thornton
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It's going to be as big a joke as the officers promotion system. A good bit of who you know.
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Thank you, my friend TSgt Joe C. the news that on February 4, 2019 "The Air Force announced today it is removing the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing requirement for active-duty promotions to the grades of E-7 through E-9, beginning this fall with the 2019 E-9 promotion cycle.
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