Browsing: Promotions

If you are looking to move into a career field with a better chance for advancing, be sure to read this week’s Air Force Times. We look at six years of promotion data to determine which airmen selected to advance had the lowest average time-in-grades in the Air Force. Also this week: Before you take off for your next vacation outside the U.S., make sure you are allowed to travel to your destination. You can read the five things you need to know so that you don’t accidentally buy a ticket to a restricted area. In other news, a military…

If you are looking to move into a career field with a better chance for advancing, be sure to read this week’s Air Force Times. We look at six years of promotion data to determine which airmen selected to advance had the lowest average time-in-grades in the Air Force. Also this week: Before you take off for your next vacation outside the U.S., make sure you are allowed to travel to your destination. You can read the five things you need to know so that you don’t accidentally buy a ticket to a restricted area. In other news, a military…

The Air Force has announced changes to officer training to accommodate single parents, military spouses and pregnant women. In this week’s edition, you can read what prompted the Air Force to make these changes and how they affect women who become pregnant during training. Also this week, the latest staff sergeant promotion rate is the worst in 15 years. Air Force Times looks at why there are fewer opportunities for enlisted airmen to advance. Meanwhile, the Air Force is soliciting suggestions from airmen to solve its toughest problems, from how to save money to how to prevent sexual assaults. Vice…

The Air Force has announced changes to officer training to accommodate single parents, military spouses and pregnant women. In this week’s edition, you can read what prompted the Air Force to make these changes and how they affect women who become pregnant during training. Also this week, the latest staff sergeant promotion rate is the worst in 15 years. Air Force Times looks at why there are fewer opportunities for enlisted airmen to advance. Meanwhile, the Air Force is soliciting suggestions from airmen to solve its toughest problems, from how to save money to how to prevent sexual assaults. Vice…

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the Defense of Marriage Act has been ruled is unconstitutional, Air Force Times is looking at how things will change for airmen. In this week’s edition, we tell you how the Supreme Court’s ruling will affect housing, health care and other issues for gay and lesbian airmen. Also this week, the selection rate for technical sergeants has plummeted to its lowest point in years. Air Force Times examines what has caused this promotion logjam and what it means for staff sergeants and senior airmen. In the category of “news you can use,” the…

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the Defense of Marriage Act has been ruled is unconstitutional, Air Force Times is looking at how things will change for airmen. In this week’s edition, we tell you how the Supreme Court’s ruling will affect housing, health care and other issues for gay and lesbian airmen. Also this week, the selection rate for technical sergeants has plummeted to its lowest point in years. Air Force Times examines what has caused this promotion logjam and what it means for staff sergeants and senior airmen. In the category of “news you can use,” the…

Top performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, according to Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody. In this week’s Air Force Times, we look at who would be affected and the promotion advantages of being a first sergeant. Also this week, you can read how seven valor awards went to one squadron in the Alaska Air National Guard for missions in Afghanistan. Five members of the 212th Rescue Squadron received a total of one Silver Star and six Bronze Stars with valor for rescuing U.S. and Danish troops. Meanwhile, the…

Top performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, according to Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody. In this week’s Air Force Times, we look at who would be affected and the promotion advantages of being a first sergeant. Also this week, you can read how seven valor awards went to one squadron in the Alaska Air National Guard for missions in Afghanistan. Five members of the 212th Rescue Squadron received a total of one Silver Star and six Bronze Stars with valor for rescuing U.S. and Danish troops. Meanwhile, the…

The latest selection rate for master sergeants is the lowest in more than a decade. In this week’s Air Force Times, we look at what technical sergeants need to know to advance to master sergeant as the competition for promotion gets fiercer. You’ll also want to read this week’s story about a doctor has created an interactive course to help airmen reduce the chances of injury and shave time off the 1.5-mile run component of the PT test. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella developed the method after fine tuning his training around his injuries so that he could keep running. In the…

The latest selection rate for master sergeants is the lowest in more than a decade. In this week’s Air Force Times, we look at what technical sergeants need to know to advance to master sergeant as the competition for promotion gets fiercer. You’ll also want to read this week’s story about a doctor has created an interactive course to help airmen reduce the chances of injury and shave time off the 1.5-mile run component of the PT test. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella developed the method after fine tuning his training around his injuries so that he could keep running. In the…

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