Commanders initiate propriety actions according to AFI 36-2501, Chapter 5, when it's determined the officer should not be promoted. MPS' provide listings to commanders each month for their approval. The promotion is not effective until the date specified on the promotion order, and the early ceremony will not affect the officer's pay, seniority, or entitlements.Ĭommanders must continually review an officer's suitability for promotion and approve promotions in writing. The officer being promoted may not wear the new rank until the actual promotion effective date or frocking effective date. However, pin-on ceremonies may be held earlier than the duty day before the effective date. It is recommended officers hold pin-on ceremonies on the last duty day before the effective date of an officer's promotion. Pin-on plans should not be finalized until increments are officially posted. However, promotion increments outside the published 3-month window are subject to change, especially the last quarter of the fiscal year as the Air Force must meet mandatory DOPMA and end-strength levels by The increments will not change once published, and every effort will be made to maintain consistent increment levels for future months. These quarterly increments will be posted 45 days prior to the beginning of the quarter. The Air Force has adjusted the published promotion increment window from 1 to 3 months to provide more planning time for officers and officiating officials. Date of rank, pay and allowance are not retroactive to a date before Senate confirmation. No promotion pin-on can occur until the Senate has confirmed these promotion boards. 1 September 2021 Monthly Increments BOARD
Results should not be used for any other purpose (stratification, school selection, award nominations etc.) outside of the promotion board process.ġ December 2021 Officer Promotion Increments BOARD
It is important to note that merit-based ranking is a snap shot in time assessment specific to a given promotion board.
It will reflect the total number of “selects” which offers the officer a denominator to provide perspective as to where they stand compared to the selects from their particular promotion board/developmental category.
To prevent unintended use of this information, the worldwide list will not include line numbers. However, when merit-based reordering is used (not mandatory, but we anticipate merit-based reordering will become the norm), officers will be informed and promotion line numbers will indicate their relative standing as determined by the selection board. They are typically posted on vMPF within 24-48 hours. Upon release of board results, merit-based line numbers will be released using the same process as previously used. current date of rank, previous grade date of rank, Total Active Federal Commissioned Service Date, etc.) will be used to “break” ties. Merit-based reordering is intended to provide increased transparency by informing officers of their relative standing when compared against their peers. Once a selection board has developed a list of officers recommended for promotion, they are then encouraged to develop a one-through-end reordering of the promotion list based on assessment of associated records of performance. Beginning with the May 2020 Lt Col Board, officer promotion line numbers may be determined by merit-based ordering as established by the promotion board.