{"id":29196,"date":"2018-10-12T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/12\/air-force-selects-1308-for-promotion-to-major-lieutenant-colonel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:45:59","slug":"air-force-selects-1308-for-promotion-to-major-lieutenant-colonel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/10\/12\/air-force-selects-1308-for-promotion-to-major-lieutenant-colonel\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force selects 1,308 for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Personnel Center on Thursday said that 1,308 field grade officers have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/06\/06\/air-force-selects-567-officers-for-promotion\/\" target=_blank>selected for promotion<\/a> as part of the calendar year 2018B <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/12\/23\/new-in-2018-officer-promotion-overhaul-on-the-way\/\" target=_blank>selection board process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personnel officials said that 1,270 Line of the Air Force majors were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. And 38 captains were selected to become majors in the Medical Service Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/08\/30\/squadron-commanders-now-get-a-weeks-heads-up-on-promotions\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CMSgt-promotion-small.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Squadron commanders now get a week&#8217;s heads up on promotions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force is now giving squadron commanders, senior raters and the senior raters\u2019 assistants the list of enlisted airmen selected for promotion a week before they are publicly announced.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force told the senior raters of selectees that they had been chosen before the public announcement was made. 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