{"id":42442,"date":"2024-06-03T21:18:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T21:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/03\/air-force-promotes-more-than-1300-lieutenant-colonels-this-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:22:05","slug":"air-force-promotes-more-than-1300-lieutenant-colonels-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/06\/03\/air-force-promotes-more-than-1300-lieutenant-colonels-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force promotes more than 1,300 lieutenant colonels this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It got a little easier for Air Force majors to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel, or O-5, on time this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of 1,598 majors who were eligible for \u201cin-the-zone\u201d promotions, 1,231 airmen, or 77%, were selected to pin on the new rank, according to Air Force Personnel Center data released May 30. Competition was a bit more fierce last year, with about 75% of eligible airmen earning promotions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service is also promoting 136 of 1,128 majors who were considered \u201cabove-the-zone,\u201d or later than usual. In total, 1,366 of 2,726 eligible airmen were tapped to climb the ladder to lieutenant colonel, bringing the rank\u2019s promotion rate to 50% this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\t