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adjustments to the eligibility timeline to support the \u201cright time\u201d for attendance and provide more flexibility for units and officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new guidance, intermediate-level officers are eligible one year earlier, while senior-level officers are eligible one year later, according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help alleviate the financial burden of separate households for eligible members, the Air Force is aligning its revisions with recent financial management regulation adjustments and policy updates earlier this year, the statement says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service members may be eligible for family separation housing allowances if all the dependents do not accompany the member, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers who decline their school match will lose their remaining window of eligibility at that level, but they will maintain the ability to opt in for consideration, the announcement says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time-on-station and operational deferment requirements will be \u201cstrictly adhered to,\u201d the announcement continues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, school selection announcements will take place in late June instead of August to better align with the officer assignment process and support the service members and their units, per the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese changes serve to mitigate disruptions to operational units and improve the experience for alternate candidates and their families,\u201d the memo states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intermediate programs are open to airmen at major or major select ranks, and senior raters can nominate airmen at the ranks of lieutenant colonel, colonel and lieutenant colonel select for senior development programs, according to a September 2023 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