NCO retraining program revamped for FY24
The Air Force is continuing to improve its talent management programs to further develop and retain Airmen.
Air Force adds more jobs to initial enlistment bonus list
For some Air Force career fields, new opportunities for Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty have begun in fiscal year 2022.
Air Force expects lower enlisted promotion rates
The Air Force is expecting lower promotion rates for the next few years due to enlisted grade restructuring, a leveling-off of end-strength growth, and high retention levels. Based on structure revisions and end-strength requirements, grades E-5 throug…
The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development
The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development — from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today. …
Department of the Air Force releases senior master sergeant/21E8 promotion cycle statistics
The average overall score for those selected was 400.77. Selectees’ average time in grade was 4.25 years and time in service was 18.37 years.
Air Force announces NCO Career Status Program for Airmen with 12 years of service
The change will eliminate the need for Airmen who have 12 or more years of service to continue to reenlist by aligning their separation dates with their high year of tenure dates.
AFH1 phone app available now on Apple and Google Play
The AFH1 app includes the “The Air Force Handbook 1,” and study guide, as well as Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, known as the “The Little Brown Book.” There is also access to the “The Little Blue Book” which focuses on the…
Air Force selects 14,235 in 19E5/staff sergeant promotion cycle
The 19E5/staff sergeant promotion list will be available on the Air Force’s Personnel Center website Enlisted Promotions page, the Air Force Portal and myPers on Aug. 22, at 8 a.m. CDT.
Commanders, senior raters to select IDE attendees
Beginning with the 2019 Developmental Education Designation Board, wing commanders and some senior raters will be able to select one Line of the Air Force officer per academic year to attend Intermediate Developmental Education in residence.
Air Force ends promotion testing for E-7 and above
The Air Force announced today it is removing the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing requirement for active-duty promotions to the grades of E-7 through E-9, beginning this fall with the 2019 E-9 promotion cycle.