The Air Force is changing the captain promotion process for Line of the Air Force officers. Effective in Jan. 2008, active-duty LAF officers will be considered for promotion to captain on a quarterly basis instead of during the third quarter of each year. The change will avoid the possibility of officers being notified of their promotion to captain while also being identified by Force Shaping Boards for involuntary separation, said Autumn Foley, chief of officer promotion management. The majority of FSB-separated officers are obligated to continue their military service because of their eight-year service obligation, she said. With only one captain’s process per year, some junior officers were not being considered for promotion prior to separation and were losing potential promotions that they had earned and could carry over into the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.
