AF taps 2,560 for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel, colonel

By Air Force News on March 30, 2013

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- More than 2,500 captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.

Eligible officers were considered during the December CY12C Colonel Biomedical Science Corps/Chaplain/Medical Service Corps, CY12D Lieutenant Colonel BSC/CHAP, and CY12C Major Line of the Air Force/BSC/CHAP central selection boards.

Go to the following links to see the full lists of selectees:

Colonel: http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130329-053.pdf
Lieutenant colonel: http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130329-055.pdf
Major: http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130329-056.pdf

Selection statistics are as follows:

In-the-promotion zone for colonel:
BSC - 16 selected from 34 considered for 47.1 percent select rate
CHAP - 3 selected from 8 considered for 37.5 percent select rate
MSC - 9 selected from 17 considered for 52.9 percent select rate

Above-the-promotion zone for colonel:
BSC - 0 selected from 34 considered
CHAP - 1 selected from 15 considered for 6.7 percent select rate
MSC - 1 selected from 19 considered for 5.3 percent select rate

Below-the-promotion zone for colonel:
BSC - 1 selected from 60 considered for 1.7 percent select rate
CHAP - 0 considered
MSC - 1 selected from 45 considered for 2.2 percent select rate

In-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel:
BSC - 43 selected from 77 considered for 55.8 percent select rate
CHAP - 12 selected from 18 considered for 66.7 percent select rate

Above-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel:
BSC - 5 selected from 93 considered for 5.4 percent select rate
CHAP - 2 selected from 11 considered for 18.2 percent select rate

Below-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel:
BSC - 3 selected from 175 considered for 1.7 percent select rate
CHAP - 0 considered

In-the-promotion zone for major:
LAF - 2,287 selected from 2,574 considered for 88.9 percent select rate
BSC - 118 selected from 140 considered for 84.3 percent select rate
CHAP - 19 selected from 26 considered for 73.1 percent select rate

Above-the-promotion zone for major:
LAF - 30 selected from 399 considered for 7.5 percent select rate
BSC - 8 selected from 15 considered for 53.3 percent select rate
CHAP - 1 selected from 7 considered for 14.3 percent select rate

For more information about promotion opportunities and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.