danvgalhb

Well, 2016 0-5 LAF stats are out. It looks like the overall promotion rate for all zones combined was slightly lower than last year (although the IPZ promotion rate was a little higher this year than last). Most unique data point of them all IMO; one 'P' BPZ from 3096 'P' BPZs who got promoted, while also beating out 268 'DP' BPZs who didn't get the nod for 0-5. 2016 LAF LTC.xlsx

Devote? Try again, like side note. Oh wait, I already said that.

Last year's IPZ promotion rate to 0-5 was 72% so if the above numbers are correct, this year's IPZ promotion percentage is slightly higher than last year's but due to a smaller pool, obviously less folks got picked up. Last year's APZ percentage promotion rate was 5.6% but without knowing the total number of APZ eligibles for this board (62 of 1114 were picked up last year), the promotion percentage rate for APZ is anyone's guess.

One thing I forgot to add was that although my SR is a 3-star, not all of our IPZers have the same SR as I do (i.e., they fell under 2-letter orgs with their own delegated SRs).

Negative...got shoehorned into a staff job (my SR is a 3-star)

Same circumstance like you brother...got a 'P' from my 3-star and got the nod for 0-5. One thing is for certain...I am looking forward to seeing the 'P' promotion rate when the AF stats come out. Side note: One of the lousiest bosses I ever had didn't make 0-5 but is still in as a Maj and close to 20...would be weird, yet satisfying, if I ever become that person's boss. Then again, I wouldn't want that lousy individual assigned me.

Do you have the BPZ numbers? Also, is the list out somewhere already? I thought the promotion list would be released tomorrow. On a side note, I asked my CO how many of our org's (pretty large one) IPZers got promoted and he told me, "all of them"! I asked him twice to make sure he didn't misunderstand my question but he said the same thing, "all of them". I was running late for a meeting so I didn't have time to get more info on how many IPZers there were overall. Aside from myself, I know of two other IPZers who got the thumbs up for 0-5, with two of us (like me) making it with a 'P'. I know we have a few more IPZers in our org but I still can't believe all of us got selected! Fridays are a little slower in my unit than the rest of the week so I plan on going to my personnel folks and getting the total IPZ promotion numbers straight from the horses' mouths because I still can't believe our org had a perfect IPZ promotion rate.

Very interesting...I wonder how many of those 13 were sitting in joint billets.

Surprising to see all the doom and gloom thus far despite the projected "84%" promotion opportunity overall. It should be interesting to see how each MAJCOM did when they finally release the promotion stats.

Finally got mine...my unit was initially going to make me wait until tomorrow but by then it would basically be a moot point. One of my buddies didn't make it though...their org was under 60% overall. Any similar or worse rates for other units out there?

So has anyone been told of their results? I don't think anyone at my base got informed yet.

Already told others? I figured CCs would wait at least until Wednesday. It's almost cruel to tell people two days before the "official" release day knowing that the selects may have to restrain themselves for a little while from saying too much to their peers. Well, best of luck to all!

I didn't check on CY16 CB boards for twice passed over LAF Captains but it is also on MyPers. If I had to guess though, don't expect an easy way out this year.

So, not to go off topic but a buddy brought this up to my attention so figured I'd share in case folks aren't aware of it. I only included part of the continuation board announcement (the rest is on myPers) but it looks like the AF will be rubber stamping continuations for this year. However, what struck me is the lengthy list of AFSCs that are apparently now "critical skills" for the AF. I guess every skill is "critical" after the 2014 RIF losses? I was also a bit skeptical about the 84% promotion opportunity for the CY16 0-5 board but this CB guidance practically validates that high opportunity percentage IMO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "CY16B Major (LAF/MSC/BSC) and Captain (BSC) Selective Continuation Boards Applicable to: Active Duty Eligibility LAF majors on the Air Force Active Duty list who fail selection to lieutenant colonel two or more times, including those who are retirement eligible under Title 10, U.S.C., Section 8911, or within two years of qualifying for retirement under Section 8911, and who are within the following critical skills: Pilots (11X); Bomber Combat Systems Officers (12B); Fighter Combat Systems Officers (12F); Rescue Combat Systems Officers (12H); Special Operations Combat Systems Officers (12S); Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilots (12U, 13U, 18X); Air Liaison Officers (13L); Nuclear and Missile Operation Officers (13N); Space Operations Officers (13S); Intelligence Officers (14N); Cyber Warfare Operations Officers and Network Operations Officers (17X); Aircraft Maintenance Officers (21A); Munitions and Missile Maintenance Officers (21M); Logistics Readiness Officers (21R); Security Forces Officers (31P); Civil Engineer Officers (32E); Public Affairs Officers (35P); Operations Research Analyst Officers (61A); Physicist/Nuclear Engineer Officers (61D); Acquisition Manager Officers (63A); Contracting Officers (64P); Financial Management Officers (65F) as orf the 1st day of the 7th month after Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (PDUSD {P&R}) approves results of the CY16B Lieutenant Colonel LAF, MSC, and BSC Central Selection Boards. Length of Continuation Period Unless sooner retired or discharged under another provision of law, each eligible captain or major selected for continuation will be continued until such time as the officer qualifies for retirement under Section 8911, or age 62, whichever is earlier, with the exception of those LAF majors in a critical skill listed above. Each eligible LAF major, within a critical skill listed above, selected for continuation will be continued until they reach 24 years of Total Active Federal Commissioned Service (TAFCS)."

LJ, ask the SR what...if I am right not to get excited about the PRF bottom line? I'm not going to waste time doing that. However, if I'm going to get on the SR's schedule to chat about my PRF, it's because I want to know what the weaknesses and strengths in my records were that led to my strat, not ask whether or not I think my PRF is something to get excited about.