About 1,200 majors earned a promotion under the Department of the Air Force's new process for advancement that judges Airmen based on performance in their career field rather than comparing the force as a whole. The 2020 lieutenant colonel promotion board is also the first ...
The Air Force will eliminate below-the-zone promotions in 2020 en route to introducing a new five-year window for promotions without up-or-out limitations beginning in 2021 or 2022.