Once a selection board has developed a list of officers recommended for promotion, they are then encouraged to develop a one-through-end reordering of the promotion list based on assessment of associated records of performance. The fundamental promotion process will not change what will change is how officers are grouped to compete for promotion with those with similar developmental opportunities/progression patterns.īeginning with the May 2020 Lt Col Board, officer promotion line numbers may be determined by merit-based ordering as established by the promotion board. The category structure creates opportunities to tailor officer development and progression milestones to meet current and future warfighting requirements. The developmental categories are for Regular Air Force officers on the Active Duty List within Line of the Air Force competitive categories to the grades Major (O-4) through Colonel (O-6). This directive is effective for Regular Air Force promotion boards convening in CY2022, unless stated otherwise. Information Operations (14F), Intelligence (14N), Weather (15W), Cyber Operations (17X), Public Affairs (35X), Operations Research Analyst (15A), Special Investigations (71S) Pilot (11X), Combat Systems (12X), Air Battle Manager (13B), Special Tactics (19ZXA), Combat Rescue (19ZXC), Tactical Air Control Party (19ZXB), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot (18X)Īerospace Physiologist (13H), Airfield Operations (13M), Aircraft Maintenance (21A), Munitions and Missile Maintenance (21M), Logistics Readiness (21R), Security Forces (31P), Civil Engineering (32E), Force Support (38F), Contracting (64P), Financial Management (65X)Ĭhemist (61C), Physicist/Nuclear Engineer (61D), Developmental Engineer (62E), Acquisition Management (63A) Developmental CategoryĪir Operations and Special Warfare (LAF-A) The Secretary of the Air Force approved updates to the Regular Air Force Officer Competitive Categories for the Active Duty List on 17 November 2021, aligning the Multi-Domain Warfare Officer (13O), Operational Warfare Planner (13Z) and Astronaut (13A) career fields to the Line of the Air Force-Cross Functional Operations (LAF-X) competitive category.
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