AFA has fewer applicants

afa81
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:54:40 +0000

PatriotCPM:

Yeah, the acceptance rate went down from 18% to 13%, so its 5% harder to get in this year as compared to last. Less people applied this year than last, but they need to let a fewer proportion of those people in because of the unusually high rate of appointment acceptances last year.



Each year group is managed differently. As many of you may know the AF is shrinking, so the number officers needed in the future is smaller. So for the next few years the class sizes maybe smaller.

You be in the year group 2010, your promotions will be met as a group. The only way that changes is if you promote early/late (Below the Zone/Above the Zone). If your year group is large, promotion chances can be smaller and small year group more people as percentage.

Many moons ago in the mid-90s, the AF sent fewer people to pilot training. I am not to sure how well that has turn out. We joked at the time that if these folks stay in they all will generals.

I know right now there is a shortage of 0-6s that are pilots, and 0-6s in general. And there are too many Generals, the AF is in the process of changing 0-7 slots down to 0-6 because the need to shed 30+ Generals.
So there are even more 0-6s needed.

One thing that is certain the AF will change it mind about everything. (name tags on uniforms, then not, then back on.)