Air Force selects 256 for promotion to captain

The Air Force on Monday announced it has chosen 256 officers for promotion to captain.

The list of first lieutenants chosen in the quarterly 18A captain promotion cycle includes 139 Line of the Air Force officers, three chaplains, 31 LAF-judge advocates, 35 Nurse Corps members, 36 Medical Service Corps members, and 12 Biomedical Sciences Corps members.

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By Stephen Losey

All but two LAF officers considered for promotion to O-3 were selected, for a selection rate of 99.2, according to statistics provided by the Air Force Personnel Center.

The list of selectees can be found here.

About Stephen Losey

Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.

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