Air Force revokes more than 100 promotions after testing snafu
Summary
The U.S. Air Force found a mistake in grading a promotion test for security forces airmen. As a result, 135 airmen who were told they earned promotions will not get them after rescoring with the correct answer key, while 135 others who were wrongly denied promotions will now advance.Key Facts
- The Air Force used an outdated answer key to grade a promotion exam for security forces airmen.
- Initially, 135 airmen were told they earned promotions to technical sergeant but were later told they would not be promoted.
- After rescoring, 451 out of 586 airmen keep their promotions.
- Another 135 airmen initially denied promotion due to the error will now be promoted.
- The promotion process also considers schooling and time served, not just test results.
- The Air Force called the error isolated and highly unusual.
- Officials are looking at ways to improve safeguards in the promotion testing process.
- The Air Force has faced past testing and cheating issues at the Air Force Academy.
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