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Show Captains may make major sooner By Staff Sgt Amy Parr Air Force Print News yearv Captains should become majors between nine and 1 1 years, according to the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act. The grade relief will allow the Air Force to make this goal by letting more captains pin on faster said. "It also has a positive effect on retention. "Off cers can frequently do better financially and faster outside the Air Force," Colonel Middle-to- n said. "Bringing dow n the pin-o- n through an accelerated board schedule, said Maj. Bill Nolle. accompanying pay raise may ft mr WASHINGTON - Captains anting a pnmwitii mi to muj may nJt ha e to ait as It wig am more. A proposal recently submitted to Congress would modify the grade-ceilin- g table in Title 10 U.S C. 523. calling for a Air Force officer promotion policy chief. This Air Force initiative was requested. Nolle said, because for nearly a decade the Air Force has been unable to meet the man- permanent grade relief to majors. This table provides the aulhti-rie- d strengths of commissioned officers i acme duty in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel and colonel. By increasing the authorised Air Force major grade ceiling by 7 percent, more officers at any one time will wear the rank of major than previously allowed by law. said U. Col. Jan Middleton. Air Force promotion, evaluation and separation policy chief at the agement act's guidelines. "Other services (officers) pin on (0-4- ) nine to 12 months earlier than the Air Force." he said. "This is a source of dissatisfaction w ith Air Force officers." The grade relief to major will also compensate officers more adequately for work performed. Colonel Middleton said. "In the nonratcd line, 17 percent of field grade billets must be filled by company grade officers e due to shortages." she Pentagon. The average time in service to pin on major will go from I I.I to 9.5 years over the next three to field-grad- time to major with the The program will also better align career decision points for pilots. Major Nolle said. "Combined with the new service active-dut- y 10-ye- ar com- mitment for pilots," he said, "this initiative w ill ensure pilots pin on major six to 1 2 months prior to their service commitment expiring." If approved, and if the Air Force chooses to implement major grade relief. Major Nolte said it will begin in 2002 and affect all captains meeting a promotion selection board under which the Air Force chooses to implement grade relief. (Courtesy Air Force Print News) Or. Open House R Wvtlmgan m 586-462- 3. 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