RAMSTEINABI36-2502 governs Ramstein Air Base Senior Airman Below-the-Zone selection, promotion eligibility, boards, quotas, and procedures.
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It establishes the Central Base Board for BTZ selection and addresses quota distribution, unit duties, and procedures for Airmen in student status. It sets eligibility criteria, board composition, review processes, and announcement controls.
Applies to: It applies to Active Duty Air Force units and personnel assigned or serviced by Ramstein Air Base Military Personnel Flight Identification (MPF ID) (this includes tenant and geographically separated units IAW MyPers “tenant units policy”).
The BTZ program provides exceptionally qualified Airmen First Class (A1C) a onetime consideration for promotion to Senior Airmen (SrA) ahead of their peers, effective 6 months prior to the normal promotion date.
The WG/CC may elect not to use the full quota.
The WG/CC must either approve the board’s order-of-merit list, arrange the order-ofmerit as he or she sees fit, or disapprove the order-of-merit entirely and direct a new board.
Refrain from announcing BTZ results until directed by the 86 AW/CC.
Boards will consist of one voting board president, one non-voting recorder, and no less than three other voting board members.