SHEPPARDAFBI36-2502 governs procedures and responsibilities for the Senior Airman Below-the-Zone (BTZ) Program.
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It covers eligibility, nominations, unit boards, Central Base Board procedures, nominee study areas, scoring, alternate selection, and supplemental consideration. The publication requires standardized processing for BTZ promotion at Sheppard Air Force Base.
Applies to: This instruction implements AFPD 36-25, Military Promotion and Demotion, and establishes procedures and responsibilities that apply to all units, to include tenant units, on Sheppard Air Force Base.
Airmen must meet promotion requirements as outlined in AFI 36-2502, Table 2.1., have completed 36 months time-in-service (TIS) and 20 months time-in-grade (TIG), or 28 months TIG (whichever occurs first). (paragraph 2)
Airmen must have a 3-skill level to be promoted to SrA. (paragraph 3)
Small units (six or less eligibles) may forward as many eligible to the CBB as the unit commander deems appropriate. (paragraph 5)
If a unit commander (not group) is the commander having promotion authority for more than one organization, the eligible are combined at the unit level and the unit remains a small unit or becomes a large unit. (paragraph 6)
BTZ nominee package is worth a maximum 15 points and the board appearance is worth maximum 5 points (1 point each answer/3 points for dress, appearance, and bearing) for a total possible score of 20 points.