Officials announce Reserve colonel promotions Published Dec. 16, 2008 DENVER (AFNS) -- Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced the fiscal 2009 Air Force Reserve Line and Nonline Colonel Promotion Selection Board results Dec. 16. A selection board convened at ARPC Oct. 6 through 10 to determine those officers qualified to assume the next higher grade and selected 96 of 1,664 Air Force Reserve officers considered. Categories considered during this promotion board were line, chaplain, dental corps, line of the Air Force-judge advocate, medical corps, nurse corps, medical service corps and biomedical sciences corps officers. Board results are: Participating Reserve selection statistics in-the-promotion zone: -- 11 line officers were selected from 236 considered for a 5 percent selection rate. -- Two chaplains were selected from five considered for a 40 percent selection rate. -- No dental corps officers were selected from four considered. -- One line of the Air Force-judge advocate officers was selected from 27 considered for a 4 percent selection rate. -- Two medical corps officers were selected from 10 considered for a 20 percent selection rate. -- One nurse corps officer was selected from 21 considered for a 20 percent selection rate. -- One medical service corps officer was selected from five considered for a 20 percent selection rate. -- One biomedical sciences corps officer was selected from five considered for a 20 percent selection rate. Participating Reserve selection statistics above-the-promotion zone: -- 57 line officers were selected from 925 considered for a 6 percent selection rate. -- One chaplain was selected from 21 considered for a 5 percent selection rate. -- One dental corps officer was selected from 24 considered for a 4 percent selection rate. -- Eight line of the Air Force-judge advocate officers were selected from 80 considered for a 10 percent selection rate. -- Three medical corps officers were selected from 96 considered for a 3 percent selection rate. -- Four nurse corps officers were selected from 98 considered for a 4 percent selection rate. -- One medical service corps officer was selected from 33 considered for a 3 percent selection rate. -- One biomedical sciences corps officer was selected from 31 considered for a 3 percent selection rate. Nonparticipating Reserve selection statistics in-the-promotion zone: -- No line officers were selected from five considered. -- No dental corps officers were selected from one considered. -- No medical corps officers were selected from four considered. -- No nurse corps officers were selected from one considered. -- No biomedical sciences corps officers were selected from two considered -- No chaplain, line of the Air Force-judge advocate nor medical service corps officers were considered. Nonparticipating Reserve selection statistics above-the-promotion zone: -- One line officer was selected from 11 considered for a 9 percent selection rate. -- No chaplains were selected from one considered. -- No dental corps officers were selected from three considered. -- No medical corps officers were selected from 11 considered -- No nurse corps officers were selected from two considered. -- No medical service corps officers were selected from one considered. -- No biomedical sciences corps officers were selected from one considered. -- No line of the Air Force-judge advocate officers were considered. Promotion effective dates are based on the individual's line number. A complete list of Airmen selected for promotion is available online. Increments will be posted on the ARPC Web site, www.arpc.afrc.af.mil, after Senate confirmation. For more information, call promotions board secretariat specialists at 800-525-0102 or e-mail them at arpc.dpbbdl@arpc.denver.af.mil. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) View the comments/letters page