Air Force announces medical, dental officer promotions Published Jan. 11, 2006 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force has selected 67 lieutenant colonels, 173 majors and 308 captains in the medical and dental corps for promotion. The list of promotion selects is posted on the Air Force Personnel Center's officer promotions homepage at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/offprom. The board considered 1,310 officers for promotion. The results of the promotion board are as follows: Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for colonel: Dental corps -- 21 selected from 25 considered for 84 percent select rate Medical corps -- 38 selected from 61 considered for 62.3 percent select rate Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for colonel: Dental corps -- Two selected from 27 considered for 7.4 percent select rate Medical corps -- Three selected from 76 considered for 3.9 percent select rate Selection statistics below-the-promotion zone for colonel: Dental corps -- One selected from 73 considered for 1.4 percent select rate Medical corps -- Two selected from 165 considered for 1.2 percent select rate Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel: Dental corps -- 33 selected from 33 considered for 100 percent select rate Medical corps -- 133 selected from 135 considered for 98.5 percent select rate Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel: Dental corps -- Zero selected from one considered for 0 percent select rate Medical corps -- Zero selected from two considered for 0 percent select rate Selection statistics below-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel: Dental corps -- One selected from 47 considered for 2.1 percent select rate Medical corps -- Six selected from 351 considered for 1.7 percent select rate Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for major: Dental corps -- DC -- 28 selected from 29 considered for 96.6 percent select rate Medical corps -- MC -- 277 selected from 280 considered for 98.9 percent select rate Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for major: Dental corps -- none considered Medical corps -- Three selected from five considered for 60 percent select rate Selection statistics below-the-promotion zone for major: Dental corps -- there were no below-the-zone promotions Medical corps -- there were no below-the-zone promotions (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)