Air Force announces promotions to major Published March 1, 2004 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force selected 2,540 captains for promotion to major in the 2003B line of the Air Force, chaplain, nurse corps, medical service corps and biomedical service corps boards.Selectees will be notified March 4 by their commander. The entire list will be posted on the Air Force Personnel Center’s Web site at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil by March 6.The board convened here Dec. 8 and considered 3,410 officers. The results of the 2003 board are as follows:Line of the Air Force -- 2,132 selected from 2,287 considered for a 93.2-percent select rate in-the-promotion zone; and 41 selected from 554 considered for a 7.4-percent select rate above-the-promotion zone. The promotion opportunity for the line of the Air Force board was 95 percent.Chaplain -- 14 selected from 19 considered for a 73.7-percent select rate in-the-promotion zone; and three selected from six considered for a 50-percent select rate above-the-promotion zone. The promotion opportunity for the chaplain board was 85 percent.Nurse Corps -- 141 selected from 200 considered for a 70.5-percent select rate in-the-promotion zone; and 19 selected from 107 considered for a 17.8-percent select rate above-the-promotion zone. The promotion opportunity for the nurse corps board was 80 percent.Medical Service Corps -- 53 selected from 58 considered for a 91.4-percent select rate in-the-promotion zone; and three selected from 10 considered for a 30-percent select rate above-the-promotion zone. The promotion opportunity for the medical service corps board was 95 percent.Biomedical Science Corps -- 129 selected from 148 considered for an 87.2-percent select rate in-the-promotion zone; and five selected from 21 considered for a 23.8-percent select rate above-the-promotion zone. The promotion opportunity for the biomedical science corps board was 90 percent.There are no below-the-promotion zone opportunities to major. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)