Promotion Opportunities

CADET PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES

1. All 1st year cadets start the program as a Cadet Airman Basic and will be promoted to Cadet Airman after completing the first year of training in Air Force JROTC.

All 2nd year cadets will be promoted to the rank of Cadet Airman First Class after completing the second year of training in Air Force JROTC.

All 3rd year cadets will be promoted to the rank of Cadet Senior Airman after completing the third year of training in Air Force JROTC.

All 4th year cadets will hold the rank of Cadet Senior Airman.

2. A cadet may be appointed to a higher rank as a result of being selected to hold a leadership position within the Corps. These promotions will be to the appropriate rank as determined by the leadership position the cadet is being appointed to, regardless of that cadet’s previous rank.

3. A cadet may be appointed to a higher rank “on the spot” for superior performance as deemed appropriate by the SASI; these promotions are effective immediately.

• Spot promotions are extremely rare and are based on attitude, effort and overall contribution to the Cadet Corps.
• Spot promotions are limited to one permanent rank advancement.
• Depending on the timing of the spot promotion, cadets who have been spot promoted may be ineligible for promotion during the next regularly scheduled promotion cycle.