Better chance at promotion
People Matters

Personnel Branch – Air Force

Promotion prospects for Airmen Aircrew have taken a turn for the better with the introduction of a new competency-based professional development and promotion framework recently endorsed by CAF.

The framework will extend to all Airmen Aircrew (including crew attendants), providing an enduring solution to career development.

This new model will balance merit-based promotional principles, Occupational Specification competencies and PMET requirements.

This will allow Commanders Airlift Group and Maritime Patrol Group to assess achievement within the aircrew categorisation system.

Airmen Aircrew will become eligible for promotion after achieving professional competence in these areas and will no longer have to wait for vacant positions at Warrant Officer establishment.

Although some details are still to be finalised, the new structure is expected to be in place by end of 2003.

Full details of the Airmen Aircrew Review, and a copy of the paper approved by CAF, have been published on the DPA web site.

Any further information can be obtained from the Airlift Group Airmen Aircrew Manager on (02) 4587 2019.

Officer selections
This year’s Officer Promotion Boards have commenced.

As soon as possible, DPO-AF staff will advise respective commanders by telephone of officers selected for promotion. Follow up message advice will be released for each specialisation with the following target dates:

April 11: WGCDR ENG, AFENG, LOG, CHAP (and SQNLDR), HEALTH
April 18: WGCDR ADMIN, ED, PILOT, NAV, AE
April 24:WGCDR ATC, AIRDEF, LEGAL, INTEL, SECPOL
April 24: SQNLDR LEGAL, ADMIN and ED
May 2: SQNLDR AFENG, LOG, ENG, INTEL, GRDEF, SECPOL
May 9: SQNLDR HEALTH SPECS
May 16: SQNLDR NAV, AE
May 23: SQNLDR PLT
May 30: SQNLDR ATC, AIRDEF

Message advice of GLIST promotions will be released as soon as the required processing action is completed.

Base workshops
Directorate of Military Administration – Air Force (DMA-AF) staff have completed a series of workshops at bases for administrative and clerical personnel to validate personnel administration functions, develop processes and refine the wartime roles of ADMINOs and CLKs.

The workshops will assist future administrative and clerical training, and the defined processes will form the basis of Web-based, centrally managed, bench level instructions (BLIs) to improve personnel administration knowledge, processes and service delivery.

The BLIs will be released in several stages beginning with PMKeyS-related BLIs at the end of April. ADMINOs will also have the chance to take part in a Project Management Review at RAAF Base Williamtown on August 6-7.

DM-AF staff appreciated the enthusiastic contribution of those personnel who attended briefings and were involved in workshops.

Feedback to DMA-AF on any related matters can be forwarded to dma@defence.gov.au or on any issues regarding the Bench Level Instructions to dmablis@defence.gov.au

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