Which AFI governs Enlisted Airman Promotion and Demotion Programs?
AFI 36-2502
Promotion quotas for Staff Sergeant through Chief Master Sergeant are tied to
fiscal year-end strength and are affected by funding limits, regulatory limits, and the number of projected vacancies in specific grades.
Public law, as outlined in Title 10, U.S.C., Armed Forces, Chapter 36, Promotion, Separation, and Involuntary Retirement of Officers on the Active Duty List, limits the number of Airmen who may serve in the RegAF in the
Top two enlisted grades