Air Force clarifies officer stratification

Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs Office

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – After receiving feedback from senior leaders, promotion boards and Airmen around the globe, Air Force officials are providing additional guidance to help clarify the use of stratification for officers.

That feedback included concerns that our previous officer stratification guidance was unclear and restrictive, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The revised guidance is intended to clear up some of the confusion and provide supervisors and commanders a tool to best convey their top performers on performance reports.

The guidance includes better descriptions of stratification based on peer comparisons, rater’s authority, senior leader quotes, deployed letters of evaluation, promotion recommendation forms and within decoration citations. The guidance also provides examples of improper use of stratification.

To view the guidance, visit the AFPC personnel services website and search for the keyword “officer stratification.”