I-Army, i-Navy, i-Marines ne-Coast Guard isisekelo samazinga okunyuswa okubhalwe phansi esekelwe emsebenzini welungu. Ngamanye amazwi, amanani okukhushulwa ahlukile kumsebenzi ngamunye, kuye ngokuthi mangaki "ama-slots" atholakalayo asebandleni elilandelayo.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi emisebenzini engaphezu kwemisebenzi, kunzima kakhulu ukukhushulwa, kuyilapho abantu emisebenzini engaqediwe bangase bakhuliswe ngokushesha kakhulu kunomphakathi ophakathi kwenkonzo.
I-Air Force ilawula ukukhushulwa kwayo okuhlukile.
I- Air Force kuqala inquma izinga jikelele lokugqugquzela (i-Air Force Wide) yomjikelezo wokuphromotha, ngokubikezela ukuthi zingaki izitshalo ezotholakala. Kube sekuthatha lelizinga futhi lisebenzise kuwo wonke umsebenzi we-Air Force (cishe *) ngokulinganayo.
Isibonelo, ake sithi i-Air Force inquma (i-Air Force Wide) ukuthi iyokhuthaza amaphesenti angu-20 kubo bonke abaSebenzi abaSebenzayo abafanelekile (E-5) esesitelekeni se- Technical Sergeant (E-6) ngomjikelezo olandelayo wokunyusa. Insimu ngayinye yomsebenzi (umsebenzi) izothuthukisa amaphesenti angama-20 e-Sergeants abaSebenzi abafanelekayo ku-Technical Sergeant, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi awuphelile yini noma ungasebenzi.
* QAPHELA: Amaphesenti omsebenzi ngamunye awaphumeli ngokulinganayo ngezizathu ezimbili:
(1) I-Air Force ihambela izinombolo * * ngomsebenzi ngamunye. Isibonelo, uma izinga lokukhushulwa jikelele lomjikelezo lingamaphesenti angu-10, futhi kukhona abantu abayi-100 abafanelekile ku-"Job A," abantu abangu-10 bazophakanyiswa (amaphesenti ayishumi). Kodwa-ke, kuthiwani uma kukhona abantu abangu-113 abafanelekile? Amaphesenti ayishumi ka-113 ayi-11.3. Awukwazi ukuphakamisa ingxenye yesithathu yomuntu, ngakho-ke kulokhu, uMbutho Wezindiza uzowungeza futhi ukhuthaze abantu abangu-12. Lokhu kungabangela izinga lokukhushulwa kulowo msebenzi wamaphesenti angu-10,6, esikhundleni samaphesenti angu-10. Uma kwakungumuntu oyedwa ovumelekile ukukhuthazwa ku-AFSC (uJobe), uzophakanyiswa (ecabanga ukuthi umlawuli wamncoma), ngakho-ke izinga lokukhuphula kulo msebenzi liyoba ngamaphesenti angu-100.
(2) Unyaka ngamunye, i-Air Force ikhetha amasimu omsebenzi ohloniphekile ukuze uthole amaphuzu engeziwe amahlanu. Ngakho-ke, uma izinga lokukhushulwa eliphelele lingamaphesenti angama-20, ezinye izinkundla zemisebenzi ehloniphekile zizovunyelwa ukukhuthaza amaphesenti angu-25 abo abafanelekile.
Uma kunquma ukuthi ubani okhuthazwayo, i-Air Force isebenzisa i- WAPS ( Amandla amaphuzu wePromoshini ye-Weighted Airman) . Ngokumane nje, uma izinga lokukhushulwa lingamaphesenti angu-10, wengeze amaphuzu we-WAPS, futhi amaphesenti ayishumi aphezulu wamalungu afanelekile kulowo msebenzi ngamaphuzu amaningi we-WAPS, yibo abathuthukiswayo. Ukuze uthole imininingwane ephelele mayelana ne-Air Force yokubhalisa uhlelo lokuphromotha, bheka Isistimu Yokugqugquzela Ukunyuswa Kwempi Yomoya .
Amanani okuthuthukiswa kwamandla e-Air Force ezingeni lika-Staff Sergeant (E-5) eminyakeni eyi-11 eyedlule:
Amanani Wokukhuthazwa Kwe-Air Force SSgt
| Unyaka | Inombolo Efanelekayo | Inombolo ekhethiwe | I-Promotion Rate (%) |
| 93 | 82 758 | 13,535 | 16.35 |
| 94 | 78.212 | 12,541 | 16.05 |
| 95 | 72.212 | 12,541 | 16.59 |
| 96 | 57,523 | 9,541 | 16.59 |
| 97 | 52,820 | 8 854 | 18.66 |
| 98 | 48.719 | 11,033 | 22.65 |
| 99 | 44,109 | 16,053 | 36.39 |
| 00 | 38,654 | 19,605 | 50.72 |
| 02 | 30,880 | 19,448 | 62.98 |
| 03 | 27,416 | 13,651 | 49.75 |
| 04 | 33,306 | 13,625 | 40.91 |
| 05 | 36 405 | 14,614 | 40.14 |