Air Force cancels 135 promotions over ‘highly unprecedented’ testing error

Published July 9, 2026 4:50pm ET | Updated July 9, 2026 4:50pm ET



The U.S. Air Force was forced to cancel the promotions of service members after admitting that more than 100 people were given incorrect scores because of an “outdated scoring key.”

​The error occurred during a specialty knowledge test administered to airmen and airwomen competing for promotion. The Air Education and Training Command called the anomaly “isolated and highly unprecedented.”

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