Five majors to pin on next rank Published June 25, 2012 By 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Five Kadena majors were among 1,269 Air Force-wide selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel during the 2012A line of the Air Force and LAF-judge advocate central selection boards announced by Air Force Personnel Center officials recently. Congratulations to Maj. Matthew Rochon, 554th RED HORSE Squadron, who was selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. Additionally, the following majors who are in the process of moving to Kadena were also selected: Maj. Robert Blake, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Maj. Christopher Clark, 18th Operations Support Squadron Maj. Hodgson, Calvin, 18th Contracting Squadron Maj. Daniel McCrary, 18th Comptroller Squadron To see the entire promotion list, go to http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120614-132.pdf. The boards considered 6,639 majors for promotion. Selection statistics include the following: - In-the-promotion zone for LAF: 1,096 selected from 1,453 considered for 75.4 percent select rate - Above-the-promotion zone for LAF: 17 selected from 1,405 considered for 1.2 percent select rate - Below-the-promotion zone for LAF: - 123 selected from 3604 considered for 3.4 percent select rate - In-the-promotion zone for LAF-J: 30 selected from 38 considered for 78.9 percent select rate - Above-the-promotion zone for LAF-J: 2 selected from 31considered for 6.5 percent select rate - Above-the-promotion zone for LAF-J: 1 selected from 108 considered for .9 percent select rate