ARPC announces captain, lieutenant promotions Published July 17, 2009 DENVER -- The Air Reserve Personnel Center announces the first half of the 2009 line and nonline captain and first lieutenant promotions. There were 206 Air National Guard and 176 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to captain, and 196 Air National Guard and 59 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to first lieutenant. Officers may not assume the higher grade until they reach their two year date-of-rank anniversary or Oct. 1, 2009, whichever is later. Note: Airmen cannot be promoted to captain until they complete their bachelor's degree and submit their transcripts to the Air Force Institute of Technology for confirmation. The complete captain and first lieutenant lists are available online. For more information on the promotion release, call the promotion board secretariat specialists at 800-525-0102 or e-mail them at arpc.dpbbdl@arpc.denver.af.mil.