Notes on AFH-1, 15 Feb 2025, Chapter 11, Personnel Programs and Benefits
4 Nov 2025. The new E-6 WAPS Catalog for 2026 has been posted on the Air Force's official site. It changed the study requirements for promotion to E-6 for the 26E6 test cycle. The chapters required for study for promotion to E-6 changed from
1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 24 to
1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 24.
This adds chapter 11 as being required for study for promotion to E-6 during the 26E6 promotion cycle. This chapter was already required for promotion to E-5 so the only changes required to the site are to revise the Index page and the Chapter 11 page to show that it is required. The overall practice test for E-6 needs to be updated to include questions from Chapter 11.
19 Feb 2025. The Air Force Study Guide Website posted a new version of the Air Force Handbook, dated 15 February 2025, which contains changes in nearly every chapter. This website will be updated to include those changes by 23 February. While changes are being made in the background, the site may still be used.
Chapter 11 of the 1 Nov 2024 edition and the 15 Feb 2025 edition were compared and there were no changes. This chapter is up to date with the latest content.
27 Jan 2025. The site has been updated to include the new requirements listed in the 2025 E-5 WAPS catalog. Chapter 11 was added and Chapter 16 was removed from the E-5 practice test. Good luck!
22 Jan 25. The E-5 WAPS Catalog for the 2025 cycle was posted on the official Air Force website. It identifies the chapters of the Air Force Handbook required for study: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 24. These are the same chapters required for promotion to E-6 except that Chapter 11, Personnel Programs and Benefits, was added and Chapter 16, Developing Ideas, was removed. It will take a few days to update the site so that the study content for promotion to E-5 is current. It should be done by 30 January. The content for study for promotion to E-6 is accurate now.
6 Dec 2024. A new edition of the Air Force Handbook, dated 1 November 2024, was posted on the Air Force's official website. A note beneath it stated that study guides will not be issued for the 2025 E-5 and E-6 testing cycles. The Air Force Handbook will be the PFE source to study for promotion to E-5 and E-6.
The 2025 E-6 WAPS catalog (formerly referred to as EPRRC) states that only chapters 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 24 are testable. In addition, according to the ADTC in the new Air Force Handbook, all sections in these testable chapters are required for study. The 2025 E-5 WAPS catalog has not been issued yet and is expected to be available on 1 February 2025.