Editing Airman basic (section)

==Demotion to airman basic==
If an airman of E-2 or higher rank is court-martialed and convicted of an offense or crime, s/he may be demoted to airman basic, with or without being discharged (dishonorably or otherwise) from the service.

In accordance with AFI 36-2502, ''Airman Promotion Program'', all promotions from AB require that an airman's immediate commanding officer approve the promotion in writing before he or she may assume it.<ref name="afi36-2502">{{cite manual
 |author       = [[Staff Sergeant#United States|SSgt]] Jeremy Gill
 |title        = Airman Promotion Program
 |section      = paragraph 2.1
 |publisher    = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] D. Vande Hey, HQ Air Force Personnel Center (HQ AFPC/DPP)
 |date         = 2002-08-06
 |url          = http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2502.pdf
 |access-date   = 2008-08-02
 |quote        = This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive 36-25, Military Promotion and Demotion. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3 apply to all Air Force (AF) active duty enlisted.
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090227163124/http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2502.pdf
 |archive-date = 2009-02-27
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>