So What Year is It?

I was reading the LA Times today. The brief Education page had an interesting title and image, and drew my attention. I got to reading the third paragraph, shown above, and got to... "William Trombetta, 54, a supervisory contract specialist for the U.S. Air Force at Los Angeles Air Force base, went back to school WHAT YEAR to be better equipped for a possible promotion." What does "WHAT YEAR" mean? If anyone has a clue, let me know.