Air Force Announces Tech/Master Sergeant Promotion Rates

The Air Force has selected 4,613 of 23,230 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant (E-7), a 19.85 percent selection rate; and 6,904 of 41,186 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant (E-6), a 16.76 percent selection rate.

The master sergeant selection rate dropped 6.19 percent from last year, while this year's technical sergeant rate dropped 4.25 percent from last year. According to a release from the Air Force News Service, the Air Force will release both promotion lists at 9 a.m. CST on June 15. The complete list of selectees will be posted online on the Air Force Personnel Center's Enlisted Promotions page by 5 p.m., CST on June 15.