Fourteen Team Hill senior master sergeants were selected for promotion to the rank of chief master sergeant last week.
Air Force officials said they achieved this extraordinary milestone based on their record of performance and potential to serve in the next higher grade. In today’s competitive, high-quality Air Force, this is a significant feat.
Senior master sergeants selected for promotion were:
75th Air Base Wing:
Christopher Burroughs, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Kenneth Malley, 75th LRS
Mark Decorte, 75th Medical Operations Squadron
Christopher Greek, 75th Security Forces Squadron
388th Fighter Wing:
Albert Beachy, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Steven Grimes, 388th AMXS
Trent Perry, 388th AMXS
Robert Rafferty, 388th AMXS
Timothy Thomas, 388th AMXS
Jon Young, 388th Electronics Maintenance Squadron
Joseph Shelton, 388th Operations Support Squadron
Team Hill Mission Partners:
Jason Salonis, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Jeffrey Morris, 372nd Recruiting Group
Carmelo VegaMartinez, 368th Recruiting Squadron
Across the Air Force, 2,525 senior master sergeants were eligible for promotion to chief, and 479 were selected for an 18.97 percent selection rate, the Air Force Personnel Center announced.
To see the selection list, go to the Air Force Portal at https://my.af.mil, or myPers at https://mypers.af.mil. Airmen will be able to access their score notices on the virtual military personnel flight and the Air Force Portal.
Enlisted promotions are based on weighted factors including time in grade, time in service, enlisted performance reports, medals, promotion fitness exam and skills knowledge test for staff through master sergeants and the U.S. Air Force supervisory examination for senior and chief master sergeants. For senior and chief master sergeants, selection board scores are also included.
The average score for those selected for chief master sergeant was 671.45, with an average time in grade of 3.21 years and time in service of 21.84 years. The average score for enlisted performance reports was 135. Average decorations score was 24.22, and the average USAF Supervisory Exam score was 69.91. The average board score was 393.84.
Those selected will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in January. Selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. Airman will be notified if their selection is in question.