Competition for promotions to lieutenant colonel eased for much of the Air Force in 2024, driven by a smaller pool of majors considered.
Of the 29,497 technical sergeants eligible for promotion to master sergeant, 5,500 were selected in the 2024 election cycle, the Air Force Personnel Center announced May 20.
Out of 36,913 eligible Air Force staff sergeants, just 5,354 (14.5 percent) were selected for promotion to technical sergeant this year, the Air Force announced June 29. The rate is the lowest since 1996.
Promotions for new master sergeants remained under 20 percent for the third year in a row, as retention held strong and increases in end strength leveled off, the Air Force announced May 25 before the finalized list is released May 31. Some 4,998 technical sergeants ...
The Air Force has selected more than 1,600 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant—the biggest crop of new E-8s the service has had in more than a decade. All told, 1,629 master sergeants were selected out of 16,031 eligible candidates, for a 10.18 percent ...
The Air Force selected one out of every five eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, the service announced—a rate largely in line with years past, yet one that defies the larger trend of promotion rates among enlisted noncommissioned officers this year. All ...