AF selects 12 Sheppard Airmen for promotion to E-8

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SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  Twelve Sheppard master sergeants were part of the 1,450 for promotion to senior master sergeant, according to a list released March 5.

Those promoted include: Master Sgt. Ralph Adrian, 366th Training Squadron; Master Sgt. Johnny Grassi, 381st TRS; Master Sgt. Kevin Jones, 383rd TRS; Master Sgt. Linda McCoy, 82nd Medical Operations Squadron; Master Sgt. Denis McMonagle, 82nd Communications Squadron; Master Sgt. John Middaugh Jr., 82nd Training Wing.

Master Sgt. Dana Parr, 382nd TRS; Master Sgt. Joseph Perez, 82nd MDOS; Master Sgt. Rebecca Poppert, 382nd TRS; Master Sgt. Robert Velez, 383rd TRS; Master Sgt. Edward Vottero, 382nd TRS; and Master Sgt. Dana Wood, 382nd TRS.

Air Force officials selected 1,450 of 13,216 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.97 percent. Last year's selection rate was 8.77 percent.

The average score for those selected was 661.49, which was based on the following point averages: 32.65 for time in grade, 21.24 for time in service, 135 for enlisted performance reports, 21.27 for decorations, 64.44 for Air Force supervisory examination and 386.89 for board score.

The promotion list was made avaialble publicly March 5 at 8 a.m. CST on the Air Force Personnel Center Web site. At 9 a.m. CST, Airmen were able to access their score notices on the virtual Military Personnel Flight and on the Air Force Portal.

As with previous promotion lists, the senior master sergeant selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. AFPC officials will notify Airmen, via their military personnel sections, if their selection is in question.

Those selected for senior master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in April 2009.

This will be the first release, under the Web-based promotion release process, to feature early notification for senior raters, which is in response to Air Force senior leaders expressing that they would like early notification of the senior NCO lists. This early notification now will be available for the master sergeant, senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant promotion lists. Senior raters recently were informed about the process and were given instructions on how to access the list.