{"id":24771,"date":"2020-09-21T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/21\/air-force-selects-13864-for-promotion-to-staff-sergeant-after-coronavirus-slowed-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:39:40","slug":"air-force-selects-13864-for-promotion-to-staff-sergeant-after-coronavirus-slowed-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/21\/air-force-selects-13864-for-promotion-to-staff-sergeant-after-coronavirus-slowed-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force selects 13,864 for promotion to staff sergeant after coronavirus slowed testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force said Monday that it has selected 13,864 enlisted airmen for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/08\/15\/staff-sergeant-promotion-rate-nears-49-percent\/\" target=_blank>promotion to staff sergeant<\/a> \u2014 one month later than E-5 promotions are typically announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were 33,341 senior airmen who were eligible for promotion to E-5 this year, which resulted in a selection rate of 41.58 percent, according to an Air Force Personnel Center release. AFPC will post the list of selectees&#8217; names online Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff sergeant promotions are usually announced around mid-August, but were delayed this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/24\/air-force-promotion-testing-on-hold-until-may-amid-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=_blank>due to the coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force suspended testing for aspiring staff sergeants \u2014 as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/08\/18\/after-covid-delay-air-force-selects-8246-for-promotion-to-tech-sergeant\/\" target=_blank>technical sergeants<\/a> \u2014 in March, as the nation began to socially distance as the coronavirus spread. Testing resumed in May, but social distancing rules significantly limited how many airmen could take tests during a session.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/10\/staff-sergeant-promotion-testing-extended-due-to-coronavirus\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Airmen-taking-tests.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Staff sergeant promotion testing extended due to coronavirus<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">AFPC said it will remain flexible on deadlines in case conditions change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of June, less than one-third of airmen eligible for staff sergeant had taken their tests, and the Air Force soon extended the testing deadline one month, to the end of August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airmen who were selected for promotion to E-5 will start to be promoted beginning Oct. 1. Those who, in normal circumstances, would have been promoted Sept. 1, but will now pin on their new ranks in October, will retroactively receive backdated pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And more airmen could still be selected for promotion to staff sergeant. Because of restrictions and safety precautions related to COVID-19, some airmen\u2019s testing was delayed, or their tests have not yet been scored, AFPC said. 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