{"id":64510,"date":"2023-11-28T22:24:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/28\/promotions-to-chief-master-sergeant-hit-highest-rate-since-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:17:01","slug":"promotions-to-chief-master-sergeant-hit-highest-rate-since-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/11\/28\/promotions-to-chief-master-sergeant-hit-highest-rate-since-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Promotions to chief master sergeant hit highest rate since 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snagging a spot at the top of the Air Force\u2019s enlisted corps grew slightly easier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afpc.af.mil\/News\/Article\/3599212\/air-force-selects-506-senior-master-sergeants-for-promotion-in-23e9-promotion-c\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced Tuesday<\/a> that it has tapped 506 of 2,249 eligible troops for promotion to chief master sergeant \u2014 the most senior rank an enlisted airman can attain, short of being named Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 22.5% selection rate is the highest since 2016, when nearly 24% of eligible senior master sergeants were chosen to advance. That year, the promotion rate returned to a peak not seen since 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest figure is 2.2 percentage points higher than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/12\/01\/air-force-promotes-1-in-5-eligible-airmen-to-chief-master-sergeant\/\" target=\"_blank\">last year\u2019s selection rate<\/a>, and 4.3 percentage points higher than the recent low of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/12\/14\/air-force-space-force-pick-515-new-chief-master-sergeants\/\" target=\"_blank\">18.2% in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number includes airmen who sought promotion outside of the typical cycle because they were deployed or otherwise unable to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airmen are typically picked to become chiefs after more than 20 years of service. Those who make the cut become advisers to the officers in command of their organization, with the most senior managers overseeing quality-of-life issues across the force and<b> <\/b>serving as advocates for the Air Force\u2019s largest constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By law, E-9s must comprise no more than 1.25% of the service\u2019s enlisted airmen. Around 2,600 chiefs serve in the Air Force each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top rank has been exempted from the Air Force\u2019s sweeping effort to restructure its enlisted corps by growing the lower grades and making mid-level positions harder to get. 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