Air Force SNCOs are expected to set the highest standards of personal integrity, loyalty, leadership, dedication and devotion to duty, including upholding Air Force policies, traditions and standards. The master sergeant MSgt functions primarily as a craftsman while holding more advanced leadership positions. MSgts hold a 7-skill level. This rank carries significantly increased responsibilities and requires a broad technical and managerial perspective.
The average servicewide, active-duty time for advancement to the rank of master sergeant is more than 17 years. Moving up the Air Force Ranks: The promotion process for master sergeant is identical to the process for promotion to staff sergeant and technical sergeant, except for the minimum requirements: eight years' time-in-serve TIS and 24 months' time-in-grade TIG requirements, in addition to achieving a 7-skill level.
The senior master sergeant SMSgt is expected to perform as a superintendent or manager. Broad management skills are essential to exercising the responsibilities of the higher leadership positions in which SMSgts serve.
The average servicewide, active-duty time for advancement to the rank of senior master sergeant is more than 20 years. Senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant promotions in the Air Force are made using both the WAPS points and a Central Evaluation Board that reviews promotion records. Each year, once for senior master sergeant January and once for chief master sergeant October , the Air Force convenes the CEB, consisting of several three-person panels. Each panel examines the promotion records for specific AFSCs jobs.
This means that everyone within a given AFSC will have their records scored by the same panel. The panels examine the promotion records and score them by considering the following: performance, professional competence, leadership, job responsibility, breadth of experience, specific achievements and education level.
The rank of chief master sergeant is the highest Air Force enlisted rank, with the exception of the chief master sergeant of the Air Force. Chief master sergeants serve as managers and superintendents, advisers, enlisted force managers and provide senior enlisted leadership.
Following selection, CMSgts are assigned chief enlisted manager CEM codes and may fill any managerial-level position and perform all duties not prohibited by law or directive. The average service-wide, active-duty time for advancement to the rank of chief master sergeant is more than 22 years.
Command chief master sergeants serve as senior advisers to unit and base commanders. CMCs advise the commander on all enlisted matters, including all issues affecting the command's mission and operations, and the readiness, training, utilization, morale, technical and professional development and quality of life of all enlisted members in the organization.
This makes the competition for CMSgt promotions extremely tight. The holder of this rank and post represents the highest enlisted level of leadership in the Air Force and provides direction for the enlisted corps and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. The Government civilian-employee equivalent of a Senior Airman is paid under the General Schedule payscale.
For more details, see this Air Force rank to GS grade conversion table. To see a list of military medals and decorations that can be earned by servicemembers in the Air Force and other branches of the military, see our list of military decorations and medals.
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The WAPS system converts these ratings to promotion points. Only ratings for the previous five years are used, not to exceed ten reports. Additionally, the older a report is, the less it counts in determining EPR promotion points. The maximum number of promotion points for EPRs is The test consists of questions, and is worth a maximum of points.
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