SSgt PDG Enlisted Promotions

SSgt PDG Enlisted Promotions Which system provides visible, relatively stable career progression opportunities; attracts, retains and motivates the kinds and numbers of people the military needs? It ensures a reasonably uniform application of the principle of equal pay for equal work among the services. - Enlisted promotion system Which AFI provides detailed information regarding enlisted promotion systems? - AFI 36- 2502, Enlisted Airmen Promotion/Demotion Programs Who limits the number of Airmen the regular Air Force may have in the top five enlisted grades? - DoD Whose promotion quotas are tied to fiscal year-end strength and are affected by funding limits, regulatory limits and the number of projected vacancies in specific grades? - SSgt through CMSgt What limits, as outlined in Title 10 United States Code, Armed Forces, the number of Airmen who may serve in the regular Air Force in the top two enlisted grades? - Public law What percentages may the authorized average of enlisted members on regular Air Force status (other than for training) be in a fiscal year for pay grades E-8 and E-9? - Not be more than 2.5 percent E-8 & E-9 Under the Airman BTZ Program, who may compete for early advancement to SrA if they meet the minimum eligibility criteria? - A1Cs If promoted to SrA below-the-zone, when is the promotion effective date? - 6 months before their fully qualified date When are Airmen considered for BTZ promotion? - In the month (Dec, Mar, June or Sep) before the quarter (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, July-Sep or Oct-Dec) that they are eligible Which program is designed to meet those unique circumstances that, in a commander's judgement, clearly warrant promotion? - Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) Program Which program is intended to promote Airmen for compelling, although perhaps not quantifiable, reasons? Isolated acts or specific achievements should not be the sole basis for promotion under this program. - STEP promotion Under the STEP Program, to what grades may commanders at various organizational levels promote a limited number of exemplary performing Airmen with exceptional potential? - SSgt through TSgt An individual may not receive more than one promotion under any combination of promotion programs within a 12-month period. What is the one exception to this? - SrA must serve six months of time in grade before being promoted to SSgt Where do Airmen compete for promotion and test? - Under the Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) in the control AFSC held on the promotion eligibility cutoff date Promotion selectees are individuals with the highest scores in each AFSC, within the quota limitations. What happens if more than one individual has the same total score at the cutoff point? - The Air Force promotes everyone with that score Which process occurs when eligible SSgts through MSgts, whose weighable data changes in their promotion file, compete monthly for promotion consideration? Its action is typically processed on a monthly basis. - In-System Supplemental Promotion Process Under what process do Airmen who test after initial selects have been made, such as deployed Airmen or anyone who was unable to test during their normal testing window, compete for promotion consideration? - In-System Supplemental Promotion Process When are senior NCO supplemental evaluation boards conducted? - Semiannual basis True or False? With the exception of a missing static closeout date evaluation, there are no automatic approvals for supplemental board considerations when a record did not meet a previous board for which they were eligible. - True Why may supplemental promotion consideration NOT