SSGT PDG ENLISTED PROMOTIONS
EXAM
Which system offers visible, somewhat consistent career advancement
prospects; and attracts, keeps, and motivates the types and numbers of personnel
the military requires? It enables a reasonably uniform application of the
principle of equal pay for equal effort across all services. - ANSWER Enlisted
promotion system
Which AFI provides thorough information on the enlisted promotion systems? -
Answer AFI 36-2502, Enlisted Airmen Promotion/Demotion Programs.
Who determines how many Airmen the regular Air Force can have in the top
five enlisted grades? - ANSWER DoD
Whose promotion quotas are based on fiscal year-end strength and are
influenced by financing, regulatory, and predicted vacancy levels in specific
grades? - Answer SSgt thru CMSgt.
What are the limits, as established in Title 10 United States Code, Armed
Forces, on the number of Airmen who can serve in the regular Air Force in the
top two enlisted ranks? - ANSWER Public law.
In 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? - ANSWER Not be greater than 2.5%. E-8 & E-9
Who can compete for early advancement to SrA under the Airman BTZ
Program if they match the minimal eligibility requirements? - Answer A1Cs.
, When will my promotion to SrA below-the-zone take effect? - ANSWER Six
months before their full qualification date.
When are airmen considered for BTZ promotions? - ANSWER In the month
(December, March, June, or September) preceding the quarter (January-March,
April-June, July-September, or October-December) in which they are eligible
Which program is meant to address the specific circumstances that, in a
commander's opinion, obviously necessitate promotion? - The Stripes for
Exceptional Performers (STEP) Program.
Which program aims to promote Airmen for compelling, although possibly not
quantitative, reasons? Isolated acts or unique achievements should not be used
as the primary basis for advancement in this program. - ANSWER STEP
promotion.
Under the STEP Program, to what grades may commanders at various
organizational levels promote a small number of high-performing Airmen with
remarkable potential? - Respond to SSgt thru TSgt.
A person may not get more than one promotion from any combination of
promotion schemes in 12 months. What is the only exception to this? -
ANSWER SrA must serve six months in grade before being promoted to SSgt.
Where do airmen compete for promotions and tests? - ANSWER Under the
Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS), the control AFSC was held on
the promotion eligibility cutoff date.
Individuals with the highest marks in each AFSC, subject to quota constraints,
are chosen for promotion. What happens if multiple individuals have the same
EXAM
Which system offers visible, somewhat consistent career advancement
prospects; and attracts, keeps, and motivates the types and numbers of personnel
the military requires? It enables a reasonably uniform application of the
principle of equal pay for equal effort across all services. - ANSWER Enlisted
promotion system
Which AFI provides thorough information on the enlisted promotion systems? -
Answer AFI 36-2502, Enlisted Airmen Promotion/Demotion Programs.
Who determines how many Airmen the regular Air Force can have in the top
five enlisted grades? - ANSWER DoD
Whose promotion quotas are based on fiscal year-end strength and are
influenced by financing, regulatory, and predicted vacancy levels in specific
grades? - Answer SSgt thru CMSgt.
What are the limits, as established in Title 10 United States Code, Armed
Forces, on the number of Airmen who can serve in the regular Air Force in the
top two enlisted ranks? - ANSWER Public law.
In 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? - ANSWER Not be greater than 2.5%. E-8 & E-9
Who can compete for early advancement to SrA under the Airman BTZ
Program if they match the minimal eligibility requirements? - Answer A1Cs.
, When will my promotion to SrA below-the-zone take effect? - ANSWER Six
months before their full qualification date.
When are airmen considered for BTZ promotions? - ANSWER In the month
(December, March, June, or September) preceding the quarter (January-March,
April-June, July-September, or October-December) in which they are eligible
Which program is meant to address the specific circumstances that, in a
commander's opinion, obviously necessitate promotion? - The Stripes for
Exceptional Performers (STEP) Program.
Which program aims to promote Airmen for compelling, although possibly not
quantitative, reasons? Isolated acts or unique achievements should not be used
as the primary basis for advancement in this program. - ANSWER STEP
promotion.
Under the STEP Program, to what grades may commanders at various
organizational levels promote a small number of high-performing Airmen with
remarkable potential? - Respond to SSgt thru TSgt.
A person may not get more than one promotion from any combination of
promotion schemes in 12 months. What is the only exception to this? -
ANSWER SrA must serve six months in grade before being promoted to SSgt.
Where do airmen compete for promotions and tests? - ANSWER Under the
Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS), the control AFSC was held on
the promotion eligibility cutoff date.
Individuals with the highest marks in each AFSC, subject to quota constraints,
are chosen for promotion. What happens if multiple individuals have the same
