SSgt PDG Enlisted Promotions
Questions with Verified Answers
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. - ANSWERSEnlisted promotion system
Which AFI provides detailed information regarding enlisted promotion systems? -
ANSWERSAFI 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? - ANSWERSDoD
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? -
ANSWERSSSgt 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? -
ANSWERSPublic 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? -
ANSWERSNot 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? - ANSWERSA1Cs
If promoted to SrA below-the-zone, when is the promotion effective date? - ANSWERS6
months before their fully qualified date
When are Airmen considered for BTZ promotion? - ANSWERSIn 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? - ANSWERSStripes 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. - ANSWERSSTEP 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? - ANSWERSSSgt 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? -
ANSWERSSrA must serve six months of time in grade before being promoted to SSgt
Where do Airmen compete for promotion and test? - ANSWERSUnder 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? - ANSWERSThe 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. - ANSWERSIn-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? - ANSWERSIn-System Supplemental Promotion
Process
When are senior NCO supplemental evaluation boards conducted? -
ANSWERSSemiannual 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. - ANSWERSTrue
Why may supplemental promotion consideration NOT be granted if an error or omission
appeared on the data verification record or in the SNCO selection record located in the
personnel records display application? - ANSWERSThe individual did not take the
necessary steps to correct the error prior to promotion selection or prior to the
evaluation board
Questions with Verified Answers
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. - ANSWERSEnlisted promotion system
Which AFI provides detailed information regarding enlisted promotion systems? -
ANSWERSAFI 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? - ANSWERSDoD
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? -
ANSWERSSSgt 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? -
ANSWERSPublic 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? -
ANSWERSNot 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? - ANSWERSA1Cs
If promoted to SrA below-the-zone, when is the promotion effective date? - ANSWERS6
months before their fully qualified date
When are Airmen considered for BTZ promotion? - ANSWERSIn 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? - ANSWERSStripes 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. - ANSWERSSTEP 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? - ANSWERSSSgt 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? -
ANSWERSSrA must serve six months of time in grade before being promoted to SSgt
Where do Airmen compete for promotion and test? - ANSWERSUnder 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? - ANSWERSThe 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. - ANSWERSIn-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? - ANSWERSIn-System Supplemental Promotion
Process
When are senior NCO supplemental evaluation boards conducted? -
ANSWERSSemiannual 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. - ANSWERSTrue
Why may supplemental promotion consideration NOT be granted if an error or omission
appeared on the data verification record or in the SNCO selection record located in the
personnel records display application? - ANSWERSThe individual did not take the
necessary steps to correct the error prior to promotion selection or prior to the
evaluation board
