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5 Rock master sergeants make E-8

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  • 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
SOUTHWEST ASIA --  Five members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing found out they were to receive a seventh stripe March 5 when the Air Force senior master sergeant list was published. 

To be promoted are: 

Master Sgt. Brian Cubeta, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron 

Master Sgt. David Edwards, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing staff 

Master Sgt. Steven Grim, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron 

Master Sgt. Kevin Hawotte, U.S. Central Command 

Master Sgt. Lawrence Wise, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron 

Air Force officials have selected 1,450 of 13,216 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.97 percent. Last year's selection rate was 8.77 percent.

The average score for those selected was 661.49, which was based on the following point averages: 32.65 for time in grade, 21.24 for time in service, 135 for enlisted performance reports, 21.27 for decorations, 64.44 for Air Force supervisory examination and 386.89 for board score.

As with previous promotion lists, the senior master sergeant selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. AFPC officials will notify Airmen, via their military personnel sections, if their selection is in question.

Those selected for senior master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in April 2009.

This will be the first release, under the Web-based promotion release process, to feature early notification for senior raters, which is in response to Air Force senior leaders expressing that they would like early notification of the senior NCO lists. This early notification will now be available for the master sergeant, senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant promotion lists. Senior raters were recently informed about the process and were given instructions on how to access the list.