The Air Force has selected 1,303 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant.

The promotion list will be publicly released at 8 a.m. CST March 8, and the complete list should be available by 5 p.m. CST on the Air Force Personnel Center Web site at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/eprom/.

The board, which convened Jan. 30 to Feb. 17, considered 15,104 master sergeants for an 8.63 percent select rate. Last year's selection rate was 9.19 percent.

The average score for those selected was 661.37 with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.42 and 20.22 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages:

-- 135 for enlisted performance reports;

-- 32.87 for time in grade;

-- 21.30 for time in service;

-- 20.82 for decorations;

-- 66.67 for Air Force supervisory examination;

-- 384.72 for board score.

Score notices will be available on the virtual MPF March 9. Those selected will be promoted to E-8 beginning in April.

For more information, contact the local military personnel flight.