Senior NCO promotion video 'demystifies' board process Published July 22, 2004 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Officials from the Air Force selection board secretariat and the enlisted promotions branch at the Air Force Personnel Center here have a new video to help shed light on the inner workings of the selection board process.The video is an effort to educate all Airmen about senior enlisted promotion boards.A copy of the video, titled "How Senior NCOs Are Promoted to Senior and Chief," will be distributed to each Air Force installation public affairs office, military personnel flight, command chief master sergeant, as well as to all noncommissioned officer academies and the Senior NCO Academy.The video provides an insider's view of boardroom activity, including how records are scored and what board members actually do when evaluating candidates for promotion. "It's important for all enlisted personnel, as well as officers and civil service employees who supervise them, to know how the Air Force promotes senior NCOs to the top two grades," said Senior Master Sgt. Nathalie Swisher, video production coordinator."The career path to chief master sergeant begins early in an enlisted member's career," Sergeant Swisher said. "This video will stress the essence of how Airmen can take control of their careers early, and how supervisors can assist in helping them reach their goal."The video explains the process from the way board members are chosen to sit on selection boards to how board members affect the final promotion list. One point of emphasis is the importance of each master and senior master sergeant keeping his or her records current and correct."We have a great promotion system. There are numerous safeguards in our promotion process to make sure it remains so, while ensuring Air Force members receive fair and equitable consideration." said Col. R.J. Rouse, chief of the selection board secretariat. "The video highlights those safeguards as well as other important promotion topics." The video should be available by early September. For more information contact the local MPF. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)