Air Force announces E-8 promotion statistics Published March 15, 2004 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force officials recently selected 1,566 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant.The promotion list will be released the first duty hour March 17 (March 18 for those units across the international date line). The complete list of selectees will be posted to the Air Force Personnel Center's Web page at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/eprom/ March 20.The central evaluation board 04E8, which convened here Jan. 26 to Feb. 12, considered 16,516 master sergeants for a 9.48 percent select rate, 3.48 percent above the minimum promotion-rate objective of 6 percent.The average score for those selected was 671.72, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.70 and 20.15 years, respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages:-- 134.98 for enlisted performance reports.-- 34.02 for time in grade.-- 21.17 for time in service.-- 20.47 for decorations.-- 69.13 for Air Force supervisory examination.-- 391.95 for board score.Those selected will be promoted to senior master sergeant beginning in April. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)