Air Force Master Sergeant Promotion 2024. Promotions for new master sergeants remained under 20 percent for the third year in a row, as retention held strong and increases in end strength. Nearly 11.5% of master sergeants who sought promotion, from a pool of 15,151 eligible candidates, are advancing — the highest selection rate since 2018, when.

Promotions for new master sergeants remained under 20 percent for the third year in a row, as retention held strong and increases in end strength. Based off the grade restructuring still happening, e5 and e6 will decrease slightly again overall total force.