SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas –
Two Sheppard senior master sergeants were part of the 504 selected by the Air Force for promotion to the service's highest enlisted rank.
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Smith, 82nd Training Wing superintendent of military training, and Senior Master Sgt. James Pritchard, 364th Training Squadron superintendent, will pin on their new rank according to their promotion sequence number beginning in January 2011.
More than 2,280 E-8s were eligible for promotion, according to the Air Force Personnel Center. The selection rate was 22.04 percent.
The average score for those selected was 661.37, with an average time in grade of 3.33 years and time in service of 23.30 years, respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: 135 for enlisted performance reports, 24.49 for decorations, 70.24 for the Air Force supervisory exam and 381.46 board score.