I got promoted in the Air Force

On August 24, 2016 I found out that I made Staff Sergeant on my first time testing. In the Air Force E-5 is the first rank that you have to test for and actually earn. US Air Force Staff Sergeant testing takes place every year during the early summer. Results come out in August and they promote a percentage of Senior Airman every year. This year they promoted 42% of Senior Airman to Staff Sergeant. Now to my knowledge, Every SrA that is test eligible has to go and take the test for SSgt. Not everyone actually tries on their test however. I did however and I filled out my test sheet to the best of my knowledge. The test for Staff Sergeant is over the PDG (Professional Development Guide) and your career fields CDC's (Career Development Course) They compile your score of those two tests then include your rating on your EPR (Enlisted Performance Report) your TIS (Time in Service) and your TIG (Time in Grade) you'll receive an overall score and then they compare you to everyone else testing. This year they took the top 42% of scores and promote them. When you find out that you made promotion to SSgt they give you a line number. This line number is based off of your overall time in grade, then time in service, then your birthday. So if you barely make the cut but have been a Senior Airman the longest. You'll be one of the first to promote to Staff Sergeant. My line number is 13,381. They only promote so many Airman every month. This year will be around 1,000-1,600/month. So I won't officially become a Staff Sergeant until between May-August of 2017. I hope this helps you guys understand testing for Staff Sergeant and making Staff Sergeant a little better. Be sure to leave comments down below. Thanks for watching everyone! Build wealth in the military: http://bit.ly/BuildWealthInMilitary Air Force Tips/info: https://www.AirmanVision.com Veteran Entrepreneur Talk Podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranentrepreneurtalk My life after the Air Force - http://bit.ly/Sub2GottLove Support the channel by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLeNZW9nbDHimpPl1tWy8Zw/join ********************************************* FOLLOW US Instagram http://bit.ly/InstagramAirmanVision Twitter http://bit.ly/TwitterAirmanVision Facebook http://bit.ly/FacebookAirmanVision ********************************************* For collaborations or business inquiries email me at: [email protected] ********************************************* I’m an Air Force Veteran who got out after 6 years of service as a Staff Sergeant E-5. I started making videos on this channel to document my journey in joining the United States Air Force. I went to MEPS on February 8, 2012. I left for Air Force BMT on January 8, 2013 and my date of separation from the Air Force is January 7, 2019. My videos represent my own opinion and do not reflect thoughts of the Air Force or DOD.