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Promotion Rate for Senior Master Sergeant Dips for First Time in Five Years

March 3, 2026 | By Todd South
The Air Force will promote 11.07 percent of eligible master sergeants to senior master sergeant this year, a decline from last cycle that snaps a four-year streak of increases. Out of a pool of 13,315 eligible individuals, 1,474 new E-8s were selected.

New Promotion System for Space Force Sergeants Coming This Year

March 4, 2025 | By David Roza
The Space Force will start rolling out a new promotion system for Specialist-4s (E-4s) rising to Sergeant (E-5s) later this fiscal year, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna said at the AFA Warfare Symposium. 

Can Troops Be Paid More Efficiently? New Report Explores How

Feb. 19, 2025 | By David Roza
About a month after the Defense Department issued a sweeping analysis of military compensation, a new report offers several recommendations for making base pay, allowances, special pays, and performance incentives more efficient.

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