53d has 25 selected for master sergeant Published May 14, 2009 By Samuel King Jr. Team Eglin Public Affairs EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force officials recently selected 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.64 percent. The average score for those selected was 340.41, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.45 and 16.40 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: 134.30 for enlisted performance reports, 70.20 for the promotion fitness exam, 63.60 for the specialty knowledge test, 33.69 for time in grade, 34.55 for time in service and 11.59 for decorations. The master sergeant promotion list was released publicly May 14 at 8 a.m. Central Time on the Air Force Personnel Center's public Web site and on AFPC's "Ask" site at Spotlight and Enlisted Promotions. "This release has special significance because it's the first time in 12 years that we haven't released the master sergeant and technical sergeant selection lists at the same time," said Chief Master Sgt. Michael Hall, the enlisted promotions and military testing branch chief. Congratulations to the following 53d Wing technical sergeants promoted to master sergeants: 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Travis Buckley Alton Chang Charles Clemandot Christopher Dawiczyk Jon Griffin Johnna Herman Carlos Delvalle Peter Desjardins Gary Palazotto Thomas Turner 53rd Computer Systems Squadron Kenneth Creamer 53rd CSS, Det 1 Kevin Jacobs 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron Leslie Desnoyer 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron Brian Francis Brian Hill Raymond Steffens Calvin Wiseman 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron Ricky Hicks Jason Wilkerson 53rd Test Support Squadron Harold Kunkel 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Paul Noblit 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, Det 2 Calvin Rasor 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron Pedro Rodriguezriopedre 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron Michael Rowe 49 Test and Evaluation Squadron Alan Weigold