Air Force Selects New Senior Master Sergeants Published March 13, 2008 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The Air Force selected 1,284 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant. The promotion board considered 14,404 master sergeants for a 8.91 percent select rate. The average score for those selected was 672.67 with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.54 and 20.47 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: -- 134.99 for enlisted performance reports; -- 33.17 for time in grade; -- 21.43 for time in service; -- 21.23 for decorations; -- 68.99 for Air Force supervisory examination; and -- 392.86 for board score. The following members of Team Whiteman were selected for promotion from master sergeant to the rank of senior master sergeant. Craig Barylski, 509th Maintenance Squadron Robert Blacklock, 509th Security Forces Squadron Scott Divish, 509th Munitions Squadron Scott James, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron Philip Kyger, 509th Communications Squadron John Raffiani, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Jessica Simon, 509the Contracting Squadron David Smart, 509th Maintenance Operations Squadron