SSgt PDG Enlisted Promotions
Which system provides visible, relatively stable career progression opportunities;
attracts, retains and motivates the kinds and numbers of people the military
needs? It ensures a reasonably uniform application of the principle of equal pay
for equal work among the services. - CORRECT ANSWER-Enlisted promotion
system
Which AFI provides detailed information regarding enlisted promotion systems? -
CORRECT ANSWER-AFI 36-2502, Enlisted Airmen Promotion/Demotion
Programs
Who limits the number of Airmen the regular Air Force may have in the top five
enlisted grades? - CORRECT ANSWER-DoD
Whose promotion quotas are tied to fiscal year-end strength and are affected by
funding limits, regulatory limits and the number of projected vacancies in specific
grades? - CORRECT ANSWER-SSgt through CMSgt
What limits, as outlined in Title 10 United States Code, Armed Forces, the
number of Airmen who may serve in the regular Air Force in the top two enlisted
grades? - CORRECT ANSWER-Public law
What percentages may the authorized average of enlisted members on regular
Air Force status (other than for training) be in a fiscal year for pay grades E-8 and
E-9? - CORRECT ANSWER-Not be more than 2.5 percent E-8 & E-9
Under the Airman BTZ Program, who may compete for early advancement to
SrA if they meet the minimum eligibility criteria? - CORRECT ANSWER-A1Cs
If promoted to SrA below-the-zone, when is the promotion effective date? -
CORRECT ANSWER-6 months before their fully qualified date
When are Airmen considered for BTZ promotion? - CORRECT ANSWER-In the
month (Dec, Mar, June or Sep) before the quarter (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, July-Sep or
Oct-Dec) that they are eligible
, Which program is designed to meet those unique circumstances that, in a
commander's judgement, clearly warrant promotion? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) Program
Which program is intended to promote Airmen for compelling, although perhaps
not quantifiable, reasons? Isolated acts or specific achievements should not be
the sole basis for promotion under this program. - CORRECT ANSWER-STEP
promotion
Under the STEP Program, to what grades may commanders at various
organizational levels promote a limited number of exemplary performing Airmen
with exceptional potential? - CORRECT ANSWER-SSgt through TSgt
An individual may not receive more than one promotion under any combination of
promotion programs within a 12-month period. What is the one exception to this?
- CORRECT ANSWER-SrA must serve six months of time in grade before being
promoted to SSgt
Where do Airmen compete for promotion and test? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Under the Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) in the control
AFSC held on the promotion eligibility cutoff date
Promotion selectees are individuals with the highest scores in each AFSC, within
the quota limitations. What happens if more than one individual has the same
total score at the cutoff point? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Air Force promotes
everyone with that score
Which process occurs when eligible SSgts through MSgts, whose weighable
data changes in their promotion file, compete monthly for promotion
consideration? Its action is typically processed on a monthly basis. - CORRECT
ANSWER-In-System Supplemental Promotion Process
Under what process do Airmen who test after initial selects have been made,
such as deployed Airmen or anyone who was unable to test during their normal
testing window, compete for promotion consideration? - CORRECT
ANSWER-In-System Supplemental Promotion Process
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