| SEPTEMBER 2009 ENLISTED PROMOTION DIGEST | ||||
| Soldiers who held recommended list status as of July 20 through Aug. 8, and who meet or exceed the cutoff scores for September are eligible to be promoted Sept. 1 as follows: | ||||
| Rank | Primary Zone | Secondary Zone | ||
| Sergeant to staff sergeant | 72 months time in service and 10 months time in grade | 71 months time in service (less than 72 months) and nine months time in grade (less than 10 months) | ||
| Specialist/corporal to sergeant | 36 months time in service and eight months time in grade | 35 months time in service (less than 36 months) and seven months time in grade (less than eight months) | ||
| Airborne Advantage | ||||
| The airborne advantage can be applied in September to the specialties listed below. Soldiers drawing jump pay, and who are assigned to positions coded with skill qualification identifier P, S or V can deduct 65 points for scores to sergeant, and 25 points for scores to staff sergeant. | ||||
| To Sergeant: 13B, 13F, 13R, 13S, 14S, 15B, 15F, 15G, 15H, 15J, 15N, 15W, 21R, 21W, 21Y, 25B, 25C, 25M, 25N, 25P, 25Q, 25R, 25U, 25V, 27D, 35G, 35H, 35L, 35M, 35N, 35P, 42A, 42F, 44B, 44C, 46Q, 46R, 56M, 62B, 68A, 68G, 68Q, 74D, 88N, 89A, 92A, 92G, 92L, 92W, 92Y, 94A, 94F | ||||
| To Staff Sergeant: 13S, 13W, 15N, 15P, 25E, 25M, 25R, 35P, 38B, 46Q, 46R, 68J, 68S, 89B, 92Y, 94L | ||||
| STAR MOSs | ||||
| STAR MOSs in which additional promotions would have been authorized for September if more soldiers in these shortage military occupational specialties were on selection lists. | ||||
| To Sergeant: 09L, 13F, 13R, 14S, 15J, 21C, 21D, 21P, 25F, 25N, 25P, 25Q, 25R, 27D, 35G, 35H, 35L, 35N, 63A, 63D, 68V, 92L, 94S | ||||
| To Staff Sergeant: 13S, 13W, 15N, 15P, 25E, 25M, 25R, 35P, 38B, 46Q, 46R, 68J, 68S, 89B, 92Y, 94L | ||||
| Grade | List | Promotions | Remaining | Pending |
| Sgt. Maj. | 2008 | 5 | 555 | 42 |
| Master sgt. | 2008 | 135 | 1,633 | 219 |
| Sgt. 1st Class | 2009 | 534 | 5,381 | 61 |
| Staff sgt. | N/A | 1,077 | 18,394* | N/A |
| Sgt. | N/A | 2,789 | 21,736* | N/A |
| *Note: These are estimates because sergeant and staff sergeant lists are maintained by field promotion authorities. | ||||
| Selection Boards | ||||
| Sergeant major – Promotions off the 2008 list began in December. The list is projected to last until the spring of 2010. The 2010 board meets April 20-May 11. | ||||
| Master sergeant – Promotions off the 2008 list began in December. The 2009 board convenes Oct. 14, and the 2010 board Oct. 26. | ||||
| Sergeant first class – Promotions off the 2009 list began in March. The 2010 board meets Feb. 2-26. | ||||
