The Air Force has selected 479 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant.
The Air Force Personnel Center said in a Thursday release that 2,525 senior master sergeants were eligible for promotion, resulting in a selection rate of 18.97 percent. That represents a decline from last year's selection rate of 19.77 percent, and the lowest selection rate since the 16.8 percent selection rate of 2007.
The toughest competition for promotion came in the 4D0 diet therapy, 9S1 technical applications specialist, 1C3 command post, 1T0 survival, evasion, resistance and escape and 7S0 special investigations career fields, which had the highest cutoff scores.
The lowest cutoff scores came in the 4B0 bioenvironmental engineering, 1B0 cyberspace defense operations, 2T0 traffic management, 8D0 linguist debriefer, and 9L0 interpreter and translator career fields.
This year's selection rates continue a recent downward trend affecting all ranks. E9 selection rates hit 22.92 percent in 2012 — the highest rate since 1986 — when 454 airmen were selected for promotion to chief.
The average overall score for E9 selectees this year was 671.45, AFPC said. That is nearly the same as the 671.81 average selectee score last year.
Selectees had an average time-in-grade of 3.21 years and time-in-service of 21.84 years. That's a slightly higher time-in-grade than last year's average of 3.08 years, but a slightly lower time-in-service than last year's 22.24 average.
This year's average enlisted performance report score of 135 is exactly the same as last year's.
The average decoration score of 24.22 is a little lower than last year's 24.3 average.
The average board score was 393.84, higher than the average 388.14 from last year.
And the average supervisory exam score was 69.91.
The list of selectees is as follows:
Abner Daniel D
Acosta Leonard L J
Acron Charles G
Adam Tobias A
Adams Aldo S
Aegerter John K
Aguirre Jose A
Albert Kirton E
Alexander Boston A
Allen James R
Alward Travis K
Ambrosius Loretta
Ames Brent M
Anderson George D
Anthony Jennifer M
Arsenault Leonard
Atchley Edward L
Ayers Lee M
Babb Earle D
Bailey Donald E Jr
Bailey Patrick E
Baker David K
Baldosser Daryl G
Ballew Denver R
Barefoot Thomas L
Barreda William A
Barron Lynn M
Bassett Daniel G
Bauerbach Troy J
Beachy Albert D
Beal John D
Bean Robert W
Beisley Gregory A
Bell Theodis S
Bennett David L
Bennette James O
Bettisworth Tiffan
Bicknell Gregory H
Bitterolf Scott A
Blair Karen G
Blount Thomas W
Blum Anthony L
Boseman Russell S
Bourgeois Duane A
Brannon Thaddeus M
Bratcher Jeffrey R
Breitkreutz Donald
Brekken Mark S
Brisse Kellie D
Brock Jerry W Jr
Brown Craig W
Brown Jackie Lynn
Brown Johnny K
Brown Mark E
Brown Michael C
Browning Sandy S
Brumfield Quardric
Bruton Timothy D
Buntin Antoinette
Burdick Jeremy E
Burger Paul A
Burris Quinton T
Burroughs Christop
Butler Donald C Jr
Butler Scott E
Butts Loren R
Cain Brian S
Calloway Leon O
Campbell Jacob G
Campbell Seth A
Candaso Joseph J
Capps Jaime L
Caros Jason R
Carrico Greg L
Carson Ben A
Carter Robert D
Cates William J
Catts William M
Chism Franklin S
Chord Scott A
Christian James H
Christman Todd M
Clark James G
Cleveland Donald M
Cline Charles L
Coe Alfred B
Colthart Michael P
Comfort Wilson E I
Compton Jeffrey P
Cook Timothy W
Cooley Scott L
Corder Mark S
Cordero Victor Jr
Cordova Carlos L J
Core James Jr
Cornell Mark C
Costley Shawn U
Cournoyer Steven R
Cowper Andrea L
Cox Jason D
Craig Michael L
Crown Sean T
Cruz Cora U
Cruz Jose G
Cumming Christophe
Cummings John J
Dail Jerry L
Daniels Christophe
Davis Kevin A
Decorte Mark A
Degennaro Robert M
Dekay Michael C
Deloney David Iii
Denny Brian J
Dent Stacy W
Dereus April C
Diaz Heriberto G J
Dickey Robert T
Donoho Philip D
Dorsey Lesile L
Double John R
Doud Wallace M
Dryer Jason P
Dugger Eric
Duplechain Anthony
Dusablon David F
Edwards Melissa L
Eighmey Jason A
Eihusen William E
Elftmann Jason R
Ellis Paul A
Ellison Eric A
English Brandon M
Enos Shane T
Eveler Scott M
Evey Jeffrey A
Farnum Lisbeth E
Ferguson Timothy M
Fetters Michael A
Filby Steven E
Filsell Dale C
Fischer Philip T
Fisher Anthony J
Fitts Steven C
Fitzgerald Edward
Flores Alberto R
Flores David
Flosi David A
Fonville James M
Fountain Richard T
Franklin Joshua J
Frese Kevin S
Gage Erica R
Gagnon Tyron R
Gaines April R
Gamez Rodolfo Jr
Garra Colleen D
Giddens Timothy D
Ginter Brian W
Girouard Raymond J
Godin Lawrence F J
Goldstrom Antonio
Gordon Quincy L
Gradel Christopher
Grant Derrick W
Graves Danny J
Gray Clifford M
Gray James K
Greek Christopher
Green Anthony W
Green Darren J
Green Dustin A
Grider Frederick J
Grimes Steven H
Gross Brian R
Guzman Brandon L
Guzmangonzalez Jua
Hadsall Eric S
Hall Alexander E
Hall Monty E
Hall Steven W
Harris David E Jr
Harris Johnny L Jr
Harris Tonya A
Harroun Terry Euge
Hart Stephen P
Harter Stacey A
Haynes Carl W
Hearn Paul L
Heilman Jason T
Helin Justin J
Helms Curtis L
Hemingway Dominic
Henry James L Ii
Herrera Aubry S
Hesterman Steven E
Higginbotham Willi
Higgs Leroy K
Hildebrand Nolan C
Hill Robert A
Hirsch Timothy J
Hobrecht Shane M
Hodge Lisa A
Holdredge Daniel K
Hollandsworth Bria
Hollinger Nicholas
Holm Blake D
Hopkins Robert L
Hosein Rasheed A
Houck Chad A
Houlihan Sean P
Howard James S
Hughes Jason D
Huizar Tomas E
Hursh Kenneth A
Hurt Joshua A
Ilsley Joseph S
Ireland Thomas H
Ishikawa Lee K
Izzard Jumaane J
Jackson Brian A
Jackson Jayme L
Jackson Matthew C
Jackson Robert K
Jacobs Taylor B Ii
Jameson Gene B Iii
Jamison David A
Jansen Robert S
Jenkins Chuck M
Jock Raymond L Jr
Johnson Bryan F
Johnson Corey S
Johnson Erik B
Johnson Gregory D
Johnson Jeremy M
Johnson Timothy T
Johnston Jamie Kay
Jones Larry C
Jones Roosevelt
Jordan Carey S
Jordan Jamie E
Joseph Robinson
Kaczor Matthew J
Kaiser Shane
Kargel Karsten E J
Kay Randy L Ii
Keenan Edward B Jr
Keene Daniel R
Keller David A
Kendall Kristopher
Kendrick Latoya C
Key Patrick O
Khan Anthony
Kigar Aaron C
Klug Jason E
Knudson Christine
Koerner Christophe
Krussick Joseph P
Kuwada Garrett K
Lakkala Christophe
Lane William P
Lawless Douglas S
Ledbetter Donald V
Lee Andrea C
Lee Wendy M
Leech Scott D
Lemke Victoria L
Leonard Philip P
Lightsey Randy C
Lochridge Jason A
Loftus Eric S
Long Amy L
Long James A
Lubinski Mark J
Lukens Richard J
Lund Richard A
Lyons Anita D
Mahone Matilda M A
Malec Trisha M
Malley Kenneth T
Mancill Matthew T
Mapel Mark A
Markel Eric C
Marks Krystal A
Martin Craig E
Martin Jason P
Martin Michael J
Mathis Deitra V
Mattice Jason R
Maue Christine E
Mcbride Marshall J
Mccain Daniel L
Mcclure James E
Mccormick Dwight A
Mcdougald Tyrone A
Mcelroy Eryn C
Mcie James A
Mckee Shadd A
Mcmurdy James E
Mcnamara Thomas J
Mcwilliams Christo
Meeks Reiko L
Melton Jereme K
Mercado Christophe
Micklos Matthew A
Miller Jerry W Jr
Miller Patrick S
Miller Tonya N
Mitchell Shedrick
Molina Victor Iii
Montgomery Erica A
Moore Michael T Jr
Morast Kelly R
Morehouse Jason T
Morris Jeffrey B
Moser Michael B
Mosher Thomas C
Moye Cheryl R
Murray Shane R
Naglic Sean J
Neal Derek C
Newton Scott R
Nicolson Monica E
Noble Steven J
Noel Michael D Ii
Norton Kelbey M
Odom Benjamin T
Ogrady Dennis M
Oldenburg Jason D
Owen Travis R
Paddock Eric S
Padilla Benjamin
Palmer John A
Papa Christopher L
Parker Tommy L
Parsons Deborah A
Patterson Stephani
Paxton Edwin J
Pearson Stacy L
Pember Russell W
Penn Marcus E
Perezbadillo Omar
Perkins Mark R
Perry Trent E
Pesch David W
Peterson Gregory G
Phillips Michael F
Phreaner Raymond W
Pinksaw John M
Plaza Angelo
Popkoski Emily E
Price Alan H
Pryor Walters Jack
Puttbrese Edward J
Ques Botnia A
Raether Jason R
Rafferty Robert W
Ramos Kirk A
Rasmussen Robert V
Register Robert L
Rettig Marcus N
Reynolds Benjamin
Richardson Kevin L
Richardson Orin J
Riggins Rhonda L
Rivera Jeffrey V
Rix Sean E
Roane Anthony L
Robbins Jason B
Robbins Lee T
Roberts Erik L
Robinson Alton
Robinson Matthew P
Rodgers Paul A
Rodriguez Eloy M
Roehm Christopher
Rogers Kristina Ly
Rogge Verlyn G
Rohde Amy L
Romero David S
Rosa Carlos A
Rose William S
Ross Jeremiah W
Ross Kathleen A
Roth Christopher C
Rowe Christopher L
Roxberry Michael J
Roy Bryant D
Rush Marty R
Rushton Thomas H
Russell Teresa Kim
Ruuti Wesley E
Saenz Mario M
Salonis Jason P
Sanchez Aaron
Sandusky Jeffrey C
Santiago Joseph
Saugstad Matthew J
Scheehle Sheldon B
Scholl Kiley M
Schuler Wesley A
Scott Tonya R
Sells Jason R
Shaffer Kevin L
Shaw Yvonne Marie
Shelton Joseph M
Shepherd Emily A
Sides Matt E
Simmons Robert D J
Simon Felicia M
Simons Mark A
Skrabak Richard W
Smith Candace A
Smith Craig E
Smith David D
Smith Sean J
Soluri Elaina M
Sosa Julie Ann
Spears Keith L
Spencer Addison L
Spradley Terrence
Staten Claborne L
Stevens Donald L
Stockwell Jeffrey
Strain Justin W
Sulzer Mark A
Swain Scott E
Swanson Scott J
Terrando Anthony V
Terry Keith G
Tester Daniel J
Thomas Joey G
Thomas Michael B
Thomas Timothy D
Thompson George F
Thompson Kevin D
Ting James B
Tingle John M
Tinker John H
Todd Amy J
Townsend Laquanese
Trombley Leonard R
Trujillo Vanessa A
Tucker Gail E
Turnipseed Roger B
Vaughan R Naim
Veal Jonathan D
Vegamartinez Carme
Venditti Alfred L
Villarreal William
Vizi Adam J
Wadas James J
Waldo Robert W
Wall Shannon M
Walls Rhonda L
Walters Melissa L
Waring Wilfred G J
Watson Clayton W J
Webb Demetrice D
Welling Tracie L
Wellman Earl J
West Steven P
Wilke Michael A
Wilkins Jonathan L
Wilson Curtis M Jr
Wilson Nicole L
Witt Lawrence D Ii
Wolfe John B
Woodard Janet L
Woolingham Michael
Workman Juston B
Wormley Earl A
Wyatt Erika D
York David G Jr
Young Jon M
Zimmer James L
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.