Air Force selects 1,474 in the Senior Master Sergeant promotion cycle; list posts 5 Mar Published March 2, 2026 Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Air Force officials selected 1,474 Air Force Master Sergeants for promotion to Senior Master Sergeant out of 13,315 eligibles for a selection rate of 11.07 percent in the 26E8 promotion cycle. Senior Raters will be granted access to the select lists via the Virtual Enlisted Promotion Release (EPROM) application on 3 Mar. The 26E8 promotion list will be available on the Air Force Personnel Center public website 5 Mar at 8:00 a.m. CST. Members will also be able to access their score notices on the virtual Military Personnel Flight via OKTA at https://af.okta.mil/. For more information about Air Force personnel programs, visit the AFPC public website.