Air Force selects 1,474 in the senior master sergeant promotion cycle; list posts March 5 Published March 3, 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 March 3. The 26E8 promotion list will be available on the Air Force Personnel Center public website at 8 a.m. CST March 5. 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.