Officials announce Dyess E-8 selects Published March 11, 2011 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Air Force officials selected 1,274 of 12,378 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.29 percent. The average score for those selected was 665.57, with an average time in grade of 4.30 years and an average time in service of 19.76 years. The average score was based on the following point averages: 134.98 for enlisted performance reports, 20.92 for decorations, 64.34 for the Air Force supervisory examination and 392.25 board score. Below is a list of Dyess Air Force Base master sergeants who are senior master sergeant selects: Jonathan R. Mann 436th Training Squadron Michael V. Marascia 7th Civil Engineer Squadron Christopher Hartman 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Gabriel A. Nerf 7 EMS Alfred W. Hodges Jr. 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron James W. Elliott 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron Benjamin P. Kunde 7th Munitions Squadron David J. Riley 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron John D. Anderson 7th Component Maintenance Squadron Charles S. Francks 7 CMS Agustin Ortiz Jr. 7th Medical Operations Squadron Enrique Alcaraz 317th Maintenance Operations Squadron James Bove 317th Maintenance Squadron Chad Green 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Gregory Nichols 317 AMXS Mark Workman 317 AMXS Airmen can access their score notices on the Virtual Military Personnel Flight and Air Force Portal. Those selected for senior master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in April 2011. As a reminder, selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. AFPC officials will notify Airmen through their military personnel sections if their selection is in question. For more information, visit the Air Force Personnel Services website or contact the Total Force Service Center at (800) 525-0102.