Congratulations senior master sergeant selects Published March 6, 2009 AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Eighteen Aviano master sergeants received good news March 5, when they found out they were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. Air Force officials have selected 1,450 of 13,216 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.97 percent. Last year's selection rate was 8.77 percent. The average score for those selected was 661.49, which was based on the following point averages: 32.65 for time in grade, 21.24 for time in service, 135 for enlisted performance reports, 21.27 for decorations, 64.44 for Air Force supervisory examination and 386.89 for board score. The Aviano senior master sergeant selects are: 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Brian Alexander William McGregor Matthew Wolfe 724th Air Mobility Squadron Jerry Rabon 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Joseph Campbell 31st Communications Squadron George Flaig Nestor Prosper Lee Slaughter 31st Fighter Wing Dwight Collins 31st Force Support Squadron Kimberly Armijo 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron Rubi Kitchen Joseph Moody Michelle Patchett 31st Maintenance Group Lavell Jackson 31st Maintenance Operations Squadron Todd Miller 31st Maintenance Squadron Mark Kanitz Patrick VanVranken 31st Security Forces Squadron Brandon Knight