Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative.

The Marine Corps broke a long-standing senior enlisted career divide this week by redesignating master sergeants to the rank of first sergeant under a new pilot program. Master Sgt. Joseph Stoker, an ...

Snagging a spot at the top of the Air Force’s enlisted corps grew slightly easier this year. The service announced Tuesday that it has tapped 506 of 2,249 eligible troops for promotion to chief master ...

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More than 1,700 airmen have made the cut for promotion to senior master sergeant, the service’s second-highest enlisted rank, the Air Force announced Thursday. Nearly 11.5% of master sergeants who ...

The Marine Corps just took a step that many senior enlisted leaders have long thought impossible. On 1 January 2026, the first group of nine master sergeants transitioned to first sergeant under a new ...

The Air Force is bumping up nearly a quarter of its eligible senior master sergeants to the top enlisted rank next year, hitting a seven-year high in the promotion rate. More than 22% of eligible NCOs ...

An airman poses for a photograph holding the senior master sergeant insignia at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., March 1, 2024. (Mark Herlihy/Air Force) More than 1,700 airmen have made the cut for ...