Air Force selects 8,246 in technical sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Aug. 24 Published Aug. 19, 2020 By Toni Whaley Air Force’s Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Air Force officials have selected 8,246 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 28,358 eligible for a selection rate of 29.08 percent in the 20E6 promotion cycle. The technical sergeant promotion list will be available on the Air Force’s Personnel Center website’s Enlisted Promotions page, the Air Force Portal and myPers August 24th at 8 a.m. CDT. Airmen will also be able to access their score notices on the virtual Military Personnel Flight via the AFPC secure applications page. Increments will begin Sept. 1, 2020 which is a one-month delay from the pre-COVID-19 timeline. Those who should have promoted Aug. 1, will be projected for a Sept. 1, promotion and will be retroactively applied to Aug. 1, 2020 with backdated pay. For more information about Air Force personnel programs, visit the AFPC public website.