SOG Airmen selected for master sergeant Published May 15, 2012 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officials recently selected 19 technical sergeants assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to master sergeant May 17. The selectees are: 353rd Special Operations Group Chet Cooper Aaron Cram Norman Cross Jr. Clyde Mclaren Jr. 1st Special Operations Squadron Joseph Frantz 17th Special Operations Squadron David Harwood 320th Special Tactics Squadron Tobin Berry Christopher Brower Justin Dicair Angela Gorham 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Nichole Dixon Johnathan Ferguson Brian Groscup Dennis Henderson Tony Meyers 353rd Special Operations Operations Support Squadron Fernando Kemp Heintjie Mendoza Jeremy Rector Russell Thomas Officials selected 5,464 of 19,809 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a 27.58 percent selection rate. The average score for those selected was 332.85, with an average time in grade of 4.43 years and time in service of 15.58 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: 133.84 for enlisted performance reports, 11.12 for decorations, 69.71 for the Promotion Fitness Exam, 60.42 for the Specialty Knowledge Test, 33.34 for time in service and 33.58 for time in grade. Those selected for master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in August 2012.