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Air Force Discovers Scoring Error, Revises E-6 Promotion List | Air & Space Forces Magazine
Officials said 135 promotions were revoked after a mistaken answer key changed the cutoff score for 2,285 eligible airmen.
- The U.S. Air Force rescinded 135 technical sergeant promotions Tuesday after discovering an outdated answer key fundamentally corrupted the 26E6 promotion cycle, affecting only the security forces career field.
- An enlisted promotions team member discovered 27 Specialty Knowledge Test questions were graded incorrectly due to human error, not artificial intelligence, prompting officials to re-score 2,285 eligible airmen.
- While the total quota of 586 promotions remained unchanged, 451 airmen retained their original status; 135 individuals lost their selection and 135 new candidates qualified based on corrected scores.
- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David R. Wolfe stated, "We owe it to those affected to address it immediately," as the Air Force Personnel Center prepares a supplemental promotion release for the week of July 13.
- To prevent future failures, the Air Force is strengthening internal procedures and implementing quality-assurance safeguards for grading and ranking systems to mitigate risks in the data-transfer and validation process.
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A mistake in a written test has changed the US Air Force's promotion list. 135 soldiers are losing their already announced ascent.
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