Academy congratulates newest staff sgt. selects Published Aug. 21, 2009 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Academy has 35 new staff sergeant selects after the promotion results went public Aug. 20. Air Force officials selected 15,223 of 30,574 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 49.79 percent. The average score for those selected was 275.81, with an average time in grade and time in service of 2.09 and 4.69 years respectively. The Academy's newest staff sergeant selects are: Direct Reporting Unit Nathaniel Bone Ashley Boyce Zacara Dixon India Pauling 10th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Patricia Hicks Ashley Martinez Carlisha Plummer 10th Communications Squadron Joshua Albarran Kevin Baxter Jennifer Boylls Joshua Hawks Kurt kling James Steel 10th Dental Squadron Adilson Andrade Dea Lynam Brian Trovato Force Support Antonio Funk 10th Medical Operations Squadron Preston Dews Joshua Gabert Amand Konstantinos 10th Medical Support Squadron Kristin Chaney Adrian Chavez Timothy McCallum Philip Miller Laura Molina Michelle Singson Jessica Webster 10th Security Forces Squadron Samuel Bryant Isidro Caballero Crystal Dohl Daniel Garber Willi Hollendonner Brandon Ranahan Jesse Stansbury Prepatory School Keaton Hinners