An exception to the rule that no more than one promotion can occur under any combination of programs within 12 months is:

An exception to the rule that no more than one promotion can occur under any combination of programs within 12 months is:

• A. A higher-level board must approve the second promotion
• B. Senior Airman must serve six months of Time In Grade before being promoted to Staff Sergeant
• C. Promotions under the STEP program can be granted twice in a year
• D. Senior Airman must serve three months TIG before being promoted to Sergeant

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that promotions are generally limited to one per 12-month period across all programs, but an exception exists when eligibility for the next promotion is tied to Time In Grade (TIG). In this case, the Senior Airman must complete six months of TIG before becoming eligible for promotion to Staff Sergeant. That TIG requirement is a condition of eligibility that can effectively allow the next promotion to occur within the same year, making it an exception to the one-promotion-per-year rule. The other options describe procedures or program rules that don’t establish a valid exception to the 12-month cap in the same way TIG eligibility does.

The key idea is that promotions are generally limited to one per 12-month period across all programs, but an exception exists when eligibility for the next promotion is tied to Time In Grade (TIG). In this case, the Senior Airman must complete six months of TIG before becoming eligible for promotion to Staff Sergeant. That TIG requirement is a condition of eligibility that can effectively allow the next promotion to occur within the same year, making it an exception to the one-promotion-per-year rule. The other options describe procedures or program rules that don’t establish a valid exception to the 12-month cap in the same way TIG eligibility does.