MSgts may be promotion eligible to SMSgt after completing which combination of TIS and TIG?

MSgts may be promotion eligible to SMSgt after completing which combination of TIS and TIG?

• A. 11 years' TIS and 20 months' TIG
• B. 12 years' TIS and 18 months' TIG
• C. 10 years' TIS and 24 months' TIG
• D. 9 years' TIS and 12 months' TIG

Answer: (A)

The key idea is understanding what minimum time in service (TIS) and time in grade (TIG) you must have to be eligible for promotion from Master Sergeant to Senior Master Sergeant. For SMSgt eligibility, you need to have accumulated at least 11 years of TIS and at least 20 months of TIG. Meeting both of these thresholds at the same time makes you eligible for the promotion board. The option with 11 years of TIS and 20 months of TIG satisfies both requirements, so it is eligible. The other options miss at least one requirement: one has TIG that's too short (18 months), another has TIS that's too short (10 years), and the last has both values below the minimum (9 years and 12 months).

The key idea is understanding what minimum time in service (TIS) and time in grade (TIG) you must have to be eligible for promotion from Master Sergeant to Senior Master Sergeant. For SMSgt eligibility, you need to have accumulated at least 11 years of TIS and at least 20 months of TIG. Meeting both of these thresholds at the same time makes you eligible for the promotion board.

The option with 11 years of TIS and 20 months of TIG satisfies both requirements, so it is eligible. The other options miss at least one requirement: one has TIG that's too short (18 months), another has TIS that's too short (10 years), and the last has both values below the minimum (9 years and 12 months).