Is it possible to get promoted this quickly in the Air Force? Is this typical for band members?

Rank is something that is earned by time and experience. It's a minimum TIS of 6 months to get to E-2. If you get to be an E-6 straight out of basic, where is the prestige of being an NCO? So she's musically talented and a spot for a musician's job just happened to be open? I've seen a lot of musically talented soldiers who raised unit morale from within. Most of them are lower enlisted and hold an MOS that actually pulls its weight for the military. They need a special MOS solely for musicians? Okay, I can understand that. But how the hell do you climb up in rank so damn fast without doing any real work? If and when you re-class, how would that workout?

It is my understanding that it's the same/similar in the Navy, that making MU1 is very quick. However, I have also been given to understand that making Chief is next to impossible. This is a small rate for very talented and skilled professionals; many band members play multiple instruments and/or are very accomplished vocalists. And they ought to be; almost every military scenario where music is played by the band is one of some gravity. The band had better know what there doing. Because of that, as others have alluded to: higher pay is what it takes to entice the right group of people to join

LOL and there were those complaining about A1C getting promoted 2 ranks for his heroic act. More to chip away on the honor of the armed forces of this great nation. When can this stop? So know it does not matter the technical knowledge and doing something brave, but do something really stupid, like, I don't know, desert your post, or bring a look alike bomb to school, or "sing beautifully" and you get first class treatment and rules and regulations overlooked.

Suspect..... something not right

Look at Elvis Presely. I believe in two years he was a E-6, Staff Sergeant.

Let's all not for get 1SGT Katrina Moerk receiving an ARCOM for trolling online chat rooms...

This is not the military I was in 23 years ago.... :P back then, a day without a constant stream of profanity and vulgarity was like a day without sunshine. Back then, cadence was filthy when nobody was looking, and MREs were Meals Refused by Ethiopians...

maybe she just passed the walking test in record time...

who gives a shit. focus on your own M.O.S. and don't worry about what a *BAND MEMBER* is ranked. This is about PAY GRADE.

Bull %#&$, another example of the military and country going the wrong direction

The Air Force promotion system has been broke for a long time. As long as they continue to decide to promote across AFSC at the same percentage, there will always be problems with losing the best. They need to figure out a way of cross training AFSCs to promote the elite to move forward as leaders.

That's pretty crazy to have such rank just because you can sing, I can color inside of the lines does that qualify for General.