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

I had issues with a E-7 in the band blasting and issuing instructions to my guys. He even talked about his time in Iraq where he was in combat . Im sure he was talking about when he played the Christmas jingles at a holiday party. I think that band should be a colatera duty and not a MOS or Rate.

She is most likely a member of the United States Air Force Band where your starting rank is E-6. All of the Washington Bands (The President's Own - Marine Corps, The Perishing's Own - Army, The Navy Band and Air Force Band) promote their musicians to E-6 once arrived and integrated into the unit. This is in place to attract and enlist the most talented musicians from around the country. Everyone please stop freaking out.

Special circumstances allow enlistment at higher ranks... mainly for certain professionally licensed careers (ie a licensed paramedic enlisting) in order to retain such SMs. Such positions outside of medical and legal are far and few, but it would not be unimaginable a singer who could just as easy get out and make big bucks not be given the same perk to retain. Sadly such positions usually promote slowly with very limited room for promotion. Lets just say such SMs never become command NCOs.

4 months tis and shes an e6?

No. Just no. I think if you rate it you should get it. But after a period. There should be a TIS and TIG requirement to ensure the individual is ready for the responsibility. Ask me if I give a fuck about the band. It's about respect for the rank. Period.

I don't see how it could be possible. But there have been a lot of changes since my U.S. Navy Service 1971-1975 Vietnam Era. I mustered out as a 2nd Class Petty Officer-E-5 and I had passed the E-6 Exams and been accepted but I would have had to reenlisted to sew the First Class Crow. If I remember correctly I became an E-5 after about 2 years and 9 months of my 4 year hitch.

It seems as if the band is in a section of there own and separated from the operational AF. I understand that they will not be in charge of anything other than band related issues with in the AF. So if that is the case why are they deserving of operational AF ranks? Where becoming a TSgt can and will never be obtained in four months. How is right to promote someone to TSgt in four months but have several other deserving airman wait years? These band members should have there own band rank and pay structure like bandee e-1 or bandee e-2 etc... or just give the whole program to a civilian operation and they be wg's or gs's. But then I am in the ANG what do I know?

A lot of your military band members get rank for the pay. Many were talented on their instruments and could make more in civilian life so the military tries to pay competive to get or keep them

In the Navy, all musicians come in as E-6. Most have at least a Masters Degree, some with P.hD.s .. however, at 19... pretty much says she doesn't have the advanced degrees the Navy requires to get those ranks.

Band positions are different. Certain positions have assigned ranks. They go through an entirely diff recruiting process requiring auditions and/or certain education requirements. In her case it may be that a vocalist position is an E6 - Assuming she is primarily a vocalist...she may play an instrument or instruments as well. There is a lot more to just performance too.