Army Names 2,800 Soldiers for Promotion to Sergeant, Staff Sergeant

The U.S. Army has identified almost 2,800 soldiers for promotion to the ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant.

The service on Wednesday released the names of 2,792 non-commissioned officers tapped for promotion, including 1,820 specialists selected to advance to sergeant and 972 sergeants to staff sergeant.

The 10 most popular military occupational specialties, or MOSs, in the combined list were infantry (11B), with 493 soldiers; health care specialist (68W), 277; cavalry scout (19D), 148; military police (31B), 136; wheeled vehicle mechanic (91B), 113; quartermaster officer (92A), 113; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) specialist (74D), 100; motor transport officer (88M), 73; combat engineer (12B), 73; and petroleum supply specialist (92F), 71.

The names, jobs and promotable ranks of the soldiers are:

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