SSgt STEP promotion surprise! (Balderas/SFS)

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Congratulations to Senior Airman Christopher Balderas, 375th Security Forces Squadron, who was STEP promoted to Staff Sergeant Jan. 8 during the 375th AMW's 4th Quarter Award ceremony. He's an amazing Airman who outperforms in every way and encompasses excellence in everything he does! He's already been leading the way, so it's great to be able to give him the rank that is well-earned!

コメント (21)

@GerbenWijnja 6年前

I could watch surprise step promotion videos all day long.
@wowojeejee 5年前

Excellent lead-on by the senior staff. Congratulations!
@john1653 3年前

I am a retired Navy Master Chief E9, and in my twenty-three years I never saw anything like this. It is a class act, and I can tell this is a happy command. Congratulations to the new sergeant, and to the officers and NCOs who know how to generate command loyalty and morale.
@cardinalbob1 3年前

Got to love those sneak attacks! 😂🤣 Congratulations Sergeant.
@briand4000 10ヶ月前

My son (at the ripe old age of 21) puts on E5 next month while deployed to the middle east as an Air Guardsman. I couldn't be prouder! Keep'm flying, Airmen and Women of the world's greatest Air Force!
@trob0914 2ヶ月前

It wasn’t a STEP promotion but I remember making the list and then putting my SSgt stripes on in 1982, stationed at Eielson AFB, Alaska! Good times!!👍🏽🇺🇸
@mr.crighton9491 2年前

from the raucous joyous applause from his peers and others, seems this is a good guy, well deserving of this step.
@robertwilkins8357 4年前

Must great to get the promotion like that. When i was in nothering like this happened in 1963.
@judithhonold9577 3年前

Congratulations. How wonderful!
@angelapatterson3275 5年前

So awesome!
@ckg1665 3年前

The military has some real impressive people.
@LJDRVR 6年前

Awesome! Congrats, Sarge.
@kainuisocean 10ヶ月前

The most CLASSY room full of people, you'll ever find!!!!!!!!!!!!
@michaelrs8010 4年前

That was pretty cool. Did my time in the Air Force in the late seventies as a law enforcement specialist ( yes, I know it's all combined Security Forces now) and the STEP program was instituted the very year I got out. ( not that I would have qualified 😄) Anyway, while I like watching these videos generally, it's particularly nice for me to see a security forces person get it. As a side note, I think the Air Force still has to do something with their rank structure around E4 and 5. How hard would it be to juggle things around to be in line with the other two branches where three stripes is a sergeant and a three stripes and a rocker is a staff sergeant?
@mrmichael972 4年前

That was a good surprise.
@jimclark6256 10ヶ月前

Times have really changed, When I was promoted , I had to look at the promotion board to see if my name was there. !961-1967. USAF
@dariosandoval5140 2年前

There is a tall blonde girl in the stands that really cares about him. She is the very first to stand up and start the ovation at least two times.
@The6gerry9 6年前

My daughter Kim Goehl was given step promotion to Staff Sergeant while working at OSI!
@dianaelkins6444 10ヶ月前

When I was in the Air Force there was nothing like "STEP" promotions.
@donnaviestenz7773 3年前

Nice!!! Congrats