air force rank history of both officer and enlisted
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AIR FORCE RANK
HISTORYOF
BOTH OFFICER AND ENLISTED
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
Second Lieutenant 2Lt. O-1
First Lieutenant 1Lt. O-2
Captain Capt. O-3
Active Duty Company Grade Officer Ranks
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
Major Maj. O-4
Lieutenant Colonel Lt. Col. O-5
Colonel Col. O-6
Active Duty Field Grade Officer Ranks
Brigadier General Brig. Gen. 0-7
Major General Maj. Gen. 0-8
Lieutenant General Lt. Gen. 0-9
General Gen. 0-10
Active Duty General (Flag)Officer Ranks
General of the Gen. 0-11 Air Force
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
TECHNICIAN5TH GRADE
TECHNICIAN4TH GRADE
TECHNICIAN3RD GRADE
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
CORPORAL
SERGEANT
STAFF SERGEANT
TECHNICALSERGEANT
MASTERSERGEANT
FIRSTSERGEANT
PRIVATE
GRADE 4
GRADE 7
GRADE 2
GRADE 3
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 1
NO INSIGNIA
ARMY WORLD WAR II ENLISTED RANK
STAFF SERGEANT(SSGT)
TECHNICAL SERGEANT
TECH SERGEANT
(TSGT)
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
CORPORAL
SERGEANTFIRST AND MASTER
SERGEANT
PRIVATE
NO INSIGNIA
STAFF SERGEANT(SSGT)
TECHNICAL SERGEANT
TECH SERGEANT
(TSGT)
MASTER SERGEANT(MSGT)
AIRMAN THIRD CLASS(A3C)
AIRMAN SECOND CLASS(A2C)
AIRMAN FIRST CLASS(A1C)
BASIC AIRMAN
NO INSIGNIA
FIRST SERGEANT DIAMOND
STARS LOZENGESIdeas submitted for the Senior
and Chief Master Sergeant Insignia
Both ideas rejectedSENIOR SENIOR
CHIEFCHIEF
CHIEF MASTER
SERGEANT(CMSGT)
SENIOR MASTER
SERGEANT(SMSGT)
EXCEPTED RANK INSIGNIA FOR SENIOR AND CHIEF
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
UPGRADE TRAINING
CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE AIR FORCE(CMSAF)
AIRMAN FIRST CLASS(A1C)
AIRMAN
SERGEANT
SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA)
AIRMAN FIRST CLASS(A1C)
AIRMAN (AMN)
SERGEANT
PROPOSED TOP THREE RANK
NEW CHANGES TO RANK BY GENERAL MCPEAK
COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT(CCMS)
COMMAND CHIEF MASTER - CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT
SERGEANT(CCMS) OF THE AIR FORCE(CMSAF)
CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT(CMSGT) – FIRST SERGEANT“CHIEF”
AIRMAN (AMN)
AIRMAN FIRST CLASS(A1C)
SENIOR AIRMAN(SRA)
STAFF SERGEANT(SSGT)
TECHNICAL SERGEANTTECH SERGEANT
(TSGT)
MASTER SERGEANT(MSGT) – FIRST SERGEANT
SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT(SMSGT) – FIRST SERGEANT
AIRMAN BASIC
NO INSIGNIA
CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED RANK
CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY AIRMAN RANK
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
Airmen Basic AB. E-1
Airmen Amn. E-2
Airmen First Class A1C E-3
No Stripes
Senior Airmen SrA. E-4
Staff Sergeant SSgt. E-5
Technical Sergeant TSgt. E-6
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY MIDDLE NCO RANK
Senior Master Sergeant SMSgt. E-8
Senior Master Sergeant that’s a 1st Sergeant
Master Sergeant MSgt. E-7
Master Sergeant that’s a 1st Sergeant
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY TOP THREE NCO RANK
Chief Master Sergeant “Chief” CMSgt. E-9
Chief Master Sergeant that’s a 1st Sergeant
Command Chief Master Sergeant CCMS
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force CMSAF
Title Abbreviation Pay Grade
CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY TOP THREE NCO RANK Cont.