Commissioned Air Force Officer Ranks edit
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| Title | Second Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | Captain | Major | Lieutenant Colonel | Colonel | Brigadier General | Major General | Lieutenant General | General | General of the Air Force | |
| Abbreviation | 2d Lt | 1st Lt | Capt | Maj | Lt Col | Col | Brig Ge | Maj Ge | Lt Ge | Ge | GAF | |
| NATO Code | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6 | OF-7 | OF-8 | OF-9 | OF-10 | |
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This chart displays the United States Air Force officer rank insignia. The ranks are divided into three sections: company grade, field grade, and general officers. Company grade officers are those officers of grades O-1 to O-3. Field grade officers are those of grades O-4 to O-6. General officers are those of O-7 and above.
Currently, promotion from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant is virtually guaranteed after two years of satisfactory service. Promotion to Captain is virtually guaranteed after another two years of satisfactory service. Previously there was a Promotion Board to Captain, but that was discontinued in 2013.[1] An officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. This process occurs approximately between the nine- and eleven-year mark, where a certain percentage of Captains will be selected for Major. This process will repeat at the 13-16 year mark for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and then around the twenty-year mark for promotion to Colonel.
The five-star grade General of the Air Force has only been held by General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold. Federal law currently contains no provisions to promote an officer to five-star grade.
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| US DoD Pay Grade | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 | Special | Special | |
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| NATO Code | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6 | OF-7 | OF-8 | OF-9 | OF-10 | Special Grade | |
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| Title | Ensign | Lieutenant (junior grade)[3][4] |
Lieutenant | Lieutenant Commander | Commander | Captain | Rear Admiral (lower half) | Rear Admiral[3][4] | Vice Admiral | Admiral | Fleet Admiral[a] | Admiral of the Navy[b] | |
| Abbreviation | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM | AN |
Enlisted Air Force Ranks edit
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| Command chief master sergeant | First sergeant | Chief master sergeant | First sergeant | Senior master sergeant | First sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant | Staff sergeant | Senior airman | Airman first class | Airman | Airman basic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbreviation | CMSAF | CCM | CMSgt1 | SMSgt1 | MSgt1 | TSgt | SSgt | SrA | A1C | Amn | AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 The U.S. Air Force does not have a separate First Sergeant rank; it is instead a duty position denoted by a diamond within the upper field of the E-7/MSgt, E-8/SMSgt, E-9/CMSgt paygrades/chevrons/ranks and is abbreviated "CCF". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- ^ Ismirle, Candace. "SecAF approves captain's board cancellation". Air Force Personnel Center. USAF. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Rank Insignia of Navy commissioned and warrant officers
- ^ a b 10 USC 5501 Navy: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5
- ^ a b 37 USC 201 Pay grades: assignment to; general rules
- ^ "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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