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United States Air Force Ranks In Order. This table of the United States Air Force ranks from lowest to highest shows the Air Force's rank structure from lowest to highest including rank insignia, abbreviation, and rank classification.
- Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant (SSgt) is the lowest Non-Commissioned Officer...
- Major
In addition to a monthly basic pay salary, a Air Force Major...
- Lieutenant Colonel
The rank insignia of a Lieutenant Colonel is the same as a...
- Air Force General
Basic pay for an entry-level General with Over 20 years of...
- Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General (LtG) is a three star General Officer...
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- Senior Airman
Senior Airman (SrA) is the fourth, and highest, enlisted...
- Second Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant (2Lt) is the lowest Commissioned Officer...
- Brigadier General
Brigadier General (BG) is a one star General Officer rank of...
- Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant (MSgt) is the third Non-Commissioned Officer...
- Staff Sergeant
The table below lists all the standard ranks in the U.S. Air Force and their respective pay grades, insignias, abbreviations, and classifications. Click any rank to view detailed information about that rank's duties, pay, promotions, and more.
Pay GradeRankAbbreviationClassificationABEnlisted AirmanAmnEnlisted AirmanA1CEnlisted AirmanSrAEnlisted AirmanListing of enlisted, warrant officer, and officer level ranks of the United States Air Force (USAF) military service arranged from lowest to highest.
- Enlisted Airmen
- Noncommissioned Officers
- Commissioned Officers
The Air Force has three tiers of enlisted airmen: Airmen (E-1 through E-4), noncommissioned officers (E-5 and E-6) and senior noncommissioned officers (E-7 through E-9).
Noncommissioned officers are senior enlisted Airman (E-5 through E-9) who demonstrate strong leadership skills.
Commissioned officers are divided into three tiers: Company-grade, field-grade and general officers.
The chart below represents the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Air Force.
- SEAC
- Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
- OR-9
Rank Insignia of the United States Armed Forces OFFICERS O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10 Special AIR FORCE Second Lieutenant
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Command Chief Master Sergeant. The star device shown here denotes an E-9 who serves in a 9E000 position as a command’s senior enlisted advisor.