MILITARY RANKS

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MILITARY RANKS

• Major David L. Rogers
• USAF (Ret)

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Why Does the Military Have Ranks?

• Provides a more strict structure
• Immediate recognition of experience and
  responsibility
• Necessary in emergencies
• Police and fire imitate this

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Lets Start With the Air Force

• Two types of ranks
• Officer
• Enlisted
• Officers have a college degree
• THERE IS NO OTHER WAY
• They have a commission from Congress
• Typically are held to a higher level of
  accountabilityArticle 133 of the UCMJ
• Enlisted typically enter without a college degree
• They are divided into Airmen and NCO (Sergeant)

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Airmen Ranks

• Airman Basic
• No Insignia
• Basic Trainee
• Airman
• One stripe
• Airman First Class
• Two stripes
• The rank after basic a JROTC cadet has
• Senior Airman
• Three stripes

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NCO RANKS

• Junior NCOs
• Staff Sergeant4 stripes
• Technical Sergeant5 stripes

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Senior NCOs

• Master SergeantOne roof on the dog house
• Senior Master SergeantTwo roofs on the dog house
• Chief Master SergeantThree roofs on the dog
  house
• There are other positionsnot ranks

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Officer Ranks

• Officers are divided into three types
• Junior Grade
• Field Grade
• General Officer

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Junior Grade Officers

• Second Lieutenant
• Single Gold Bar
• Entry Rank for most officers
• First Lieutenant
• Two years time in grade
• No infractions
• Captain
• Four years time in service
• Two years time in grade
• No infractions
• Review Board

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Field Grade Officers

• Major
• Approximately 12 years time in service
• 6 8 years time in grade
• Board Review
• Lieutenant Colonel
• 16 years in service
• Board Review
• Colonel
• Usually 18-20 years
• Board Reviewvery limited

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General Officers

• Normally up to four stars
• Five stars possible but would require a
  multi-national force in time of war
• Brigadier GeneralOne Star
• Major GeneralTwo Stars
• Lieutenant GeneralThree Stars
• GeneralFour Stars
• General of the Air ForcesFive Stars

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Enlisted Insignia
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Officer Insignia
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AFJROTC RANK

• Enlisted very similartorch replaces star
• Airman Ranks
• Junior NCO
• Senior NCO

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AFJROTC CADET OFFICERS

• Series of thin and thick chevrons
• Junior Officers have ALL THIN CHEVRONS
• One Thin is second lieutenant
• Two Thin is first lieutenant
• Three thin is captain

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AFJROTC CADET OFFICERS

• Cadet Senior Officers have thick and thin
• Major has one thick chevron
• Lieutenant Colonel has the one thick with one
  thin
• Colonel has the thick with two thin chevrons

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HOW DO I GET PROMOTED?

• Left up to each unit
• Here, you must complete tasks to achieve enlisted
  rank
• Enlisted rank can also be attained as a result of
  superior performance and being placed in a
  position of leadershipnormally after two
  semesters
• One Chief Master Sergeant
• Officer rank two semesters and leadership school
• SASI reserves one promotion per year for an
  enlisted person who performs above and
  beyondnormally a junior or senior who had
  problems going to leadership school
• See the Web Site
• http//www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/ashbrook/facul
  ty/dlrogers/Pages/ClassInformation.aspx