Air Force/Space Force/AFROTC Ranks

Airman Basic (AB)

E-1, No insignia

Airman (Amn)

E-2

Airman First Class (A1C)

E-3

Senior Airman (SrA)

E-4

Staff Sergeant (SSgt)

E-5

Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

E-6

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

E-7

First Sergeant (FS) at MSgt Rank

E-7

Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)

E-8

First Sergeant (FS) at SMSgt Rank

E-8

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)

E-9

Command Chief Master Sergeant (CCM)

E-9

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)

E-9

First Sergeant (FS) at CMSgt Rank

E-9

Second Lieutenant (2d Lt)

O-1

First Lieutenant (1st Lt)

O-2

Captain (Capt)

O-3

Major (Maj)

O-4

Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)

O-5

Colonel (Col)

O-6

Brigadier General (Brig Gen)

O-7

Major General (Maj Gen)

O-8

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)

O-9

General (Gen)

O-10

General of the Air Force (GAF)

OF-10

Specialist 1 (Spc 1)

E-1 (Space Force)

Specialist 2 (Spc 2)

E-2 (Space Force)

Specialist 3 (Spc 3)

E-3 (Space Force)

Specialist 4 (Spc 4)

E-4 (Space Force)

Sergeant (Sgt)

E-5 (Space Force)

Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

E-6 (Space Force)

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

E-7 (Space Force)

Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)

E-8 (Space Force)

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)

E-9 (Space Force)

Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force (CMSSF)

E-9 (Space Force)

Cadet Fourth Class (C/4c)

Cadet Third Class (C/3c)

Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2d Lt)

Cadet First Lieutenant (C1st Lt)

Cadet Captain C/Capt

Cadet Major (C/Maj)

Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/Lt Col)

Cadet Colonel (C/Col