Ranks

O-1

Second Lieutenant (2d Lt)

O-2

First Lieutenant (1st Lt)

O-3

Captain (Capt)

O-4

Major (Maj)

O-5

Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)

O-6

Colonel (Col)

O-7

Brigadier General (Brig Gen)

O-8

Major General (Maj Gen)

O-9

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)

O-10

General (Gen)

AF E-1

Airman Basic

AF E-2

Airman (Amn)

AF E-3

Airman First Class (A1C)

AF E-4

Senior Airman (SrA)

AF E-5

Staff Sergeant (SSgt)

AF E-6

Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

AF E-7

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

AF E-8

Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)

AF E-9

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)

AF E-7 through E-9 denoted with a diamond symbol

AF First Sergeant

AF E-9 denoted with a star symbol

AF Command Chief Master Sergeant (CCM)

AF E-9 denoted with an eagle symbol

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

SF E-1

Specialist 1 (Spc1)

SF E-2

Specialist 2 (Spc2)

SF E-3

Specialist 3 (Spc3)

SF E-4

Specialist 4 (Spc4)

SF E-5

Sergeant (Sgt)

SF E-6

Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

SF E-7

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

SF E-8

Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)

SF E-9

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)

SF E-9 with the Space Force symbol

Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force

A E-1

Private (PvT)

A E-2

Private E-2 (PV2)

A E-3

Private First Class (PFC)

A E-4

Corporal (CPL) or Specialist (SPC)

A E-5

Sergeant (Sgt)

A E-6

Staff Sergeant (SSG)

A E-7

Sergeant First Class (SFC)

A E-8

Master Sergeant (MSG)

A E-8 denoted with an open diamond symbol

First Sergeant (1SG)

A E-9

Sergeant Major (SGM)

A E-9 denoted with a wreathed star symbol

Command Sergeant Major

A E-9 denoted with an eagle symbol

Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)