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Flight Officer (Flight Officer thru Senior Flight Officer)

Commissioned Officer (Second Lieutenant thru General)

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Grade

Abbreviation

Insignia

Term of address

Airman Basic    AB Addressed as  "Airman Basic" or "Airman"

Airman    Amn Addressed as  "Airman"

Airman First Class    A1C Addressed as "Airman First Class" or "Airman"

Senior Airman    SrA Addressed as "Senior Airman" or "Airman"

Staff Sergeant    SSgt Addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Sergeant"

Technical Sergeant    TSgt Addressed as "Technical Sergeant", or "Sergeant"

Master Sergeant    MSgt Addressed as "Master Sergeant", or  "Master"

Senior Master Sergeant   SM Sgt Addressed as "Senior Master Sergeant", or "Senior"

Chief Master Sergeant    CM Sgt Addressed as "Chief Master Sergeant", or  "Chief"

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Grade

Epulette

Insignia

Abbreviation

Term of address

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force    C/2d.Lt. Addressed as  "Cadet 2nd Lt.", "Cadet Lt.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Cadet First Lieutenant    C/1st Lt. Addressed as  "Cadet 1st Lt.", "Cadet Lt.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Cadet Captain c/Capt. Addressed as "Cadet Captain", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Cadet Major    C/Maj. Addressed as "Cadet Major", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Cadet Lieutenant Colonel    C/Lt. Col. Addressed as "Cadet Lt. Colonel", "Cadet Col.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Cadet Colonel    C/Col. Addressed as "Cadet Colonel", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

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Grade

Insignia

Corresponding Ribbon

Abbreviation

Term of address

Flight Officer   FO Addressed as  "Mr.", "Ms.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

None

Technical Flight Officer    TFO Addressed as  "Mr.", "Ms.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

None

Senior Flight Officer SFO Addressed as "Mr.", "Ms.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

None

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Grade

Insignia

Abbreviation

Term of address

Second Lieutenant    2d Lt Addressed as  "2nd Lt.", "Lt.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

First Lieutenant    1st Lt Addressed as  "1st Lt.", "Lt.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Captain Capt Addressed as "Captain", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Major    Maj Addressed as "Major", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Lieutenant Colonel    Lt Col Addressed as "Lt. Colonel", "Col.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Colonel    Col Addressed as "Colonel", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Brigadier General    BG Addressed as "Brigadier Gen.", "General", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Major General    MG Addressed as "Major General", "General", "Sir" or "Ma'am"