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Grade

Insignia

Corresponding Ribbon

Abbreviation

Term of address

Cadet Airman Basic    C/AB Addressed as  "Cadet Airman Basic" or "Cadet Airman"

None

Cadet Airman    C/Amn Addressed as  "Cadet Airman"

Curry

Cadet Airman First Class    C/A1C Addressed as "Cadet Airman First Class" or "Cadet Airman"

Arnold

Cadet Senior Airman    C/SrA Addressed as "Cadet Senior Airman" or "Cadet Airman"

Mary Feik

Cadet Staff Sergeant    C/SSgt Addressed as "Cadet Staff Sergeant" or "Cadet Sergeant"

Wright Brothers' Award

Cadet Technical Sergeant    C/TSgt Addressed as "Cadet Technical Sergeant", "Cadet Tech Sergeant" or "Cadet   Sergeant"

Rickenbacker

Cadet Master Sergeant    C/MSgt Addressed as "Cadet Master Sergeant" or "Cadet Sergeant"

Lindberg

Cadet Senior Master Sergeant    C/SM Sgt Addressed as "Cadet Senior Master Sergeant", "Cadet Senior" or "Cadet   Sergeant"

Doolittle

Cadet Chief Master Sergeant    C/CM Sgt Addressed as "Cadet   Chief Master Sergeant", "Cadet Chief" or "Cadet Sergeant"

Goddard

(The Goddard and Armstrong ribbons are earned as two seperate achievements)

Armstrong

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Grade

Insignia

Corresponding Ribbon

Abbreviation

Term of address

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

Mitchell

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"

Earhart

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"

Eaker

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

Spaatz

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Grade

Insignia

Corresponding Ribbon

Abbreviation

Term of address

Senior Member   SM Addressed as  "Mr.", "Ms.", "Sir" or "Ma'am"

None

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"