Air Force Ranks:
Enlisted
Commissioned Officers:
General of the Air Force(war-time only)
General
(abbreviated Gen.)
Lieutenant-General
(abbreviated Lt. Gen. or LTG)
Major-General
(abbreviated Maj. Gen. or MG)
Brigadier-General
(abbreviated Brig. Gen. or BG)
Colonel
(abbreviated Col.)
Lieutenant Colonel
(abbreviated Lt. Col. or LTC)
Major
(abbreviated Maj.)
Captain
(abbreviated Capt. or CPT)
First Lieutenant
(abbreviated 1st Lt., Lt., or 1LT)
Second Lieutenant
(abbreviated 2nd Lt. or 2LT)
Enlisted:
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Command Chief Master Sergeant
First Chief Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant
(abbreviated CMSgt.)
First Senior Master Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant
(abbreviated SMSgt.)
First Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant
(abbreviated MSgt.)
Technical Sergeant
(abbreviated TSgt.)
Staff Sergeant
(abbreviated SSgt.)
Senior Airman
(abbreviated SrA)
Airman First Class
(abbreviated A1C)
Airman
(abbreviated Amn)
No Insignia
Airman Basic
(abbreviated AB)