Enlisted Ranks (AF)
Enlisted Ranks (SF)
Officer Ranks
Core Values &
7 Basic Responses
7 Basic Responses
100
This Air Force Enlisted Rank is so basic, it doesn't event get a stripe.
E1: Airman Basic (AB)
100
All four of the following enlisted Space Force ranks start with the same title:
E1: Specialist 1 (Spc 1)
E2: Specialist 2 (Spc 2)
E3: Specialist 3 (Spc 3)
E4: Specialist 4 (Spc 4)
100
Typically, gold goes to 1st and silver goes to 2nd, but with these officer ranks, it's the other way around:
O1: Second Lieutenant (2d LT)
O2: First Lieutenant (1st LT)
100
This Core Value is SO important, it comes before anything else:
Integrity First
200
Still fresh out of Basic Training, these three enlisted ranks all have "Airman" somewhere in their title:
E2: Airman (Amn)
E3: Airman First Class (A1C)
E4: Senior Airman (SrA)
200
With the exception of one word, these Space Force enlisted ranks are identical to the E5 and E6 ranks in the Air Force.
E5: Sergeant (Sgt)
E6: Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
200
Many of us were born in '03 and '04, so it should be easy to remember these officer ranks:
O3: Captain (Capt)
O4: Major (Maj)
200
There's no room for selfishness in the Big Blue, which is why we say:
Service Before Self
300
Members of these four ranks are typically referred to as Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs)
E5: Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
E6: Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
E7: Master Sergeant (MSgt)
E8: Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
300
No exceptions this time, these Space Force enlisted ranks are identical to their Air Force counterparts:
E7: Master Sergeant (MSgt)
E8: Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
300
The word "kernel" is great for remembering the pronunciation of these two officer ranks. The same can't be said for spelling, though.
O5: Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
O6: Colonel (Col)
300
In the Air Force, we don't slack off or give less than 100%. Some might say we show:
Excellence in All We Do
400
These three enlisted ranks share the same paygrade, so it's hard to tell them apart sometimes. It's a lot like this reenactment of the infamous Spiderman meme.
E9: Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
E9: Command Chief Master Sergeant (CCM)
E9: Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
400
Since they share the same paygrade, it's pretty easy to confuse these two Space Force enlisted ranks. It's a lot like this infamous Spiderman meme
E9: Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
E9: Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force (CMSSF)
400
Be My Little General is a great acronym for remembering the following Officer ranks:
O7: Brigadier General (Brig Gen)
O8: Major General (Maj Gen)
O9: Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
O10: General (Gen)
400
This question isn't really intricate. Some would even say it's basic, like the following 7 responses:
Yes Sir/Ma’am.
No Sir/Ma’am.
No excuse Sir/Ma’am.
Sir/Ma’am, I do not know.
Sir/Ma’am, I do not understand.
Sir/Ma’am, May I ask a question.
Sir/Ma’am, May I make a statement.