Within the Air Force, officer ranks follow a clear-cut structure, divided into three categories: company grade, field grade, and general officers. Company grade officers range from O-1 to O-3.

The U.S. Space Force on Jan. 29 revealed its new rank structure. The service for the most part is adopting the U.S. Air Force ranks.

Like all U.S. military personnel, Air Force members are paid a minimum basic pay based on rank and years of service. The Department of Defense budget increased that pay by 5.2% in 2024 — the ...

Other ranks are projected to see smaller fluctuations, and the most senior enlisted ranks, senior and chief master sergeant, are forecast to stay at less than 3% of the enlisted force combined.

The survey, which was posted on the popular Facebook page Air Force amn/nco/snco on Thursday, shows four separate insignia designs for enlisted Space Force ranks, from Specialist 2 (E2) through ...

Congressman Crenshaw, the Air Force Association, space advocates on Twitter and even Captain Kirk actor William Shatner, weighed in with perspectives on the Space Force rank debate.

Air Force officials have selected 8,246 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 28,358 eligible for a selection rate of 29.08% in the 20E6 promotion cycle.