The following table shows the ranks used in the United States Air Force. The order of rank is from lowest to highest rank.

Rank/Title	Insignia	Pay Grade	Abbreviation	Enlisted/Officer
Airman Basic	No Insignia	E-1	AB	Enlisted
Airman		E-2	Amn	Enlisted
Airman First Class		E-3	A1C	Enlisted
Senior Airman		E-4	SrA	Enlisted
Staff Sergeant		E-5	SSgt	Enlisted
Technical Sergeant		E-6	TSgt	Enlisted
Master Sergeant		E-7	MSgt	Enlisted
Master Sergeant		E-7	MSgt (A diamond on the insignia indicates special duty held by a senior enlisted member of a military unit)	Enlisted
Senior Master Sergeant		E-8	SMSgt	Enlisted
Senior Master Sergeant		E-8	SMSgt (Same as Master Sergeant, A diamond on the insignia indicates special duty held by a senior enlisted member of a military unit )	Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeant		E-9	CMSgt	Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeant		E-9	CMSgt (Same as Master Sergeant, A diamond on the insignia indicates special duty held by a senior enlisted member of a military unit )	Enlisted
Command Chief Master Sergeant		E-9	CCM	Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force		E-9	CMSAF	Enlisted
Second Lieutenant		O-1	2d Lt	Officer
First Lieutenant		O-2	1st Lt	Officer
Captain		O-3	Capt	Officer
Major		O-4	Maj	Officer
Lieutenant Colonel		O-5	Lt Col	Officer
Colonel		O-6	Col	Officer
Brigadier General		O-7	Brig Gen	Officer
Major General		O-8	Maj Gen	Officer
Lieutenant General		O-9	Lt Gen	Officer
General		O-10	Gen	Officer
General of the Air Force		n/a	Gen USAF (This is a Honorary rank)	Officer

Rank Insignia and descriptions are from the following two wikipedia pages: Enlisted – Officers

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