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jgp	Ranks - Index	Lead	[-]
Posts: 35 (01/22/03 03:20:39) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Rank Index \| Commissioned Officers \| NCO's & Ranks \| Custom Ranks \| General Staff \| Menu We use images of rank insignia awarded to soldiers of the United States Air Force. The rank system has been adjusted to fit our requirements. Some rank insignia are outside this system to reflect the holder's different status and position. The rank insignia from any of the world's armed forces may be used for this purpose. US Air Force Ranks are automatically assigned by the system based on the number of contributions (posts) made. Custom Ranks are assigned to members for exceptional contributions to this community. We wish to thank the creators of these wonderful images for the use thereof. A special word of thanks to Abdul Gafoor for his graphical work on these images.
jpsempire	First Sergeants & the USAF	#1	[-]
Posts: 364 (02/10/03 03:34:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	This comment from (wolfshanze) First Sergeants are special ranks in the USAF... not everyone becomes a first sergeant, and you don't go from being a Master Sergeant to a "First Sergeant 1-stripe" then convert to a Senior Master Sergeant, then go to "First Sergeant 2 -stripes"... etc, etc... that's not how the rank structure works in the USAF... Rather, a first sergeant (or 1st Shirt) is more of a career choice... first sergeants are special liason NCO's that act as a go between and enlisted advisor to commisioned officer comanders to the enlisted troops. Policies are handed down from commanders and first sergeants act as a go between (both up and down) between lower enlisted grades and the comanding officer. The "DIAMOND" embeded in the Chevron indicates the individual is a First Sergeant, but his rank is unaffected by his "1st shirt" status. He still gains rank the same way everyone else does and he is a Master Sergeant (who happens to be a 1st shirt) or he is a Senior Master Sergeant (who happens to be a 1st shirt) or a Chief Master Sergeant (who happens to be a 1st shirt). There is no such thing as the "First Sergeant 1-stripe" rank. 1st shirts (with the diamond) are very limited in number... as it is a career choice, not a rank, maybe only 1 in 50 Master Sergeants are ever a 1st shirt. Everyone else in the enlisted corps simply gains rank from Master Sergeant to Senior Master Sergeant to Chief Master Sergeant without ever wearing the diamond of a 1st shirt. Furthermore, you only wear the Diamond while you are a 1st shirt... if your job changes to "something normal", then you revert to your same rank, minus the diamond. I hope I explained this clearly. Not wanting to step on anyone's toes, but that's how the USAF enlisted rank structure works... me... I'm just a lowly TSgt (Technical Sergeant). P.S. There's only one "Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force" (CMSAF). It's a controlled tour that is only held for a few years, and the CMSAF is selected from eligible Chief Master Sergeants when the post needs to be filled. That person acts as the main spokesperson for enlisted Air Force members on capital hill... they talk with congressmen and the President to help enlisted folks out and represent the "enlisted man's voice" on capital hill... mostly it's a PR (public relations) post with limited access to senators and the president. While I was at the NCO Academy a couple of months ago... I got to speak to two former CMSAFs. Interesting people with some crazy stories!
jpsempire	Re: First Sergeants & the USAF	#2	[-]
Posts: 364 (02/10/03 03:35:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the explanation Wolfie. I did knew this when I constructed the ranks. Like you said, the Air Force ranks are fairly boring. I wanted to have more steps on the ladder upwards and chose to use it this way. The ranks structure is not really for real. Please pretend that it exist like this. There is only one "Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force" - that rank is held by Cathy. I wanted to use Air Force ranks, because I like Airplanes and I liked the color scheme.

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