Paygrades and Ranks
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| AIR FORCE (Airman) |
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| If your Paygrade is this | Your Rank abbrev is this | (Rank titles are not convertible after discharge) Your Historical or Current Rank title was or is... | E1 | AB | Airman Basic | E2 | AN, A3C | Airman Airman 3rd Class |
E3 | A1C, A2C | Airman 1st Class Airman 2nd Class |
E4 | SRA, SGT, T/5, A1C | Senior Airman Sergeant Airman 1st Class Technician 5th Class |
E5 | T/4, SSG (NCO) | Technician 4th Class Staff Sergeant |
E6 | T/5, SSG (NCO) | Staff Sergeant Technician 5th Class |
E7 | TSGT, MSG (NCO) | Master Sergeant Technical Sergeant |
E8 | SMSGT, 1SG (NCO) | 1st Sergeant Senior Master Sergeant |
E9 | CmdCMSGT, CMSG, CMSGAF (NCO) | Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant |
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| ARMY (Soldier) |
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| If your Paygrade is this | Your Rank abbrev is this | (Rank titles are not convertible after discharge) Your Rank title was or is | E1 | PVT | Private | E2 | PV2 | Private, 2nd Class | E3 | PFC | Private 1st Class | E4 | SP4, SPC, CPL, SP3, T/5 | Specialist 4th Class Specialist CPL Specialist 3rd Class Technician 5th Grade |
E5 | SGT, SP2, SP5, T/4 | Sergeant Specialist 2nd Class Specialist 5th Class Technician 4th Grade |
E6 | SP1, SP6, SSG, T/3 | Specialist 1st Class Specialist 6th Class Staff Sergeant Technician 3rd Grade |
E7 | MSP, SFC, SP7, TSGT | Master Specialist Sergeant 1st Class Specialist 7th Class Technical Sergeant |
E8 | 1SG, MSG, | 1st Sergeant Master Sergeant Specialist 8th Class |
E9 | SMAJ, CSMAJ | Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major |
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| NAVY and COAST GUARD (Sailor / Cutterman) |
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| If your Paygrade is this | Your Rank abbrev is this | Your Rank title is | E1 | AS | Able Seaman | or E1 | AR | Airman Recruit | or E1 | FR | Fireman Recruit | or E1 | SR | Seaman Recruit | E2 | AA | Airman Apprentice | or E2 | FA | Fireman Apprentice | or E2 | S2C | Seaman 2nd Class | or E2 | SA | Seaman Apprentice | E3 | AN | Airman | or E3 | FN | Fireman | or E3 | SN | Seaman | or E3 | S1C | Seaman 1st Class | or E4 | COX | Coxswain | or E4 | PO3C | Petty Officer 3rd Class | E5 | PO2C | Petty Officer 2nd Class | E6 | PO1C | Petty Officer 1st Class | E7 | CPO | Chief Petty Officer | E8 | SCPO | Senior Chief Petty Officer | E9 | MCPON | Master Chief Petty Officer | or E9 | MCPO | Command Master Chief Petty Officer |
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| MARINE (Marine) |
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| If your Paygrade is this | Your Rank abbrev is this | Your Rank title is | E1 | PVT | Private | E2 | PFC | Private 1st Class | E3 | LCPL | Lance Corporal | E4 | CPL | Corporal | E5 | SGT | Sergeant | E6 | PSG | Platoon Sergeant | or E6 | SSG | Staff Sergeant | E7 | GYSGT | Gunnery Sergeant | or E7 | TSGT | Technical Sergeant | E8 | PM | Paymaster | or E8 | MGYSGT | Master Gunnery Sergeant | or E8 | MT | Master Technician | or E8 | 1SG | 1st Sergeant | E9 | SMAJ | Sergeant Major | or E9 | CSMAJ | Command Sergeant Major |
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| SPACE FORCE (Guardian) |
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| If your Paygrade is this | Your Rank abbrev is this | Your Rank title is | E1 | SP1 | Specialist 1 | E2 | SP2 | Specialist 2 | E3 | SP3 | Specialist 3 | E4 | SP4 | Specialist 4 | E5 | SGT | Sergeant | E6 | TSGT | Technical Sergeant | E7 | MSG | Master Sergeant | E8 | SMSG | Senior Master Sergeant | E9 | CMSG | Chief Master Sergeant | or E9 | CMSSF | Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force |
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