Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Rank

Chief master sergeant is the 9th rank in the united states air force ranking above senior master sergeant and directly below command chief master sergeant.
Air force chief master sergeant rank. Equivalent ranks to an air force command chief master sergeant. In january 1967 the position of chief master sergeant of the air force was created. Command chief master sergeant is the 10th rank in the united states air force ranking above chief master sergeant and directly below chief master sergeant of the air force. The cmsaf provides direction for the enlisted corps and represents their interests as appropriate to the american public and to those in all levels of government.
The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly gs 6 under the federal government s general schedule payscale. The army had many different sergeants based on skills. A chief master sergeant is a noncommissioned officer in the united states air force at dod paygrade e 9. The chief master sergeant of the air force acronym.
The modern day non commissioned officer ranks were created after the first world war in order to streamline the ranking system. A command chief master sergeant is a noncommissioned officer with a military paygrade of e 9. A chief master sergeant is a noncommissioned officer at dod paygrade e 9 with a starting monthly pay of 5 473. The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly gs 6 under the federal government s general schedule payscale.
The next series of changes to air force enlisted ranks did not occur for almost eight years. A command chief master sergeant is a noncommissioned officer at dod paygrade e 9 with a starting monthly pay of 5 473. History of the air force chief master sergeant rank. The holder of this rank and position of office represents the highest enlisted level of leadership in the air force unless an enlisted airmen is serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman.
This position gained its own special insignia the chief master sergeant chevrons with a wreath encircling the center star. Chief master sergeant is also the highest attainable rank for enlisted personnel of the philippine army the philippine air force and the philippine marine corps under the philippine navy.