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Air Force JROTC Rank Structure

|Purpose |

|THIS LESSON INTRODUCES THE AIR FORCE JROTC RANK STRUCTURE. IT |

|PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CADET OFFICER AND CADET ENLISTED RANKS |

|AND INSIGNIA. |

Introduction

The Air Force JROTC insignia is distinctive of its organization. The cadet enlisted insignia is modeled after the active duty enlisted rank insignia. The cadet officer rank insignia has stripes, unlike the other JROTC rank insignia. During this lesson, you will learn Air Force JROTC ranks and insignia.

Air Force JROTC Rank Structure

Just like the other JROTC programs, the Air Force JROTC Cadet Corp comprises cadet officer and cadet enlisted personnel as shown in the following sections.

Cadet Officer Rank Structure

Listed below is the cadet officer rank structure with descriptions of the insignia. The Air Force JROTC rank and insignia is in order of seniority from highest to lowest.

|Cadet Colonel |Chevron of 3 inverted stripes, 1 |

| |double-wide, 2 regular |

|Cadet Lieutenant Colonel |Chevron of 2 inverted stripes, 1 |

| |double-wide, 1 regular |

|Cadet Major |Chevron of 1 double-wide inverted |

| |stripe |

|Cadet Captain |Chevron of 3 inverted stripes |

|Cadet First Lieutenant |Chevron of 2 inverted stripes |

|Cadet Second Lieutenant |Chevron of 1 inverted stripe |

The cadet officer insignia is shown below:

Cadet Enlisted Rank Structure

The cadet enlisted members in the Air Force JROTC in order of seniority from highest to lowest are as follows:

|Cadet Chief Master Sergeant |Chevron of 5 stripes with 3 |

| |stripes in inverted position |

| |above the torch |

|Cadet Senior Master Sergeant |Chevron of 5 stripes with 2 |

| |stripes in inverted position |

| |above the torch |

|Cadet Master Sergeant |Chevron of 5 stripes with 1 |

| |stripe in inverted position |

| |above the torch |

|Cadet Technical Sergeant |Chevron of 5 stripes |

|Cadet Staff Sergeant |Chevron of 4 stripes |

|Cadet Senior Airman |Chevron of 3 stripes |

|Cadet Airman First Class |Chevron of 2 stripes |

|Cadet Airman |Chevron of 1 stripe |

The cadet enlisted insignia is shown below:

A Comparison Chart

A comparison chart showing the MCJROTC rank structure and Air Force JROTC rank structure is provided.

Conclusion

During this lesson, you have learned the rank structure of the Air Force JROTC. You now know the similarities and the differences in the rank structure between MCJROTC and Air Force JROTC. You have also been able to compare the rank and insignia of all JROTC programs.(

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