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        | [image] Chevron of one stripe
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        | Airman First Class (A1C) E-3
 Airman First Class
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        | [image] Chevron of two stripes
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        | Senior Airman (SrA) E-4
 Senior Airman
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        | [image] Chevron of three stripes
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        | Staff Sergeant (SSgt) E-5
 Staff Sergeant
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        | [image] Chevron of four stripes
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        | Technical Sergeant (TSgt) E-6
 Technical Sergeant
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        | [image] Chevron of five stripes
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        | Master Sergeant (MSgt) E-7
 Master Sergeant
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        | [image] Chevron of six stripes, with one inverted
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        | Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) E-8
 Senior Master Sergeant
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        | [image] Chevron of seven stripes with two inverted
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        | Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) E-9
 Chief Master Sergeant
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        | [image] Chevron of eight stripes with three inverted
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        | Command Chief Master Sergeant (CCM) E-9
 Command Chief Master Sergeant
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        | [image] Chevron of eight stripes, with three inverted, and a solid star
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        | Chief Master Sergeant of the AirForce (CMSAF)
 E-9
 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
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        | [image] Chevron of eight stripes, with three inverted, with a wreath around the star in the lower field. The Great Seal of the United States of America with a star flanked on either side in the upper field
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        | First Sergeant (1st Sgt) E-7, E-8, E-9
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 Chevron of 6, 7, or 8 stripes, and a diamond
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        | Second Lieutenant (2d Lt) O-1
 Second Lieutenant
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        | First Lieutenant (1st Lt) O-2
 First Lieutenant
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        | Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) O-5
 Lieutenant Colonel
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        | [image] One Silver oak leaf
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        | Brigadier General (Brig Gen) O-7
 Brigadier General
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        | Major General (Maj Gen) O-8
 Major General
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        | [image] Two silver stars in a line
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        | Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) O-9
 Lieutenant General
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        | [image] Three silver stars in a line
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        | [image] Four silver stars in a line
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