This is a template for showing a table of the United States Air Force Officer rank insignia. The table can be expanded on pages allowing for more information to be associated with the ranks. The basic table can be added to a page with: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

US DoD
pay grade
Special grade[a] O-10 O-9 O-8 O-7 O-6 O-5 O-4 O-3 O-2 O-1
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Insignia
Service dress uniform (Class A)
Service uniform (Class B)
Mess dress uniform
Title General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Abbreviation[b] GAF Gen Lt Gen Maj Gen Brig Gen Col Lt Col Maj Capt 1st Lt 2d Lt

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Requirements

This table template has a reference and a note within it and requires reference or equivalent section in the page it is being applied to. Add a notes section below diretly the template and ensure that there is a reference section as shown below: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

Notes

  1. ^ Reserved for wartime use only.
  2. ^ No periods are used in actual grade abbreviation, only in press releases to conform with AP standards.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Captioning Style Guide" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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Parameters

Optional parameters

  • |short= Hides shoulder board variations and only shows Insignia, Service dress uniform (Class A), Title and Abbreviation.

Examples

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US DoD
pay grade
O-10 O-9 O-8 O-7 O-6 O-5 O-4 O-3 O-2 O-1 Officer candidate
NATO code OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D)
Insignia Various insignia
Service dress uniform (Class A)
Service uniform (Class B)
Mess dress uniform
OCP uniform
Title General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Cadet / Officer trainee
Abbreviation Gen Lt Gen Maj Gen Brig Gen Col Lt Col Maj Capt 1st Lt 2d Lt Cdt / OT

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US DoD
pay grade
Special grade[a] O-10 O-9 O-8 O-7 O-6 O-5 O-4 O-3 O-2 O-1
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Insignia
Service dress uniform (Class A)
Service uniform (Class B)
Mess dress uniform
Title General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Abbreviation[b] GAF Gen Lt Gen Maj Gen Brig Gen Col Lt Col Maj Capt 1st Lt 2d Lt


Notes

  1. ^ Reserved for wartime use only.
  2. ^ No periods are used in actual grade abbreviation, only in press releases to conform with AP standards.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Captioning Style Guide" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.