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Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
The chief master sergeant of the Air Force (acronym: CMSAF) is a unique non-commissioned rank in the United States Air Force.The holder of this rank and position of office represents the highest enlisted level of leadership in the Air Force, unless an enlisted airman is serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman.
The next major change came with the Military Pay Act of 1958. This established the pay grades of E-8 and E-9 but without corresponding rank titles. The titles of senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant were chosen between July and December 1958 after comments were solicited from the major Air Force commands of the day.
Until his retirement in 2003, Chief Master Sergeant Norman Marous was the Air Force's most senior chief master sergeant, having served in the Air Force since 1962. Marous left active duty in 1967 to spend 22 years in the United States Air Force Reserve and National Guard before returning to active duty as a chief master sergeant in 1989. He ...
The rank of 'Sergeant' replaces 'Staff Sergeant' as used by the Air Force in the pay grade of E-5. On 20 September 2021, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force , Roger A. Towberman , announced the selected insignia.
The inaugural chief master sergeant of the Space Force, Chief Master Sergeant Roger A. Towberman, was sworn in on 3 April 2020, having previously served as the command chief master sergeant of the Air Force Space Command, and concurrently serving as the senior enlisted leader of the United States Space Command. In addition to being the first ...
The sergeant major of the Army, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, chief master sergeant of the Space Force, and the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman are currently the only enlisted members of the United States armed forces to be authorized a positional color (flag). [18]
Command Chief Master Sergeant, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Command Chief Master Sergeant John C. Alsvig [158] U.S. Air Force: Air Force major commands (and subordinated commands) Air Combat Command: Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Combat Command (ACC) Command Chief Master Sergeant David R. Wolfe [159] U.S. Air Force