CAP Rank Page

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Cadet Ranks

Enlisted Cadet Ranks

Title

Insignia

Ribbon

Cadet Airman Basic
C/AB
Addressed as "Cadet"

NONE

Cadet Airman
C/Amn (Curry Achievement)
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Airman"

Curry

Cadet Airman First Class
C/A1C
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Airman"

Arnold

Cadet Senior Airman
C/SrA
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Airman"

C/SrA

Feik

Wright Brothers Achievement

NONE

Wright

Cadet Staff Sergeant
C/SSgt
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Sergeant"

C/SSgt

Rickenbacker

Cadet Technical Sergeant
C/TSgt
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Sergeant"

C/TSgt

Lindbergh

Cadet Master Sergeant
C/MSgt
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Sergeant"

C/MSgt

Doolittle

Cadet Senior Master Sergeant
C/SMSgt
Addressed as "Cadet" or "Sergeant"

C/SMSgt

Goddard

Cadet Chief Master Sergeant
C/CMSgt
Addressed as "Cadet", “Chief” or "Sergeant"

C/CMSgt

Armstrong

Cadet Officer Ranks

Title	Insignia
Cadet Second Lieutenant C/2LT (Mitchell Award) Addressed as "Cadet" or "Lieutenant," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Cadet First Lieutenant C/1LT Addressed as "Cadet" or "Lieutenant," "Sir" or "Ma'am"		NONE
Cadet Captain C/CPT Addressed as "Cadet" or "Captain," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Cadet Major C/MAJ Addressed as "Cadet" or "Major," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel C/LTC Addressed as "Cadet" or "Colonel," "Sir" or "Ma'am"		NONE
Cadet Colonel C/COL (Spattz Award) Addressed as "Cadet" or "Colonel," "Sir" or "Ma'am"

Senior Member Ranks

Transition Ranks

Title	Insignia
Senior Member S/M Addressed as Mr., Miss, Mrs., Sir, or Ma'am
Flight Officer FO Addressed as Mr., Miss, Mrs., Sir, or Ma'am
Technical Flight Officer TFO Addressed as Mr., Miss, Mrs., Sir, or Ma'am
Senior Flight Officer SFO Addressed as Mr., Miss, Mrs., Sir, or Ma'am

Commissioned Ranks

Title	Insignia
Senior Member S/M Addressed as Mr., Miss, Mrs., Sir, or Ma'am
Second Lieutenant 2LT Addressed as "Lieutenant," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
First Lieutenant 1LT Addressed as "Lieutenant," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Captain CPT Addressed as "Captain," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Major MAJ Addressed as "Major," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Lieutenant Colonel LTC Addressed as "Colonel," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Colonel COL Addressed as "Colonel," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Brigadier General BRIG GEN Addressed as "General," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Major General MAJ GEN Addressed as "General," "Sir" or "Ma'am"
Lieutenant General LT GEN Addressed as "General," "Sir" or "Ma'am"