Effective dates of promotion

Enlisted

Promotions

Rank	Date
Chief Master Sergeant	November 1, 1994
Senior Master Sergeant	February 1, 1992
Master Sergeant	July 1, 1987
Technical Sergeant	July 1, 1984
Staff Sergeant	July 1, 1981
Senior Airman	October 1, 1979
Airman First Class	October 31, 1978
Airman	April 30, 1978
Airman Basic	October 1977

First Sergeant and Command Chief ranks

Promotions

Rank	Date
Command Chief Master Sergeant	November 1, 1994
First Sergeant	November 1, 1993
First Sergeant	February 1, 1992
First Sergeant	July 1, 1987

CMSAF ranks from 1967-1991, 1991-2004, and 2004-present:

Promotions

Rank	Date
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	Nov 2004-present
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	1991-Oct 2004
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	1967-1991

SNCO ranks from 1967-1991:

Promotions

Rank	Date
Chief Master Sergeant	October 1, 1980
Senior Master Sergeant	October 1, 1979
Master Sergeant	October 31, 1978

Airmen ranks between 1976-1991:

Promotions

Rank	Date
Sergeant	October 1, 1980
Senior Airman	October 1, 1979
Airman First Class	October 31, 1978
Airman	April 30, 1978
Airman Basic	October 1977

Officer

Current rank table

Promotions

Insignia	Rank	Date
	General of the Air Force	February 10, 2011
	General	April 4, 1989
	Lieutenant General	March 26, 1986
	Major General	August 1, 1983
	Brigadier General	June 1, 1979
	Colonel	February 1, 1976
	Lieutenant Colonel	July 9, 1970
	Major	May 24, 1966
	Captain	June 2, 1962
	First Lieutenant	December 30, 1959
	Second Lieutenant	June 9, 1958

Obsolete rank table

Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Lieutenant Colonel
O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5
10 April 1975	10 April 1977	10 April 1979	01 May 1985	01 June 1989

Colonel	Brigadier General	Major General	Lieutenant General	General
O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10
01 February 1994	01 July 2000	01 August 2003	01 June 2005	12 October 2007
		General of the Air Force
		O-11
		01 February 2009