The Air Force Association publishes a magazine called "Air Force" and each year they publish a special edition that covers the history of the Air Force. It would have a list of commanders and aces and every bit of info you can imagine. It included the list of the Chief Master Sergeant.
01 SEP 1958
A Senior Master Sergeant is ranked above a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force. It is the eighth enlisted rank in the Air Force and the Space Force, equivalent to a First Sergeant in the Army and Marine Corps or a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and Coast Guard.
Senior Master Sergeant (Air Force).
Chief Master Sergeant Fred Archer
In the US Army, the next rank above Staff Sergeant would be Sergeant First Class, followed by Master Sergeant and First Sergeant (both grade E8), then by Sergeant Major and Command Sergeant Major (both grade E9). Sergeant Major of the Army is the seniormost noncommissioned officer rank in the US Army. In the US Marine Corps, the next rank above Staff Sergeant (E6) would be Gunnery Sergeant (E7), followed by Master Sergeant and First Sergeant (E8), Master Gunnery Sergeant and Sergeant Major (E9), then Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Unlike other military branches of the US Armed Forces, where Staff Sergeant is pay grade E6, Staff Sergeant in the Air Force is pay grade E5 - equivalent to a Sergeant in the Army or Marine Corps. It is followed by Technical Sergeant (E6), Master Sergeant (E7), Senior Master Sergeant (E8), Chief Master Sergeant and Command Chief Master Sergeant (E9), and, finally, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, who - like the Sergeant Major of the Army and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps - is the most senior noncommissioned officer in the entire branch. The British, Commonwealth, and some European forces end their enlisted ranks at Staff Sergeant (or equivalent), and rate enlisted personnel senior to Staff/Colour Sergeants as Warrant Officers.
Chief Master Sgt Grace Peterson
In the Army and Marines, it's First Sergeant, which are both pay grade E8. In the Air Force, Master Sergeant is pay grade E7, but First Sergeant isn't a separate rank, although it is denoted with a diamond similar to what it used on Army and Marine Corps First Sergeant rank insignia. In the Air Force, the designated First Sergeant can be pay grades E7 through E9.
In the Army and Marines, it's First Sergeant, which are both pay grade E8. In the Air Force, Master Sergeant is pay grade E7, but First Sergeant isn't a separate rank, although it is denoted with a diamond similar to what it used on Army and Marine Corps First Sergeant rank insignia. In the Air Force, the designated First Sergeant can be pay grades E7 through E9.
There was no Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in 1965. The first Chief Master Seargent of the Air Force was Paul W. Airey, who served from April 3, 1967 - July 31, 1969. See related links for more information.
The Army and Marines both have two ranks in the E8 pay grade - Master Sergeant, and First Sergeant. There is one E8 rank in the Air Force - Chief Master Sergeant. If they hold the position of First Sergeant, they get a diamond on their rank insignia to denote it, but their rank remains Chief Master Sergeant.
Chief Master Sergeant. Some people will say it's Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. That is the highest NCO job in the Air Force, but he's still a Chief Master Sergeant.
In the US Air Force, a Master Sergeant is an E-7, making it the third highest enlisted rank.
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