Posted on May 21, 2014
Who was in the Air Force during the SrA/Sgt transition?
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I came into the service in 1974, at the age of 18. During that time the Air Force decided to go with the SrA rank (E-4) and then Sgt (E-4). That memory stays with me as something original in the post Vietnam era.
Any thoughts or ideas about this? I kind of like the two-tiered E-4 idea.
Any thoughts or ideas about this? I kind of like the two-tiered E-4 idea.
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I thought the AF should've kept SrA, moved Sgt to E-5, SSgt to E-6, and deleted the title TSgt. At least then we would've been more in line with the Army and USMC. I served in a lot of joint environments, and it was weird when people senior to me kept thinking I was the senior.
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I was one of the last to hold Sgt rank. Sure was a pain in the ass correcting everyone.
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Yeah I did too and as you can see in my picture at Rhein Mein on a TDY the Blue Star, Later I got the silver, yay.
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When I first entered the Air Force in 1966 there was the rank of A3C,Airman third Class, (one stripe) (E2) A2C, Airman Second Class. (two stripes) ((E3) and A1C, Airman 1st Class, (E4) (three stripes) When i got to be and Airman First Class it wasn't because i got promoted, I still had two stripes, they had just changed the titles. When i made E4 it was no longer A1C but now Sergeant (E4) which I was promoted to while serving in Viet Nam. Currently E4 is Senior Airman. They should have just left it alone in the beginning in My opinion.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter I was in the AF when the Airman Basic, Airman, Airman 1st Class, SRA(NC), SGT. Confusing. Leaders Change to keep their jobs.
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