Captain is the 19th rank in the united states air force ranking above first lieutenant and directly below major.
Us air force captain.
The civilian equivalents of this military rank are roughly gs 10 gs 11 under the federal government s general schedule payscale.
Promotion increments outside the published 3 month window are subject to change especially the last quarter of the fiscal year as the air force must meet mandatory defense officer personnel management act and end strength levels by the end of each fiscal year.
In keeping with the traditions of the militaries of most nations the rank varies between the services being a senior rank in the naval services and a junior rank in the ground and air forces.
Whether one is for example a senior master sergeant or a first sergeant in the air force depends.
A captain is a commissioned officer with a military paygrade of o 3.
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The table below lists the equivalent ranks of an air force captain and their insignia in the other four branches of the united states armed.
At the e 8 level the army marine corps and air force have two positions at the same paygrade.
A captain is a commissioned officer in the united states air force at dod paygrade o 3.
In the united states army usa u s.
A captain is a commissioned officer at dod paygrade o 3 with a starting monthly pay of 4 383.
It ranks above first lieutenant and below major it is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the navy coast guard officer rank system.
In the united states uniformed services captain is a commissioned officer rank.
Marine corps usmc u s.
One line of the air force officer an air battle manager was selected above.
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Space force ussf captain abbreviated cpt in the usa and capt in the usmc usaf and ussf is a company grade officer rank with the pay grade of o 3.
In addition to basic pay captains may receive additional pay allowances for housing and food as well as special incentive pay for hostile fire and.
The air force has selected 1 571 officers for promotion to captain the air force personnel center said tuesday.
A captain receives a monthly basic pay salary starting at 4 383 per month with raises up to 7 131 per month once they have served for over 14 years.
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