They often had better facilities, but were also exposed to greater danger when they flew missions. At a fighter base, for example, all of the pilots were officers. Of course, a significant proportion of officers flew in the USAAF. For example, officers lived in better accommodation, with more privacy and better facilities than enlisted men. The more responsibility a man had, the more he was paid, and in some respects, the better conditions he lived in. Here is a list of enlisted men ranks in the Army Air Forces, most junior to most senior: Technically a promotion, but it might not feel like it! This would be like changing from being a factory foreman, with lots of people working for you, to being the newest (and therefore most junior) executive in the front office.
Then he would become a 2nd Lieutenant, technically a higher rank but the most junior of all the officers. Occasionally, a senior NCO could be promoted to officer. These were the sergeants and Warrant Officers. A very successful enlisted man could eventually become a senior Non Commissioned Officer, or NCO. If they proved themselves good at their jobs, or showed that they could be leaders themselves, they were promoted. Privates were therefore the lowest rank in the Army Air Forces. The most junior enlisted rank was Private. Even though they were of higher rank, sensible junior officers listened to the advice of senior enlisted men.Įnlisted men formed the bulk of the Army Air Forces. They could be much younger and more inexperienced than some of the senior enlisted men. The most junior officers could be quite young – not long out of college.
Here’s a list of officer ranks in the Army Air Forces for 1944, from most junior to most senior: Although requirements changed, men wishing to join the Army Air Forces as officers were expected to have met certain educational standards, as well as the usual physical standards. There were two major categories of ranks – officers and enlisted men.
Broadly speaking, the higher the rank, the higher the level of responsibility in the organization. They can imply a level of experience, or a level of qualification. Ranks are all about position in the military hierarchy. People could, of course, have more than one job at a time. ‘Pilot’ is a job, as is ‘armorer’ or ‘metal worker’. A person’s job is what they did on a day to day basis.
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