Ranks

Ranks

1. 

   Candidate

   Criteria: Awarded after successful application into Task Force and assigned as a Student Aviator.

   O-1A

   CDT

2. 

   WO1

   WO1

   WO1

3. 

   O-1

   Criteria: Awarded after successful completion of BFQ.

   O-1

   O-1

4. 

   O-2

   Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Squadron Commander.

   O-2

   O-2

5. 

   O-3

   Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Squadron Commander; 

   Or, serves as an Operations Officer; 

   Or, serves as an IP that does not hold another staff job;  

   Or, any Department Head. (J-1, J-4, etc.)

   O-3

   O-3

6. 

   O-4

   Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Group Commander; 

   Or, serves as a Squadron XO;  

   Or, serves as an IP that does hold another staff job. 

   Or, serves as an EP. 

   Or, serves as an Operations Officer that has another staff job.

   O-4

   O-4

7. 

   O-5

   Criteria: Awarded when serving as a Squadron Commander.

   O-5

   O-5

8. 

   O-6

   Criteria: Awarded when serving as a Group Commander; 

   Or, holding a position of responsibility at or above the Group level.

   O-6

   O-6

9. 

   O-7

   Criteria: Awarded when holding a position of responsibility at the Task Force level. 

   i.e. Deputy Task Force Commander, Naval Air Wing Commander, Air Force Wing Commander

   O-7

   O-7

10. 

    O-8

    Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Task Force commander.

    O-8

    O-8

11. 

    O-9

    Criteria: Awarded upon election as the Joint Task Force-13 Commander.

    O-9

    O-9