Command Chief Master Sergeant Insignia

The sergeant major of the army the sergeant major of the marine corps the master chief petty officer of the navy and the chief master sergeant of the air force are the spokespersons of the.

Command chief master sergeant insignia. The original chief master sergeant rank insignia 1958 1994 consisted of 2 chevrons on top 3 stripes in the middle and 3 rockers on bottom. A command chief master sergeant is considered a special title and role. After much discussion the insignia for these two ranks were designed by simply adding one and two chevrons to the top of the master sergeant insignia for e 8 and e 9 respectively each stripe pointing up. A command chief master sergeant is a noncommissioned officer at dod paygrade e 9 with a starting monthly pay of 5 473.

Unlike the chief master sergeant they have additional assignments such as acting top commander to wings number air forces and. The titles of senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant were chosen between july and december 1958 after comments were solicited from the major air force commands of the day. Their responsibilities are similar to chief master sergeants mentoring junior officers and assuming leadership of all personnel in their unit. Until his retirement in 2003 chief master sergeant norman marous was the air force s senior most chief master sergeant having served in the air force since 1962.