Civil Air Patrol Grades and Ribbons

Ranks/Grades and Ribbons

Cadet Ranks Senior Ranks

Cadet Ranks

Cadet Ranks/Grades	Name of Rank/Grade	Ribbon
	Cadet Airman Basic C/AB Addressed as: Cadet	*No Ribbon*
	Cadet Airman C/Amn Addressed as: Airman	*Curry Achievement*
	Cadet Airman First Class C/A1C Addressed as: Airman	*Arnold Achievement*
	Cadet Senior Airman C/SrA Addressed as: Airman	*Wright Brothers Achievement*
	Cadet Staff Sergeant C/SSgt Addressed as: Sergeant	*Rickenbacker Achievement*
	Cadet Technical Sergeant C/TSgt Addressed as: Sergeant	Lindbergh Achievement
	Cadet Master Sergeant C/MSgt Addressed as: Sergeant	Doolittle Achievement
	Cadet Senior Master Sergeant C/SMSgt Addressed as: Sergeant	Goddard Achievement
	Cadet Senior Chief Master Sergeant C/CMSgt Addressed as: Chief	Armstrong Achievement
	Cadet Second Lieutenant C/2d Lt Addressed as: Lieutenant	Mitchell Award
	Cadet First Lieutenant C/1st Lt Addressed as: Lieutenant	No Ribbon
	Cadet Captain C/Capt Addressed as: Captain	Earhart Award
	Cadet Major C/Maj Addressed as: Major	No Ribbon
	Cadet Lieutenant Colonel C/Lt Col Addressed as: Colonel	*Eaker Award*
	Cadet Colonel C/Col Addressed as: Colonel	Spaatz Award

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Senior Member Ranks

	Senior Member S/M Addressed as: Senior Member
	(Ages 18-20) Flight Officer FO Addressed as: Flight Officer
	(Ages 18-20) Technical Flight Officer TFO Addressed as: Flight Officer
	(Ages 18-20) Senior Flight Officer SFO Addressed as: Flight Officer
	(Ages 21 and up) Second Lieutenant 2d Lt Addressed as: Lieutenant
	(Ages 21 and up) First Lieutenant 1st Lt Addressed as: Lieutenant
	(Ages 21 and up) Captain Capt Addressed as: Captain
	(Ages 21 and up) Major Maj Addressed as: Major
	(Ages 21 and up) Lieutenant Colonel Lt Col Addressed as: Colonel
	(Ages 21 and up; has/had to be a Wing/Region Commander) Colonel Col Addressed as: Colonel
	(Ages 21 and up; has/had to be a National Commander) Brigadier General Brig Gen Addressed as: General