Airmen basic march in column formation as part of their graduation ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base.In October 2000, airmen basic stand in formation, awaiting graduation. An airman basic wears no rank insignia.
Airman basic (AB) is the lowest enlisted rank in the United States Air Force immediately below airman. The male form of rank designation also applies to women. The pay grade for airman basic is E-1.[1]
As opposed to all other USAF enlisted and officer ranks, airman basic has no rank insignia affiliated.[1][2] The lack of uniform insignia for airman basic is the reason for the nickname "slick-sleeve"; all other enlisted Air Force ranks wear stripes and chevrons on their uniform sleeves.[3]
In accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, the term of address for an airman basic is "Airman Basic" or "Airman".[4]
^ ab"Department of Defense Enlisted Rank Insignias". U.S. Department of Defense Official Website. United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
^"Air Force Grade and Insignia". Air Force Link. United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
^Partridge, Eric; Tom Dalzell; Terry Victor (2005-12-05). "slick-sleeve". The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. TF-ROUTL. p. 1779. ISBN 978-0-415-25938-5. Retrieved 2008-08-02. a US Army private E-1; a US Air Force airman basic; a police recruit; 'slick' because he has no stripes on his sleeve
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SMSgt Ronnie L. Murphy (1 December 2004). "Attachment 2". The Enlisted Force Structure(PDF). United States Secretary of the Air Force, United States Air Force. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008. This instruction defines the enlisted force structure, establishes enlisted leadership and development levels, specifies responsibilities of each enlisted rank within the structure, establishes official terms of address for Air Force enlisted personnel, describes special SNCO positions, and standardizes duty titles.
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