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USAFA Letter of Exception 20 May 2021

MIL-I-14645C

22 SEP 19

INSIGNIA, RANK AND GRADE, EMBROIDERED SHOULDER MARK

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

The following exception will apply when Purchase Description MIL-I-14645C is used to manufacture shoulder marks for the Air Force Academy.

1. Page 1, Paragraph 1.2, Substitute the following:

1.2 Classification. The shoulder marks are of the types and classes noted below.

Type I - Regular Shoulder Marks Size 1 - Large ( Men’s) Size 2 - Small ( Women’s)

Class 1 - Wing Commander Class 2 - Vice Wing Commander Class 3 - Wing Honor Chairman Class 4 - Group Commander Class 5 Cadet Col Class 6 Squadron Commander Class 7 - Lieutenant Colonel Class 8 - Major Class 9 - Flight Commander Class 10 - Captain Class 11 - 1st Lieutenant Class 12 - 2nd Lieutenant Class 13 - C1C Unranked Class 14 - Wing Command Chief Class 15 - Group Superintendent Class 16 Squadron Superintendent Class 17 - Senior Master Sergeant Class 18 - First Sergeant Class 19 - Master Sergeant Class 20 - Technical Sergeant Class 21 - C2C Unranked Class 22 - Staff Sergeant Class 23 - C3C Unranked Class 24 - C4C Unranked

Type II - Team Captain

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Size 1 - Large Men’s Right Size 2 - Large Men’s Left Size 3 Small Women’s Right Size 4 Small Women’s Left

Class 1 - Wing Commander Class 2 - Vice Wing Commander Class 3 - Wing Honor Chairman Class 4 - Group Commander Class 5 - Cadet Col Class 6 - Squadron Commander Class 7 - Lieutenant Colonel Class 8 - Major Class 9 - Flight Commander Class 10 - Captain Class 11 - 1st Lieutenant Class 12 - 2nd Lieutenant Class 13 - C1C Unranked Class 14 - Wing Command Chief Class 15 - Group Superintendent Class 16 - Squadron Superintendent Class 17 - Senior Master Sergeant Class 18 - First Sergeant Class 19 - Master Sergeant Class 20 - Technical Sergeant Class 21 - C2C Unranked Class 22 - Staff Sergeant Class 23 - C3C Unranked Class 24 - C4C Unranked

Type III - Honor Committee Shoulder Boards Size 1 - Large ( Men’s) Size 2 - Small ( Women’s)

Class 1 - Cadet Honor Committee Col Class 2 - Cadet Honor Committee Lt Col Class 3 - Cadet Honor Committee Maj Class 4 - Cadet Honor Committee SMSgt Class 5 Cadet Honor Committee MSgt

2. The following spacing matrix and graphics are supplementary to the document.

TABLE I (These distances describe the shortest distances between insignia. See Figure 9 for team captain rank. Tolerance shall be )

Shoulder Rank Description Insignia Spacing (Men’s) (From previous insignia, base to point) (Top 1 7/8”, bottom 2 1/8”, height 4 1/8”)

Insignia Spacing (Women’s) (From previous insignia, base to point) (Top 1 7/8”, bottom 2 1/8”, height 3 5/8”)

1 ***Wing Commander (Col) - Col, 3 stars **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” (all stars) **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8” (all stars)

2 Vice Wing Commander (Col) - Col, 2 stars **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” (both stars) **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8” (both stars)

3 Wing Honor Chairman (Col) - *G/C/H, 4 wide bars, Polaris **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” (Polaris) **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8” (Polaris)

4 Group Commander (Col) - *G/C/H, 4 wide bars, star **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

5 Colonel (Col) - *G/C/H, 4 wide bars **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

6 Squadron Commander (Lt Col) - *G/C/H, 3 wide angle bars, star **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

7 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) - *G/C/H, 3 wide angle bars **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

8 Major - G/C/H, wide angle bar, narrow angle bar, wide angle bar **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

9 Flight Commander (Capt) - *G/C/H, 2 wide angle bars, star **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

10 Captain - *G/C/H, 2 wide angle bars **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”

11 1st Lieutenant - *G/C/H, wide angle bar, narrow angle bar **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”

12 2nd Lieutenant - *G/C/H, wide angle bar **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”

13 C1C Unranked - *G/C/H, narrow angle bar **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”

14 Wing Command Chief (CMSgt) - *G/C/H, star, 4 chevrons **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/16”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

15 Group Superintendent (CMSgt) - *G/C/H, vertical diamond, 4 chevrons **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/16”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

16 Squadron Superintendent (SMSgt) -*G/C/H, vertical diamond, 3 chevrons **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/16”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

17 Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) -*G/C/H, 3 chevrons **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

18 First Sergeant (MSgt) - *G/C/H, horizontal diamond, chevron, narrow chevron, chevron **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

19 Master Sergeant (MSgt) - *G/C/H, chevron, narrow chevron, chevron **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

20 Tech Sergeant - *G/C/H, 2 chevrons **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”, 3/16” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”

21 C2C Unranked - *G/C/H **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32 **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32

22 Staff Sergeant - *G/C, 1 chevron **3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 13/32” **1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 9/32”

23 C3C Unranked - *G/C **3/16”, 1/32” **1/8”, 1/32”

24 Cadet Airman or C4C Unranked - *C **13/32” **9/32” *G/C/H – G stands for Ground, C stands for Cloud and H stands for Horizon **Measurement from the base, which is the end opposite of the point.

***Wing Commander and Vice Wing Commander – The distance between the stars shall be 1/32” to 1/16” for men’s and women’s and 1/4” respectively.

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1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 1

11 1

15 16

19 20 2

23 24

Table II

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, CLOUD, USAFA

MEN’S WOMEN’S

DIMENSIONS

Men’s Women’s Height of Bar 5/32” 1/8” Height Overall 11/16” ½” Width Overall 2 ½” 1-7/8”

Figure 1

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, NARROW STRAIGHT BAR, USAFA

Height 3/16” 1/8” Width Overall 2-9/16” 1-7/8”

Figure 2

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INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, CHEVRON, USAFA

Height of Bar 9/32” 7/32” Height Overall 31/32” 11/16” Width Overall 2-5/16” 1-9/16”

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, CHEVRON, THIN, USAFA

Height of Bar 1/8” 3/32” Height Overall 27/32” 9/16” Width Overall 2-5/16” 1-9/16”

Figure 3

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, NARROW ANGLE BAR, USAFA

DIMENSIONS (Bottom corner angles are 60o)

Height of Bar 3/16” 1/8” Top Width 1-15/16” 1-3/8” Bottom Width 2-3/16” 1-1/2”

Figure 4

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, WIDE ANGLE BAR, USAFA

DIMENSIONS (Bottom corner angles are 60o)

Height of Bar 5/16” 3/16” Top Width 1-7/8” 1-5/8” Bottom Width 2-3/16” 1-7/8”

Figure 5

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INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, STAR & DIAMOND, USAFA

Figure 6

Former metal insignia are shown as an illustration of the relative size, the left/ right characteristic and the insignia and texture.

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, POLARIS

Height of Insignia 3/8” 1/4” Width Overall 1-1/8” 3/4”

Figure 7

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, LIGHTNING BOLT, USAFA

Center Height of Bar 3/32” 1/16” Bar Jog Height 3/16” 5/32” Width 7/8” 5/8”

-Orientation of the lightning bolt shall be horizontal to the ground just as shown in the cartoon above. Note that the 3 points of the bolt rest on a horizontal line. This insignia shall be ¼” above the last insignia or centered between the button and the last insignia.

Figure 8

WOMEN’S LEFT MEN’S RIGHT

Former metal insignia are shown as an illustration of the relative size, the left/ right characteristic and the insignia and texture.

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INSIGNIA, RANK AND GRADE, HAND EMBROIDERED SHOULDER BOARDS

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

The AFA Uniform Board added the ranks depicted in this figure in March 2009. The spacing of the Polaris for Col, Lt Col, and Major shall be the same as that for the lightning bolt. Center the Polaris in the space between the chevrons and the bar on the SMSgt and MSgt.

Figure 9

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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