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USAFA Letter of Exception

15 April 2009

MIL-I-14645A

30 Sept 1976 USAFA Letter of Exception

15 April 2009

MIL-I-14645A

30 Sept 1976

INSIGNIA, RANK AND GRADE, EMBROIDERED SHOULDER MARK

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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

1. Page 1, Paragraph 1.2 and 3.3.7.1, Substitute the following:

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

Type I

Regular Shoulder Boards

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

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

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.)

Shoulder Rank Description

Insignia Spacing (Men’s)

(From previous insignia, base to point

Insignia Spacing (Women’s)

(From previous insignia, base to point)

(Top 1 7/8”, bottom 2 1/8”, height 3 5/8”)

***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)

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)

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)

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

2nd Lieutenant - *G/C/H, wide angle bar

**3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”

**1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”

C1C Unranked - *G/C/H, narrow angle bar

**3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 3/16”

**1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”

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”, 7/64”, 7/64”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

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”, 7/64”, 7/64”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

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”, 7/64”, 7/64”, 1/8”, 1/8”

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”

First Sergeant (MSgt) - *G/C/H, horizontal diamond, chevron, narrow chevron, chevron

**3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 3/16”, 3/16”, 3/16”

**1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”, 1/8”

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”

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”

C2C Unranked - *G/C/H

**3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32

**1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32

Staff Sergeant - *G/C, 1 chevron

**3/16”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 13/32”

**1/8”, 1/32”, 1/32”, 9/32”

C3C Unranked - *G/C

**3/16”, 1/32”

**1/8”, 1/32”

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 covered-board 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.

The rank depicted in this figure were added to the cadet ranks in March 2009. The spacing of the Polaris for the LtCol and Major shall be the same as that for the lightning bolt. On the SMSgt and MSgt the Polaris shall be centered in the space between the chevrons and the bar.

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 �

MEN’S�

Men’s� Women’s� Height � 3/16”� 1/8”� Width Overall� 2-9/16”�

Figure 2

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, NARROW ANGLE BAR, USAFA �

� EMBED PBrush ��

MEN’S�

DIMENSIONS (Bottom corner angles are 60o)�

Men’s� Women’s� 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 �

MEN’S�

DIMENSIONS (Bottom corner angles are 60o)�

Men’s� Women’s� Height of Bar� 5/16”� 3/16”� Top Width� 1-7/8”� 1-5/8”� Bottom Width � 2-3/16”�

Figure 5

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, STAR & DIAMOND, USAFA �

Figure 6

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, CHEVRON, USAFA �

MEN’S�

Men’s� Women’s� 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 �

MEN’S�

Men’s� Women’s� 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, LIGHTNING BOLT, USAFA �

Men’s� Women’s� 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

Cadet Honor Committee

C/LtCol

C/SMSgt

C/Maj

C/LtCol

Figure 9

C/MSgt

INSIGNIA, CADET RANK, POLARIS�

MEN’S�

Men’s� Women’s� Height of Insignia� 3/8”� 1/4”� Width Overall� 1-1/8”� 3/4”�

Figure 7

Table II

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