When applying for an Air National Guard (ANG) position, it will be important to understand the basics of how to recognize ranks and address everyone appropriately in both written and verbal communications.ĭisclaimer: The stats and descriptions below are intended to give a basic overview of the makeup of a typical ANG base. But if you’re a civilian applying for an Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) slot, those charts do little to inform you about the diverse backgrounds of the people who hold those ranks and what their typical responsibilities are.
There are plenty of charts available online that illustrate the hierarchy of Air Force ranks and the insignias that identify them.
