As someone unfamiliar with Air Force ranks, I tried to look up how big a deal the rank of major is. Is this something that is after a year or two in the service? A decade? Are there hundreds of majors in the Air Force? Thousands? Tens of thousands?
Generally, an officer starts with that first gold bar then moves on to the second, silver bar after finishing school (4 years). Sometime within 2 years after that they’re likely to move up again, and after that it becomes politics where it could be anywhere from 2 years to the rest of your career before another promotion depending on how much people like you
TIL the US Air force uses army ranks for its officers instead of Carpet Cleaner, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Tailfin Director or whatever the Commonwealth uses.
As someone unfamiliar with Air Force ranks, I tried to look up how big a deal the rank of major is. Is this something that is after a year or two in the service? A decade? Are there hundreds of majors in the Air Force? Thousands? Tens of thousands?
Generally, an officer starts with that first gold bar then moves on to the second, silver bar after finishing school (4 years). Sometime within 2 years after that they’re likely to move up again, and after that it becomes politics where it could be anywhere from 2 years to the rest of your career before another promotion depending on how much people like you
TIL the US Air force uses army ranks for its officers instead of Carpet Cleaner, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Tailfin Director or whatever the Commonwealth uses.
Fairly big as they are very close to the top. You’d have to go to a military academy and be in for over a decade.
very is relative.