What an American Hero Looks Like

Townhall.com ^ | Nov 08, 2017 | Ben Shapiro

[pabianice]

>>This week, a discharged Air Force officer with a criminal record of domestic abuse,

Stopped right there. A court-martialed E-1 is not an officer and was not "discharged." Ben screwed it up. Again.

[binreadin]

Agree. It’s not hard to fact check that—reveals an underlying disdain for the military. I used to work with a lot of people like that in DC, all pampered Georgetown grads who couldn’t be bother to verify the accuracy of military information. They were just too smart to waste their time. And they were editors.

[hdstmf]

Same here. World of difference between officer and enlisted personnel.

[laplata]

Yes, there is and that evil demon didn’t look like an officer. I was an E-5 and after 47 years, I can still recognize that.

[laplata]

Will do. Thanks.

[OldMissileer]

What does the “O” in N.C.O. stand for ?

Slang term is Officer, Airman or Sergeant. The real terms are Commissioned Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer, or Airman. The murderer was neither. He was an Airman.

[Yosemitest]

So, he never made ‘Buck’ Sergeant ?

[Yosemitest]

So, he never made ‘Buck’ Sergeant ?

[Yosemitest]

So, he never made ‘Buck’ Sergeant ?

[OldMissileer]

So, he never made ‘Buck’ Sergeant ?

He was an A1C (E-3). Also, there is no more Buck Sergeant, that is now a Senior Airman. You do not become an NCO until you make E-5, Staff Sergeant.

[Yosemitest]

My, how things have changed since I retired out of the USAF.

[yldstrk]

SSG is E-6, SGT is E-5, SFC is E-7

[OldMissileer]

SSG is E-6, SGT is E-5, SFC is E-7

Not in the Air Force.

[yldstrk]

I was in the Army

[OldMissileer]

Air Force rank:

E-1 (0 stripes) - Airman basic
E-2 (1 stripe) - Airman
E-3 (2 stripes) - Airman First Class
E-4 (3 stripes) - Senior Airman
E-5 (4 stripes) - Staff Sergeant
E-6 (5 stripes) - Technical Sergeant
E-7 (6 stripes) - Master Sergeant
E-8 (7 stripes) - Senior Master Sergeant
E-9 (8 stripes) - Chief Master Sergeant

[yldstrk]

thanks!