Defining the force

Airman, Jan, 2005 by Chuck Roberts

Enlisted: Wear the senior badge after award of the seven-skill level and the master badge as a master sergeant or above with five years in the specialty from award of the seven-skill level. Exception: Chief master sergeants crossflowed into a new career field wear the senior badge of the new career field after 12 months and the master badge after five years.

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Air Force Duty Badges

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Air Force Fitness Standards

Determining Fitness Score

Fitness level is determined by adding aerobic fitness, body composition, push-up and crunch component points.

Fitness Level          Total Score

Excellent       [greater than or equal to] 90
Good            75 - 89.9
Marginal        70 - 74.9
Poor            <70

Members must complete all components unless medically exempted. If medically exempted from any component, the total score is calculated as follows:

Total component points achieved/Total possible points X 100

Component Points            Possible
Aerobic Fitness             50
Body Composition            30
Push-ups                    10
Crunches                    10

To find the fitness charts, visit www. af.mil/news/USAF_Fitness_Charts.pdf.