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Military Oath of Office for Commissioned Officers

All commissioned officers in the United States military must make the following oath of office when they are appointed in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps:

“I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States (branch of service), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foriegn and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

Enlisted personnel take the Oath of Enlistment, rather than the Oath of Office.

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Military Oath of Enlistment

All enlisted personnel in the United States military must make the following oath of office when they enlist in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps:

“I, (state your name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foriegn and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

Commissioned officers take the Oath of Office, rather than the Oath of Enlistment.

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U.S. Military Ranks and Insignia

Members of the United States military wear distinctive insignia on their uniforms to indicate their rank. The articles below provide pictures of the rank insignia used by all branches of the U.S. military:

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Air Force Enlisted & NCO Insignia

Air Force enlisted personnel and noncommissioned officers wear distinctive marks on their uniforms to indicate their ranks. The table below shows the current U.S. Air Force rank insignia worn by enlisted personnel and noncommissioned officers:

Rank	Insignia
Airman Basic (E-1)	No Insignia
Airman (E-2)
Airman 1st Class (E-3)
Senior Airman (E-4)
Staff Sergeant (E-5)
Technical Sergeant (E-6)
Master Sergeant (E-7)
Senior Master Sergeant (E-8)
Chief Master Sergeant (E-9)

You may also wish to view Air Force Officer Rank Insignia or the Rank Insignia of Other Uniformed Services.

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Air Force Officer Insignia

Air Force commissioned officers wear distinctive marks on their uniforms to indicate their ranks. The table below shows the current U.S. Air Force rank insignia worn by commissioned officers:

Rank	Insignia
Second Lieutenant (O-1)
First Lieutenant (O-2)
Captain (O-3)
Major (O-4)
Lieutenant Colonel (O-5)
Colonel (O-6)
Brigadier General (O-7)
Major General (O-8)
Lieutenant General (O-9)
General (O-10)

You may also wish to view Air Force Enlisted & NCO Rank Insignia or the Rank Insignia of Other Uniformed Services.

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2007 Military Pay Tables

Each year, Congress authorizes military pay using tables that specify each servicemember’s salary based upon their rank and years of service. It’s possible for you to compute the basic pay of any service member using these tables. They are current as of the most recent defense authorization on April 1, 2007.

2007 Commissioned Officer Pay Tables

2007 Warrant Officer Pay Tables

2007 Enlisted Pay Tables

These tables describe basic pay, which is only one of three elements of military compensation.

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2007 Enlisted and Noncommissioned Officer Pay Tables

The following tables contain the basic pay rates for enlisted memebrs and noncommissioned officers in the United States military. These pay tables apply to all servicemembers in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps.

The data in these tables is current as of the most recent defense authorization (April 1, 2007).

Enlisted Pay (Up to 16 Years of Service)

	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
E-9							4110.60	4203.90	4321.20
E-8						3364.80	3513.90	3606.00	3716.40
E-7	2339.10	2553.00	2650.80	2780.70	2881.50	3055.20	3152.70	3326.70	3471.00
E-6	2023.20	2226.00	2324.40	2419.80	2519.40	2744.10	2831.40	3000.00	3051.90
E-5	1854.00	1977.90	2073.30	2171.40	2323.80	2483.70	2613.90	2630.10	2630.10
E-4	1699.50	1786.50	1883.10	1978.50	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80
E-3	1534.20	1630.80	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20
E-2	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90
E-1	1301.40

Enlisted Pay (16-30 Years of Service)

	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 28
E-9	4459.50	4590.40	4821.60	5010.30	5209.20	5512.80	5512.80
E-8	3835.80	4051.80	4161.30	4347.30	4450.50	4704.90	4704.90
E-7	3569.70	3674.40	3715.50	3852.00	3925.20	4204.20	4204.20
E-6	3089.70	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50
E-5	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10
E-4	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80
E-3	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20
E-2	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90

Enlisted Pay (Over 30 Years of Service)

	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34	Over 36	Over 38	Over 40
E-9	5788.50	5788.50	6078.00	6078.00	6381.90	6381.90
E-8	4799.10	4799.10	4799.10	4799.10	4799.10	4799.10
E-7	4204.20	4204.20	4204.20	4204.20	4204.20	4204.20
E-6	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50	3133.50
E-5	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10	2630.10
E-4	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80	2062.80
E-3	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20	1729.20
E-2	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90	1458.90

You might also be interested in viewing the pay tables for commissioned officers and warrant officers.

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2007 Warrant Officer Pay Tables

The following tables contain the basic pay rates for warrant officers in the United States military. These pay tables apply to all warrant officers in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. The data in these tables is current as of the most recent defense authorization (April 1, 2007).

Warrant Officer Pay (Up to 16 Years of Service)

	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
W-4	3402.00	3660.00	3765.00	3868.50	4046.50	4222.20	4400.70	4669.20	4904.40
W-3	3106.80	3236.40	3369.00	3412.80	3552.00	3825.90	4110.90	4245.30	4400.40
W-2	2749.20	3009.30	3089.40	3144.60	3322.80	3600.00	3737.10	3872.40	4037.70
W-1	2413.20	2672.40	2742.90	2890.50	3065.10	3322.20	3442.20	3610.20	3775.50

Warrant Officer Pay (16-30 Years of Service)

	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 28
W-5			6049.50	6356.40	6585.00	6838.20	6838.20
W-4	5128.20	5310.90	5489.70	5752.20	5967.60	6213.60	6213.60
W-3	4560.30	4847.70	5042.40	5158.50	5282.10	5450.10	5450.10
W-2	4166.70	4284.00	4423.80	4515.90	4589.40	4589.40	4589.40
W-1	3905.10	4024.50	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00

Warrant Officer Pay (Over 30 Years of Service)

	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34	Over 36	Over 38	Over 40
W-5	7180.20	7180.20	7539.30	7539.30	7916.40	7916.40
W-4	6337.80	6337.80	6337.80	6337.80	6337.80	6337.80
W-3	5450.10	5450.10	5450.10	5450.10	5450.10	5450.10
W-2	4589.40	4589.40	4589.40	4589.40	4589.40	4589.40
W-1	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00	4170.00

You might also be interested in viewing the pay tables for enlisted servicemembers and commissioned officers.

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2007 Commissioned Officer Pay Tables

The following tables contain the basic pay rates for commissioned officers in the United States military. These pay tables apply to all servicemembers in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. They also apply to commissioned officers of the Coast Guard, Public Health Service and NOAA Commissioned Corps.

The data in these tables is current as of the most recent defense authorization (April 1, 2007).

Officer Pay (Up to 16 Years of Service)

	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14
O-8	8453.10	8729.70	8913.60	8964.90	9194.10	9577.20	9666.30	10030.20	10134.30
O-7	7023.90	7350.00	7501.20	7621.20	7838.40	8052.90	8301.30	8548.80	8797.20
O-6	5206.20	5719.20	6094.50	6094.50	6117.60	6380.10	6414.60	6414.60	6779.10
O-5	4339.80	4888.80	5227.50	5291.10	5502.00	5628.60	5906.40	6110.10	6373.20
O-4	3744.60	4334.70	4623.90	4688.40	4956.90	5244.60	5602.80	5882.40	6076.20
O-3	3292.20	3732.30	4028.40	4392.00	4602.00	4833.00	4982.70	5228.40	5355.90
O-2	2844.30	3239.70	3731.40	3857.40	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60
O-1	2469.30	2569.80	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50

Officer Pay (16-30 Years of Service)

	Over 16	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26	Over 28
O-10			13659.00	13725.90	14011.20	14508.60	14508.60
O-9			11946.60	12118.50	12367.20	12801.30	12801.30
O-8	10447.80	10900.80	11319.00	11598.30	11598.30	11598.30	11598.30
O-7	9577.20	10236.00	10236.00	10236.00	10236.00	10287.90	10287.90
O-6	7423.80	7802.10	8180.10	8395.20	8613.00	9035.70	9035.70
O-5	6776.40	6968.10	7158.00	7373.10	7373.10	7373.10	7373.10
O-4	6187.50	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30
O-3	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90
O-2	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60
O-1	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50

Officer Pay (Over 30 Years of Service)

	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34	Over 36	Over 38	Over 40
O-10	15234.00	15234.00	15995.70	15995.70	16795.50	16795.50
O-9	13441.50	13441.50	14113.50	14113.50	14819.10	14819.10
O-8	11888.40	11888.40	12185.70	12185.70	12185.70	12185.70
O-7	10493.70	10493.70	10493.70	10493.70	10493.70	10493.70
O-6	9216.30	9216.30	9216.30	9216.30	9216.30	9216.30
O-5	7373.10	7373.10	7373.10	7373.10	7373.10	7373.10
O-4	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30	6252.30
O-3	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90	5355.90
O-2	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60	3936.60
O-1	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50	3106.50

Officer Pay (With >4 Years Prior Enlisted Service)

	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18
O-3E	4392.00	4602.00	4833.00	4982.70	5228.40	5435.40	5554.20	5715.90
O-2E	3857.40	3936.60	4062.00	4273.50	4437.00	4558.80	4558.80	4558.80
O-1E	3106.50	3317.70	3440.10	3565.50	3688.80	3857.40	3857.40	3857.40

You might also be interested in viewing the pay tables for enlisted servicemembers and warrant officers.

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Enlisted Pay (Up to 16 Years of Service)

Enlisted Pay (16-30 Years of Service)

Enlisted Pay (Over 30 Years of Service)

Warrant Officer Pay (Up to 16 Years of Service)

Warrant Officer Pay (16-30 Years of Service)

Warrant Officer Pay (Over 30 Years of Service)

Officer Pay (Up to 16 Years of Service)

Officer Pay (16-30 Years of Service)

Officer Pay (Over 30 Years of Service)

Officer Pay (With >4 Years Prior Enlisted Service)

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