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History of air force enlisted insignia rank the balance careers. For details on how this rank insignia is affixed click here. Shoulder sleeve insignia of army air forces part two. The history of the air force enlisted rank insignia. An army sergeant, an air force staff sergeant and a marine corporal are considered nco ranks. The color scheme used for the insignias chevron design was defined as either light olive drab shade number 3 on dark blue stripes for wear on the olive drab winter uniform or medium olive drab shade number 2 on dark blue for wear on the khaki summer uniform as seen in the charts. They sometimes could be ordered embroidered with trade badges like the army air forces winged propeller insignia.
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