Vintage United States Air Force Senior Airman Rank Insignia Patch E4, SrA

United States Air Force

Senior Airman Rank Insignia Patch

This style Insignia was used from June 1976 to March 1991

A Rank of Senior Airman is an Enlisted rank, with the grade of E-4 in the US Air Force.

 Senior Airman (SrA) is the fourth, and highest, enlisted rank in the US Air Force. Senior Airman is the rank just above an Airman First Class and just below Staff Sergeant. A Senior Airman is promoted from an Airman First class after 36 months time in service and 20 months time as an Airman First Class, or 28 months time as an airman first class, along with a commander's recommendation. A few airmen, less then 15%, can be promoted up to six months early after going through a strict process called Below-The-Zone, which involves qualifying for many specific requirements and going before a board to be judged fit for the early promotion. A Senior Airman's responsibilities include being proficient in their technical abilities, developing leadership skills, and sometimes supervising an airman of a lesser rank. They must also study at the Airman Leadership School (ALS) for six weeks; this school is the first part of the Air Force's required professional military education. The six weeks of ALS must be completed before a SrA can be promoted to a Staff Sergeant.

The Senior Airman's rank insignia is the same as an Airman's and the Airman First Class's, a silver chevron, outlined in blue, with a downwards point that has an encircled star at the center, except that it has three stripes in the chevron.

Senior Airman is the 4th rank in the United States Air Force , ranking above Airman First Class and directly below Staff Sergeant.