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<p>A <b>chief master sergeant</b> is the <a href="Military_rank" title="Military rank">military rank</a> for a senior <a href="Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> in the armed forces of some countries.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philippines">Philippines</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippine_armed_forces">Philippine armed forces</h3></div>

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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Military ranks of the Philippines</a></div>

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</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Philippine_Army" title="Philippine Army">Philippine Army</a></li><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a></li><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Philippine_Marine_Corps" title="Philippine Marine Corps">Philippine Marine Corps</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank group</th><td class="infobox-data">Senior <a href="Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Senior_master_sergeant#Philippines" title="Senior master sergeant">Senior master sergeant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">Master chief petty officer</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>Since 2004, as part of the ongoing modernization of the <a href="Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Armed Forces of the Philippines">Armed Forces of the Philippines</a>, chief master sergeant has been the highest attainable rank for enlisted personnel of the <a href="Philippine_Army" title="Philippine Army">Philippine Army</a>, the <a href="Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a>, and the <a href="Philippine_Marine_Corps" title="Philippine Marine Corps">Philippine Marine Corps</a> (a component of the <a href="Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Philippine Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_Army_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines_Army-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_AirForce_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines_AirForce-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Philippine-Navy_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippine-Navy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Above the rank is that of <a href="First_chief_master_sergeant" title="First chief master sergeant">first chief master sergeant</a>, also created in 2004 and bestowed on the most veteran <a href="Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> who has served in the aforementioned service branches.

</p><p>The rank of chief master sergeant stands above that of <a href="Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">senior master sergeant</a>. The equivalent naval rating is that of <a href="Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">master chief petty officer</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippine_National_Police">Philippine National Police</h3></div>

<p>As of February 8, 2019, a new ranking classification for the <a href="Philippine_National_Police" title="Philippine National Police">Philippine National Police</a> was adopted, eliminating confusion among previous ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The enabling law for the ranking is Republic Act 11200 which was signed by President <a href="Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a>, amending the section of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 that refers to the ranking classification of the Philippine National Police.<sup id="cite_ref-rappler_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rappler-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The rank stands above that of police <a href="Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">senior master sergeant</a> and below police executive master sergeant.

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<div class="gallerytext"><div class="center">Police Chief master sergeant<br>(P/CMSg) insignia,<br>Philippine National Police</div></div>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2></div>

<table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Chief Master Sergeant<br></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <span typeof="mw:File"></span></span><div class="infobox-caption">Air Force and Space Force insignia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a><br><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">U.S. Space Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CMSgt</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank group</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">rank code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">OR-9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pay grade</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">E-9</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1958</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force</a> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(USAF)</span><br><a href="Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force</a> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(USSF)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Senior_master_sergeant#United_States" title="Senior master sergeant">Senior master sergeant</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>Chief master sergeant (abbreviated as <b>CMSgt</b>) is the ninth, and highest, <a href="United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">enlisted rank</a> in the <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> and the <a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>, just above <a href="Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">senior master sergeant</a>, and is a senior non-commissioned officer rank. A chief master sergeant sometimes is referred to as a "chief."

</p><p>Attaining the rank of chief master sergeant is the pinnacle of an Air Force or Space Force enlisted person's career. Some chief master sergeants manage the efforts of all enlisted personnel within their unit or major subsection while others run major staff functions at higher headquarters levels. All chief master sergeants are expected to serve as mentors for non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted members, and to serve as advisers to unit commanders and senior officers.

</p><p>By federal law, no more than 1.25% of the Air Force enlisted force may hold the rank of chief master sergeant.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_duty_positions">Special duty positions</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_sergeant">First sergeant</h4></div>

<p>The E-9 pay grade of <a href="First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeant</a> is a special duty rank held by a senior enlisted member of a military unit who reports directly to the <a href="Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">unit commander</a> or deputy commander of operations. This positional billet is held by a chief master sergeant and is denoted on the rank insignia by a <a href="Lozenge_(shape)" title="Lozenge (shape)">lozenge</a> (known colloquially as a "diamond").<sup id="cite_ref-first_sergeant_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often referred to as the "first shirt", or "shirt", the first sergeant is responsible for the morale, welfare, and conduct of all the enlisted members in a <a href="Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> and is the chief adviser to the squadron commander concerning the enlisted force.<sup id="cite_ref-first_sergeant_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While neither the Air Force or Space Force has a permanent <a href="First_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sergeant">first sergeant</a> rank,<sup id="cite_ref-first_sergeant_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">those who hold these positional billets are senior to their non-diamond counterparts.</span>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Group_senior_enlisted_leaders">Group senior enlisted leaders</h4></div>

<p>In the Air Force, <a href="Group_(military_unit)" title="Group (military unit)">group</a> senior enlisted leaders (SEL), formerly known as a group superintendent, fall under special reporting identifier coding with a 9G100 Air Force specialty code. Group superintendents provide leadership, management, and guidance in organizing, equipping, training, and mobilizing groups to meet home station and expeditionary mission requirements. Group superintendents work closely with their group commanders and command chief master sergeants to prepare the enlisted force to best execute mission requirements. They manage and direct resource activities as well as interpret and enforce policies and applicable directives. They also establish control procedures to meet mission goals and standards. Additionally, they recommend or initiate actions to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency as well as ensure that the management of personnel and resources are consistent with current practices and procedures in support of a <a href="Wing_(military_unit)" title="Wing (military unit)">wing</a>'s mission. They resolve issues between subordinate squadrons, other groups, wing staff, and outside agencies, and they perform other duties as directed by their group commanders.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Squadron_senior_enlisted_leader">Squadron senior enlisted leader</h4></div>

<p>The duty position of squadron senior enlisted leader is the senior enlisted advisor to a unit commander and provides the parent organization(s) with subject matter expertise on the unit's capabilities.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Wing_Weapons_Manager">Wing Weapons Manager</h4></div>

<p>In the Air Force, the Wing Weapons Manager (WWM) is a wing's focal point for all weapons loading and armament systems-related matters and serves as the functional manager for all assigned 2W1X1's. The WWM's primary efforts focus on compliance, continuity, and standardization. The WWM is a (Chief Enlisted Manager code 2W100) command master sergeant assigned directly to the MXG/CC. Weapons activities required to support the generation of peacetime training <a href="Sortie" title="Sortie">sorties</a> generally do not reinforce primary combat skills. Therefore, the WWM plays a key role in ensuring that the unit is able to produce combat-loaded aircraft. The WWM is charged with providing technical and managerial advice to senior leaders in matters of weapons loading and armament systems. The WWM coordinates with the Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons, Weapons Sections, Armament Flight, Wing Safety, Wing Weapons and Tactics Officer, Munitions Squadron/Flight, and other unit agencies on weapons-related matters. The WWM is a certifying official and evaluator for weapons-loading task certifications and qualifications.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_enlisted_advisors">Senior enlisted advisors</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Command_Chief_Master_Sergeant">Command Chief Master Sergeant</h4></div>

<p>The position of <b>command chief master sergeant</b> (<b>CCM</b>) is unique, as it is considered a rank and billet. Formerly, the billets were called <b>senior enlisted advisors</b> and were held by a chief master sergeant. These billets were turned into the permanent rank of command chief master sergeants in November 1998. Command chief master sergeants serve as the senior enlisted advisors to commanders at key levels of command; these include wings, <a href="Numbered_air_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbered air force">numbered air forces</a>, <a href="List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">field operating agencies</a>, and <a href="List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">major commands</a>. In a joint command, when an Air Force Chief fills a <a href="United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a>-nominated Command senior enlisted advisor position (see note), that individual is also designated as a "command chief." Command chiefs advise their unit commanders on all enlisted matters, including all issues affecting the command's mission and operations, and the readiness, training, utilization, morale, technical, professional development, and quality of life of all enlisted members in the organization. Command chiefs hold a reporting identifier of 9E000. CCMs provide leadership to the enlisted force and are the functional managers for group superintendents and first sergeants in their organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_notes">Historical notes</h3></div>

<p>Although the Air Force had been an independent service since 1947, the rank of chief master sergeant did not come into being until the authorization of the Military Pay Act of 1958. This act established the <a href="Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">pay grades</a> of E-8 and E-9 in the <a href="United_States_armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="United States armed forces">United States armed forces</a>, but without specifying titles for those pay grades. It was not until late 1958 that the title "chief master sergeant" and the accompanying rank insignia were adopted.

</p><p>The original chief master sergeant rank insignia, used from 1958 to 1994, consisted of two chevrons on top, three stripes in the middle, and three rockers on the bottom.

</p><p>Until his retirement in 2003, Chief Master Sergeant <a href="Norman_Marous" title="Norman Marous">Norman Marous</a> was the Air Force's most senior chief master sergeant, having served in the Air Force since 1962. Marous left active duty in 1967 to spend 22 years in the <a href="United_States_Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Force Reserve">United States Air Force Reserve</a> and <a href="National_Guard_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="National Guard of the United States">National Guard</a> before returning to active duty as a chief master sergeant in 1989. He retired in 2003 with 41½ years of service. He is the only person authorized to wear two longevity ribbons, due to the space required for the number of multiple award devices authorized.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civil_Air_Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</h3></div>

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<p>The <a href="Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> (CAP), a <a href="Non-profit_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit corporation">non-profit corporation</a> <a href="Congressional_charter" title="Congressional charter">Congressionally chartered</a> to operate as the <a href="Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">civilian auxiliary</a> of the U.S. Air Force, has a quasi-military structure which includes the rank of chief master sergeant. It is the most senior CAP enlisted rank. Former military enlisted personnel who held the rank of chief master sergeant may retain that rank as members of the CAP.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>During the tenure of CAP Chief Master Sgt. Todd H. Parsons, the Civil Air Patrol added a new insignia for the position of National Command Chief of the Civil Air Patrol. It is similar to the US Air Force Command Master Chief stripes, but with the USAF star replaced with the CAP Propeller. Unlike all the other senior CAP enlisted rank insignia, it does not contain the letters CAP in between the upper and lower chevrons, but has a single white star.

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<ul><li><a href="Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></li>

<li><a href="United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">United States military pay</a></li>

<li><a href="Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force</a></li>

<li><a href="Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2></div>

<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712201821/http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afh36-2618/afh36-2618.pdf">Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190509041316/https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afh36-2618/afh36-2618.pdf">archive</a> )</li>

<li>Technical Sergeant Spink, Barry L. "A Chronology of the Enlisted Rank Chevron of the United States Air Force, 19 February 1992." <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090731113138/http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/chevron_history/chevrons.pdf">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a>.</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <span typeof="mw:File"></span></span><br><a href="Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSG</a> – <a href="First_sergeant#United_States_Army" title="First sergeant">1SG</a>¹

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<td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <span typeof="mw:File"></span> <span typeof="mw:File"></span></span><br><a href="Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau">SEANGB</a> – <a href="Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">SMA</a> – <a href="Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a>

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<ol><li>For the <a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a> and <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeants</a> are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, while <a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank.</li>

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