Promotions & Advancement

Cadet Airmen (C/E-1 through C/E-4)

• Cadet Airman Basic (C/E-1)

• Cadet Airman (C/E-2)

• Cadet Airman First Class (C/E-3)

• Cadet Senior Airman (C/E-4)
   

Cadet Non-Commissioned Officers (C/E-5 through C/E-9)

• Junior Cadet NCOs:

  • Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/E-5) — Wright Brothers Milestone

  • Cadet Technical Sergeant (C/E-6)
     

• Senior Cadet NCOs:

  • Cadet Master Sergeant (C/E-7)

  • Cadet Senior Master Sergeant (C/E-8)

  • Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/E-9)
     

Cadet Officers (C/O-1 through C/O-6)

• Company-grade cadet officers: 

  • Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/O-1) — Mitchell Milestone

  • Cadet First Lieutenant (C/O-2)

  • Cadet Captain (C/O-3) — Earhart Milestone
     

• Field-grade cadet officers:

  • Cadet Major (C/O-4)

  • Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/O-5) — Eaker Milestone

  • Cadet Colonel (C/O-6) — Spaatz Award

NOTE:  Civil Air Patrol distinguishes cadets by "Phases" to differentiate the leadership expectations and promotion eligibility requirements for cadets based on their respective grade. Cadet Phases are categorized as follows: 

• Phase 1:  Up to Cadet Staff Sergeant

• Phase 2:  Up to Cadet Second Lieutenant

• Phase 3:  Up to Cadet Captain

• Phase 4:  Up to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (*Cadet Colonel is a special promotion requirement with its own criteria)

Refer to the Cadet Super Chart (Civil Air Patrol Visual Aid 60-100) for more details regarding cadet grades and expectations. 

Click for more information regarding accelerated promotions. 

Click for more information regarding Cadet Testing.