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Here are the rank names for the new Space Force

Rank names took effect February 1

U.S. Space Force

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The newest branch of the U.S. military has released service-specific rank names.

The rank names for the Space Force took effect February 1.

Members will continue to wear Air Force rank insignia until the Space Force finalizes its own designs, which is expected to happen later this year.

The Space Force says they took "crowdsourced feedback" into consideration when determining the rank names.

Here are the ranks as released by the Space Force:

Grade	Rank	Abbreviation	Terms of Address
E1	Specialist 1	Spc1	Preferred term is Specialist but Spec1 or Specialist 1 are both acceptable
E2	Specialist 2	Spc2	Preferred term is Specialist but Spec2 or Specialist 2 are both acceptable
E3	Specialist 3	Spc3	Preferred term is Specialist but Spec3 or Specialist 3 are both acceptable
E4	Specialist 4	Spc4	Preferred term is Specialist but Spec4 or Specialist 4 are both acceptable
E5	Sergeant	Sgt	Sergeant
E6	Technical Sergeant	TSgt	Sergeant or Technical Sergeant or Tech Sergeant
E7	Master Sergeant	MSgt	Sergeant or Master Sergeant
E8	Senior Master Sergeant	SMSgt	Senior or Senior Master Sergeant
E9	Chief Master Sergeant	CMSgt	Chief or Chief Master Sergeant
E9	Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force	CMSSF	Chief or Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force
O1	Second Lieutenant	2d Lt	Second Lieutenant or Lieutenant
O2	First Lieutenant	1st Lt	First Lieutenant or Lieutenant
O3	Captain	Capt	Captain
O4	Major	Maj	Major
O5	Lieutenant Colonel	Lt Col	Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel
O6	Colonel	Col	Colonel
O7	Brigadier General	Brig Gen	Brigadier General or General
O8	Major General	Maj Gen	Major General or General
O9	Lieutenant General	Lt Gen	Lieutenant General or General
O10	General	Gen	General