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Russian military strength to be downsized to 1 million

RIA Novosti
Reform of the Russian Armed ForcesReform of the Russian Armed Forces

15:56 04/12/2009 By 2012, the military is to be downsized to 1 million personnel, a professional NCO corps is to be created, and its command and control system is to be streamlined
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Chief Master Sgt. (E-9) (U.S. Air Force graphic/Thomas Smith)

Chief Master Sgt. (E-9) (U.S. Air Force graphic/Thomas Smith)

This USAF rank is 50 years old.

12/1/2009 – WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) – Chief master sergeants weren’t a part of the Air Force’s enlisted structure when the service was formed in 1947. In fact, it took 11 years after the fact until the rank even existed.

“It was decided that 1 percent of the master sergeants from the highly technical fields would be promoted to chief master sergeant. This is still true today, as only 1 percent of the enlisted force at any given time reach the rank of chief master sergeant.”

by Bryan D. Carnes
Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs

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