Air Force SOH

Military of Spirit of Hope
Motto	"Flying Spirit"
Founded	1913
Personnel
Active personnel	438,178
Expenditure
Budget	$203 Billion

The Spirit of Hope Air Force is the principal air warfare force of Spirit of Hope, a part of Spirit of Hope Armed Forces.

Organization

Command is broken out into four geographic regions, with the Region Commander being responsible for all military forces assigned to their army group, including land and naval forces. Air forces under a Regional Command are placed underneath a number air force, consisting of multiple groups.

Region	Air Force	Wings
Command North	III Air Force
Command South	I Air Force
Command East	II Air Force
Command West	VI Air Force

Tactical Group

In the Spirit of Hope Air Force a Tactical Group is composed of 3 Wings of 4 Squadrons with 16 aircraft, for a total of 192 aircraft  per Group.  Tactical group structure is used for Fighter, Ground Support, and Tactical Reconnaissance Squadrons.

Bomber Group

In the Spirit of Hope Air Force a Bomber Group is composed of 2 Wings of 2 Squadrons with 15 aircraft, for a total of 60 aircraft per Group.

Personnel

Commissioned Officers

There are three primary routed by which officers are commissioned in the Spirit of Hope Air Force, the Air Academy, Officer Candidate School and Direct Commissioning.

The largest number of officers are commissioned by the Officer Candidate School, candidates are selected from applying civilians, recruits in basic training and junior non commissioned officers (NCOs) who show high leadership potential. All candidates must be over the age of 21 and under the age of 28 when training is completed, have a first class physical fitness test, and score above ZZ on the Air Vocation Test. Officer Candidate School lasts four months, before candidates are commissioned and sent to their primary occupation training.

The Air Academy is the second largest source of commissioned officers, it is a four year service academy open to all citizens over the age of 17 and under the age of 24.  

Direct Commissioning is the last way that officers are commissioned, it is primarily used for the recruitment of skilled personnel such as doctors, lawyers, and chaplains. Direct Commissioning is also occasionally used to promote especially deserving NCOs to the officer ranks when they are not eligible for Officer Candidate School, or in times of great need.

Pay Grade	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9
Title	Junior Lieutenant	Senior Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Colonel	Brigadier	Lieutenant General	General	Field Marshal
Abbreviation	JLT	SLT	CPT	MAJ	COL	BG	LTG	GEN	FM

Warrant Officers

Warrant officers are single track, specialty officers with subject matter expertise in a particular area, they are equivalent in authority to a Senior Lieutenant, but are appointed instead of commissioned.

Pay Grade	WO-1	WO-2	WO-3	WO-4
Title	Warrant Officer	Chief Warrant Officer	Senior Chief Warrant Officer	Master Chief Warrant Officer
Abbreviation	WO	CWO	SWO	MWO

Enlisted

Enlisted members of the Spirit of Hope Air Force enter service through one of two Recruit Training centers, where they are trained for 8 weeks before being sent to their primary occupation training. Promotion to Airman is automatic after completing training, and promotion to Airman First Class is automatic after two years of good service.

One year after promotion to Airman First Class a soldier is eligible for promotion to Specialist, and if recommended by superiors will be appointed as a junior non commissioned officer. Further promotions requires compleating billet appropriate military education, and recommendation by a superior officer.

Pay Grade	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E7	E-8		E-9
Title	Recruit	Airman	Airman First Class	Specialist	Corporal	Sergeant	Flight Sergeant	Master Sergeant	First Sergeant	Master Flight Sergeant	Sergeant Major
Abbreviation	RC	AIR	AFC	SPC	CPL	SGT	FLSGT	MSGT	FSGT	MFS	SGTM

Equipment

Combat Aircraft

The main combat aircraft of the Spirit of Hope Air Force is the Dassault Rafale, of which over 2,000 are in service in various configurations.

The Spirit of Hope Air Force additionally operates 170 heavy bombers and 25 heavy stealth bombers.