Why do the Air Force chevron stripes go up? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-air-force-chevron-stripes-go-up <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:32:14 -0400 Why do the Air Force chevron stripes go up? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-air-force-chevron-stripes-go-up <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Sherry Justice Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:32:14 -0400 2019-06-05T01:32:14-04:00 Response by SSgt Jim Gilmore made Jun 5 at 2019 2:27 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-air-force-chevron-stripes-go-up?n=4697589&urlhash=4697589 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>To represent wings... SSgt Jim Gilmore Wed, 05 Jun 2019 02:27:08 -0400 2019-06-05T02:27:08-04:00 Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jun 5 at 2019 7:15 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-air-force-chevron-stripes-go-up?n=4699587&urlhash=4699587 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not all, the Master Sergeants (E7, E8, E9) have chevrons to go with all the rockers. The Army had downward chevrons until the 1800s. LTC Jason Mackay Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:15:04 -0400 2019-06-05T19:15:04-04:00 2019-06-05T01:32:14-04:00