USA MILITARY RANKS


Source: U.S. Department of Defense

Pay Grade - Army - Navy/CoastGuard/Marines - Air Force

 
Commissioned Officers
        
0-1  Second Lieutenant  Ensign  Second Lieutenant  Second Lieutenant
 
0-2  First Lieutenant  Lieutenant Junior Grade  First Lieutenant  First Lieutenant
 
0-3  Captain  Lieutenant  Captain  Captain
 
0-4  Major  Lieutenant Commander  Major  Major
 
0-5  Lieutenant Colonel  Commander  Lieutenant Colonel  Lieutenant Colonel
 
0-6  Colonel  Captain  Colonel  Colonel
 
0-7  Brigadier General  Rear Admiral (L) Brigadier General  Brigadier General
 
0-8  Major General  Rear Admiral  Major General  Major General
 
0-9  Lieutenant General  Vice Admiral  Lieutenant General  Lieutenant General
 
0-10  General  Admiral  General  General

 
Special Grades
        
(5 stars) General of the Army  Fleet Admiral  (none)  General of the Air Force

 
Warrant Officers
        
W-1  Warrant Officer. Grades W-2 to W-5 Chief Warrant Officer

 
Enlisted Personnel
        
E-1  Private  Seaman Recruit  Private  Airman Basic
 
E-2  Private  Seaman Apprentice  Private First Class  Airman
 
E-3  Private First Class  Seaman  Lance Corporal  Airman First Class
 
E-4  Corporal
Specialist 4  Petty Officer, Third Class  Corporal  Senior Airman
 
E-5  Sergeant
Specialist 5  Petty Officer, Second Class  Sergeant  Staff Sergeant
 
E-6  Staff Sergeant
Specialist 6  Petty Officer, First Class  Staff Sergeant  Technical Sergeant
 
E-7  Sergeant First Class
Specialist 7  Chief Petty Officer  Gunnery Sergeant  Master Sergeant
 
E-8  First Sergeant
Master Sergeant  Senior Chief Petty Officer  First Sergeant
Master Sergeant  Senior Master Sergeant
 
E-9  Command Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major
    Master Chief Petty Officer  Sergeant Major
Master Gunnery Sergeant  Chief Master Sergeant

 
Special Grades
        
Sergeant Major of the Army  Master Chief Petty Officer
of the Navy  Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps  Chief Master Sergeant
of the Air Force

NOTES:
 

1. During peacetime, the United States Coast Guard operates within the Department of Transportation rather than the Department of Defense. Upon declaration of war or order of the president, the Coast Guard falls under the Department of the Navy. The ranks of the U.S. Coast Guard are identical to those of the U.S. Navy.
 
2. There are no living five-star commissioned officers.

3. Senior enlisted advisers. There is only one for each branch of service.


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