U.S. Military Ranks

United States Military Ranks

	PAY GRADE	ARMY	MARINES	NAVY	AIR FORCE
E N L I S T E D	E-1	PRIVATE		SEAMAN RECRUIT	AIRMAN BASIC
	E-2	PRIVATE	PRIVATE FIRST CLASS	SEAMAN APPRENTICE	AIRMAN
	E-3	PRIVATE FIRST CLASS	LANCE CORPORAL	SEAMAN	AIRMAN FIRST CLASS
	E-4	CORPORAL - SPECIALIST	CORPORAL	PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS	SENIOR AIRMAN
	E-5	SERGEANT	SERGEANT	PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS	STAFF SERGEANT
	E-6	STAFF SERGEANT	STAFF SERGEANT	PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS	TECHNICAL SERGEANT
	E-7	SERGEANT FIRST CLASS	GUNNERY SERGEANT	CHIEF PETTY OFFICER	MASTER SERGEANT
	E-8	FIRST SERGEANT - MASTER SERGEANT		SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER	SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT
	E-9	SERGEANT MAJOR - COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR - SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY	SERGEANT MAJOR - MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT - SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS	MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER - MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY	CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT - CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE AIR FORCE
W A R R A N T	W-1	WARRANT OFFICER W 1
	W-2	CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W 2
	W-3	CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W 3
	W-4	CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W 4
	W-5	CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W 5
C O M M I S S I O N E D	O-1	SECOND LIEUTENANT		ENSIGN	SECOND LIEUTENANT
	O-2	FIRST LIEUTENANT		LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE	FIRST LIEUTENANT
	O-3	CAPTAIN		LIEUTENANT	CAPTAIN
	O-4	MAJOR		LIEUTENANT COMMANDER	MAJOR
	O-5	LIEUTENANT COLONEL		COMMANDER	LIEUTENANT COLONEL
	O-6	COLONEL		CAPTAIN	COLONEL
	O-7	BRIGADIER GENERAL		REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER HALF)	BRIGADIER GENERAL
	O-8	MAJOR GENERAL	MAJOR GENERAL	REAR ADMIRAL (UPPER HALF)	MAJOR GENERAL
	O-9	LIEUTENANT GENERAL	LIEUTENANT GENERAL	VICE ADMIRAL	LIEUTENANT GENERAL
	O-10	GENERAL	GENERAL	ADMIRAL	GENERAL
	O-10	GENERAL OF THE ARMY		FLEET ADMIRAL	GENERAL OF THE AIR FORCE

Original chart adapted from Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, 1986 edition; corrections submitted by Jim Yeh, S. A. Bingaman and SSgt Russ Groover, USAF.