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6 Comments

  1. 1dollar4 says:

    It depends on what branch you are asking about but here is a list lowest to highest for each branch of the US.
    Marine Corps
    E-1 Private (PVT)
    E-2 Private First Class (PFC)
    E-3 Lance Corporal (LCpl)
    E-4 Corporal (Cpl)
    E-5 Sergeant (Sgt)
    E-6 Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
    E-7 Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt)
    E-8 First Sergeant (1SG)
    E-8 Master Sergeant (Msgt)
    E-9 Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)
    E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt)
    E-9 Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC)
    W-1 Warrant Officer 1 (WO)
    W-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
    W-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)
    W-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)
    W-5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)
    O-1 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt)
    O-2 1st Lieutenant (1st Lt)
    O-3 Captain (Capt.)
    O-4 Major (Maj.)
    O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.)
    O-6 Colonel (Col.)
    O-7 Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.)
    O-8 Major General (Maj. Gen.)
    O-9 Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.)
    O-10 General (Gen.)
    O-10 Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC)
    Army
    E-1 Private (PVT)
    E-2 Private (PVT)
    E-3 Private First Class (PFC)
    E-4 Specialist (SPC)
    E-4 Corporal (CPL)
    E-5 Sergeant (SGT)
    E-6 Staff Sergeant (SSG)
    E-7 Sergeant First Class (SFC)
    E-8 First Sergeant (1SG)
    E-8 Master Sergeant (MSG)
    E-9 Sergeant Major (SGM)
    E-9 Command Sergeant Major (CSM)
    E-9 Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)
    W-1 Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
    W-2 Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
    W-3 Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)
    W-4 Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)
    W-5 Master Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)
    O-1 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt)
    O-2 1st Lieutenant (1st Lt)
    O-3 Captain (Capt.)
    O-4 Major (Maj.)
    O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.)
    O-6 Colonel (Col.)
    O-7 Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.)
    O-8 Major General (Maj. Gen.)
    O-9 Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.)
    O-10 General (Gen.)
    O-10 Army Chief of Staff (ACS)
    General of the Army (Wartime only)
    Navy/Coast Guard
    E-1 Seaman Recruit (SR)
    E-2 Seaman Apprentice (SA)
    E-3 Seaman (SN)
    E-4 Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
    E-5 Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
    E-6 Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
    E-7 Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
    E-8 Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
    E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)
    E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
    W-1 Warrant Officer 1 (WO)
    W-2 Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
    W-3 Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)
    W-4 Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)
    W-5 Master Warrant Officer (CWO5)
    O-1 Ensign (ENS)
    O-2 Lieutenant, Junior Grade (LTJG)
    O-3 Lieutenant (LT)
    O-4 Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
    O-5 Commander (CDR)
    O-6 Captain (CAPT)
    O-7 Rear Admiral (Lower Half) RADM (LH)
    O-8 Rear Admiral (Upper Half) RADM (UH)
    O-9 Vice Admiral (VADM)
    O-10 Chief of Naval Operations /Commandant of the Coast Guard (ADM)
    O-10 Admiral (ADM)
    Fleet Admiral (Wartime only)
    Air Force
    E-1 Airman Basic (AB)
    E-2 Airman (Amn)
    E-3 Airman First Class (A1C)
    E-4 Senior Airman (SrA)
    E-5 Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
    E-6 Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
    E-7 First Sergeant (1SG)
    E-7 Master Sergeant (MSgt)
    E-8 First Sergeant (1SG)
    E-8 Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
    E-9 First Sergeant (1SG)
    E-9 Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
    E-9 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
    O-1 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt)
    O-2 1st Lieutenant (1st Lt)
    O-3 Captain (Capt.)
    O-4 Major (Maj.)
    O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.)
    O-6 Colonel (Col.)
    O-7 Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.)
    O-8 Major General (Maj. Gen.)
    O-9 Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.)
    O-10 General (Gen.)
    O-10 Air Force Chief of Staff
    General of the Air Force (Wartime only)

  2. shado says:

    E-1
    NONE PVT Private
    E-2
    PV2 Private 2
    E-3
    PFC Private First Class
    E-4
    SPC Specialist
    E-4
    CPL Corporal
    E-5
    SGT Sergeant
    E-6
    SSG Staff Sergeant
    E-7
    SFC Sergeant First Class
    E-8
    MSG Master Sergeant
    E-8
    1SG First Sergeant
    E-9
    SGM Sergeant Major
    E-9
    CSM Command Sergeant Major
    E-9
    Special
    SMA Sergeant Major of the Army
    W-1
    WO1 Warrant Officer
    W-2
    CW2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
    W-3
    CW3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
    W-4
    CW4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
    W-5
    CW5 Chief Warrant Officer 5
    O-1
    2LT Second Lieutenant
    O-2
    1LT First Lieutenant
    O-3
    CPT Captain
    O-4
    MAJ Major
    O-5
    LTC Lieutenant Colonel
    O-6
    COL Colonel
    O-7
    BG Brigadier General
    O-8
    MG Major General
    O-9
    LTG Lieutenant General
    O-10
    GEN General
    Special
    GA General of the Army Reserved for
    Wartime

  3. Due Dec.2 says:

    What branch? Officer or Enlisted?
    Navy Enlisted:
    E-1 Seaman Recruit, Airman Recruit, Constructionman Recruit, or Fireman Recruit
    E-2 Seaman Apprentice, Airman Apprentice, Constructionman Apprentice, or Fireman Apprentice
    E-3 Seaman, Airman, Constructionman, or Fireman
    E-4 Petty Officer third class
    E-5 Petty Officer second class
    E-6 Petty Officer first class
    E-7 Chief
    E-8 Senior Chief
    E-9 Master Chief

  4. CHEYENNE'S MOMMY!!!! says:

    for army rankshttp://www.army.mil/symbols/armyranks.ht…
    it gives enlisted and officer ranks

  5. Helpless says:

    Depends on branch.
    Google the following:
    Air Force Enlisted Ranks
    Air Force Officer Ranks
    Army Enlisted Ranks
    Army Officer Ranks
    Marines Enlisted Ranks
    Marines Officer Ranks
    Navy Enlisted Ranks
    Navy Officer Ranks

  6. hhh says:

    just play Call of Duty! =)

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