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by White Mage Cid on May 1st, 2005

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How many ranks are there in the military?

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  • by 512souro on May 2nd, 2005

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    This is the list of military ranks in U.S. Armed Forces arranged in descending order.

    ARMY : -

    Officers :

    General of the Army> General> Lieutenant General> Major General> Brigadier General> Colonel> Major> Captain> First Lieutenant> Second Lieutenant

    Warrant Officers :

    Chief Warrant Officer (W-4)> Chief Warrant Officer (W-3)> Chief Warrant Officer (W-2)> Warrant Officer

    Enlisted Personnel :

    Sergeant Major of the Army> Command Sergeant Major or Sergeant Major> First Seargeant or Master Sergeant> Sergeant First Class> Staff Sergeant> Speacialist 6> Sergeant> Specialist 5> Corporal> Speacialist 4> Private First Class> Private

    NAVY : -

    Officers :

    Fleet Admiral> Admiral> Vice Admiral> Rear Admiral (Upper half)> Commodore (Wartime only)> Rear Admiral (Lower half)> Captain> Commander> Lieutenant Commander> Lieutenant> Lieutenant (Junior grade)> Ensign

    Warrant Officers :

    Same as Army

    Enlisted Personnel :

    Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy> Master Chief Petty Officer> Senior Chief Petty Officer> Chief Petty Officer> Petty Officer First Class> Petty Officer Second Class> Petty Officer Third Class> Seaman> Seaman Apprentice> Seaman Recruit

    AIR FORCE : -

    Officers :

    General of the Air Force> General> Lieutenant General> Major General> Brigadier General> Colonel> Lieutenant Colonel> Major> Captain> First Lieutenant> Second Lieutenant

    Warrant Officers :

    Same as Army

    Enlisted Personnel :

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force> Chief Master Sergeant> Senior Master Sergeant> Master Sergeant> Technical Sergeant> Staff Sergeant> Sergeant of Senior Airman> Airman First Class> Airman> Airman Basic

    MARINE CORPS : -

    Officers :

    General> Lieutenant General> Major General> Brigadier General> Colonel> Lieutenant Colonel> Major> Captain> First Lieutenant> Second Lieutenant

    Warrant Officers :

    Same as Army

    Enlisted Personnel:

    Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps> Sergeant Major or Master Gunnery Sergeant> First Sergeant or Master Sergeant> Gunnery Sergeant> Staff Sergeant> Sergeant> Corporal> Lance Corporal> Private First Class> Private

    The ranks of the Coast Guards are the same as the Navy.

    Most of the major armies in the world have the same system of rankings though the names of the ranks may differ from country to country.

    Comments

    • Well Done!

      Pointeman1

      by Pointeman1 on May 6th, 2005

    • Excellent answer!

      kanjalid

      by kanjalid on May 22nd, 2005

    • To see the insignia for each rank, go to http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/

      Glenn Blaylock

      by Glenn Blaylock on September 4th, 2005

    • Your army ranks are outdated

      RJTRIES

      by RJTRIES on February 16th, 2006

    • The Air Force no longer has warrant officers. Oh yeah, and RJTRIES sucks - all of his posts are incorrect.

      stromv

      by stromv on July 31st, 2006

    • Commadore is no longer a rank in the Navy. Since 1983 I beleive. It stays as rear Admiral Lower half

      Kgsult

      by Kgsult on March 4th, 2007

    • Forgot CW-5

      weatherman taking week or so off

      by weatherman taking week or so off on July 3rd, 2007

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