I give you the German ranks, as I am from Germany: Jäger, Panzergrenadier, Matrose, etc for no rank Gefreiter (Gefr) Obergefreiter (OGefr) Hauptgefreiter (HGefr) Stabsgefreiter (StGefr) Oberstaabsgefreiter (OStGefr) Addition UA or OA (Unteroffiziersanwärter and Offiziersanwärter) Unteroffizier (Uffz) Fahnenjunker (FJ) (aspiring Officer) Stabsunteroffizier (StUffz) Feldwebel (Fw) Fähnrich (aspiring Officer) Oberfeldwebel (OFw) Oberfähnrich (aspriring Officer) Hauptfeldwebel (HFw) Stabsfeldwebel (StFw) Oberstabsfeldwebel (OStFw) Leutnant Oberleutnant Hauptmann Stabshauptmann Major Oberstleutnant Oberst Brigadegeneral Generalmajor Generalleutnant General Marine: Gefreiter (Gefr) Obergefreiter (OGefr) Hauptgefreiter (HGefr) Stabsgefreiter (SGefr) Addition MA, BA or OA (Maatanwärter, Bootsmannanwärter and Offiziersanwärter) Maat Seekadett (aspiring Officer) Obermaat Bootsmann Fähnrich z. S.(aspiring Officer) Oberbootsmann Oberfähnrich z. S. Hauptbootsmann Stabsbootsmann Leutnant zur See Oberleutnant z. S. Kapitänleutnant Stabskapitänleutnant Korvettenkapitän Fregattenkapitän Kapitän z. S. Flottillenadmiral Konteradmiral Vizeadmiral Admiral

Without looking at the prior answer, of course, and without denoting special grades (like private first class, etc.): Private Specialist Corporal Sergeant Master Sergeant Master Sergeant of the Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lt. Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General General of the Army

ok, here is everything Enlisted Private (E-1) Private 2nd Class (E-2) Private 1st class (E-3) Specialist (E-4) Corpral (E-4) Sargeant (E-5) Staff Sargearnt (E-6) Sargeant Fist Class (E-7) Master Sargeant (E-8) First Sargeant (E-8) Sargeant Major (E-9) Command Sargeant Moajor (E-9) Sargeant major of the Army (E10) Warrant Officers Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) Officers 2nd Lieutenant (O-1) 1st Lieutenant (O-2) Captain (O-3) Major (O-4) Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) Colonel (O-6) Brigadier General (O-7) Major General (O-8) Lieutenant General (O-9) General (O-10) And... in times of war.....General of the Army I'm sure you notice that in the enlisted ranks there are 2 types of E-4s as well as E-8s and E-9s. The second one of each is considered a higher rank because soldiers in tose ranks are "Leaders of Men". In other words, they are in charge of other soldiers