Army Abbreviations

Abbreviation Rank Descripiton 1LT FIRST LIEUTENANT 1SG FIRST SERGEANT 1ST BGLR FIRST BUGLER 1ST COOK FIRST COOK 1ST CORP FIRST CORPORAL 1ST LEADER FIRST LEADER 1ST LIEUT FIRST LIEUTENANT 1ST LIEUT ADC FIRST LIEUTENANT AIDE-DE-CAMP 1ST LIEUT ADJT FIRST LIEUTENANT ADJUTANT 1ST LIEUT ASST SURG FIRST LIEUTENANT ASSISTANT SURGEON 1ST LIEUT BN ADJT FIRST LIEUTENANT BATTALION ADJUTANT 1ST LIEUT REGTL QTR FIRST LIEUTENANT REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTER 1ST LT FIRST LIEUTENANT 1ST MUS FIRST MUSICIAN 1ST OFFICER FIRST OFFICER 1ST SERG FIRST SERGEANT 1ST SGT FIRST SERGEANT 2 CL PVT SECOND CLASS PRIVATE 2 CL SPEC SECOND CLASS SPECIALIST 2D CORP SECOND CORPORAL 2D LIEUT SECOND LIEUTENANT 2D SERG SECOND SERGEANT 2LT SECOND LIEUTENANT 2ND LT SECOND LIEUTENANT 3 CL SPEC THIRD CLASS SPECIALIST 3D CORP THIRD CORPORAL 3D LIEUT THIRD LIEUTENANT 3D SERG THIRD SERGEANT 3RD OFFICER THIRD OFFICER 4 CL SPEC FOURTH CLASS SPECIALIST 4 CORP FOURTH CORPORAL 5 CL SPEC FIFTH CLASS SPECIALIST 6 CL SPEC SIXTH CLASS SPECIALIST ACTG HOSP STEW ACTING HOSPITAL STEWARD ADC AIDE-DE-CAMP ADJT ADJUTANT ARMORER ARMORER ART ARTIF ARTILLERY ARTIFICER ARTIF ARTIFICER ASST BAND LDR ASSISTANT BAND LEADER ASST ENGR CAC ASSISTANT ENGINEER ASST QTR MR ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER ASST STEWARD ASSISTANT STEWARD ASST SURG ASSISTANT SURGEON AUX 1 CL SPEC AUXILARY 1ST CLASS SPECIALIST AVN CADET AVIATION CADET BAND CORP BAND CORPORAL BAND LDR BAND LEADER BAND SERG BAND SERGEANT BG BRIGADIER GENERAL BGLR BUGLER BGLR 1 CL BUGLER 1ST CLASS BLKSMITH BLACKSMITH BN COOK BATTALION COOK BN QM SGT BATTALION QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT BN SGT MAJ BATTALION SERGEANT MAJOR BN SUP SGT BATTALION SUPPLY SERGEANT BOATBUILDER BOATBUILDER BOMBARDIERS BOMBARDIERS BRIG GEN BRIGADIER GENERAL CADET CADET CAPT CAPTAIN CAPT ASST QTR MR CAPTAIN ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER CAPT ASST SURG CAPTAIN ASSISTANT SURGEON CAPT REGTL ADJT CAPTAIN REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT CARP CARPENTER CFR CHAUFFEUR CFR 1 CL CHAUFFEUR FIRST CLASS CH (CAPT) CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) CH ((MAJ)MAJ) CHAPLAIN ((MAJOR)MAJOR) CH OF PRIN MUS CHIEF OF PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN CHAPLAIN CHAPLAIN CHIEF BGLR CHIEF BUGLER CHIEF MECH CHIEF MECHANIC CHIEF MUS CHIEF MUSICIAN CHIEF NURSE CHIEF NURSE (MALE) CHIEF TRUMP CHIEF TRUMPETER COBBLER COBBLER COL COLONEL COMSY SERG COMMISSARY SERGEANT CONT SURG CONTRACT SURGEON COOK COOK CORP CORPORAL CORP BGLR CORPORAL BUGLER CORP CFR CORPORAL CHAUFFEUR CPL CORPORAL CPT CAPTAIN CSM COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR CW2 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS CW3 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3RD CLASS CW4 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4TH CLASS CW5 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER FIFTH GRAADE CWO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CWO2 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS CWO3 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CWO4 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CWO5 CHIEF WARRENT OFFICER DECKHAND DECKHAND DRAGOONS DRAGOONS DRILL SERG DRILL SERGEANT DRUM MAJ DRUM MAJOR DRUMMER DRUMMER ELEC SGT ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT ELEC SGT 1 CL ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT, FIRST CLASS ELEC SGT 2 CL ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT SECOND CLASS ELEC SGT ARTY ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT ARTILLERY ENGR ENGINEER ENGR YEO ENGINEER YEOMAN ENSIGN ENSIGN FARRIER FARRIER FIFE MAJOR FIFE MAJOR FIFER FIFER FIREMAN FIREMAN (MINE PLANTER) FLD CLK FIELD CLERK FLD MUS FIELD MUSICIAN FLT O FLIGHT OFFICER FLYING CADET FLYING CADET FOREIGN CADET FOREIGN CADET (USMA) GA GENERAL OF THE ARMY GEN GENERAL GUNNER GUNNER HARNESS MKR HARNESS MAKER HEAD BLK HEAD BLACKSMITH HOSP SGT HOSPITAL SERGEANT HOSP STEW HOSPITAL STEWARD HOSP WARDMASTER HOSPITAL WARDMASTER HS HORSESHOER JR 2D LIEUT JUNIOR SECOND LIEUTENANT JR LEADER JUNIOR LEADER LANCE CPL LANCE CORPORAL LIEUT LIEUTENANT LIEUT COL LIEUTENANT COLONEL LIEUT GEN LIEUTENANT GENERAL LIGHT DRAGOONS LIGHT DRAGOONS LT COL LIEUTENANT COLONEL LT GEN LIEUTENANT GENERAL LTC LIEUTENANT COLONEL LTG LIEUTENANT GENERAL M BLKSMITH MASTER BLACKSMITH M ELEC MASTER ELECTRICIAN M ELEC (JG) MASTER ELECTRICIAN JUNIOR GRADE M ENGR MASTER ENGINEER M ENGR (JG) MASTER ENGINEER JUNIOR GRADE M ENGR (SG) MASTER ENGINEER SENIOR GRADE M GNR MASTER GUNNER M GNR ARTY MASTER GUNNER ARTILLERY (USMA) M HOSP SGT MASTER HOSPITAL SERGEANT M OF HOSP SGTS MASTER OF HOSPITAL SERGEANTS M SGT MASTER SERGEANT M SGT (SG) MASTER SERGEANT SENIOR GRADE (CAC) M SGT ELEC MASTER SERGEANT ELECTRICIAN M WHEELWRIGHT MASTER WHEELWRIGHT MAJ MAJOR MAJ ASST QTR MR MAJOR ASSISTAN QUARTERMASTER MAJ GEN MAJOR GENERAL MATROSS MATROSS MECH MECHANIC MED ATTENDANT MEDICAL ATTENDANT MESS SGT MESS SERGEANT MG MAJOR GENERAL MR SIG ELEC MASTER SERGEANT SIGNAL ELECTIRICAN MSG MASTER SERGEANTSERGEANT MSGR MESSENGER MSP MASTER SPECIALIST MUS MUSICIAN MUS 1 CL MUSICIAN FIRST CLASS MUS 2 CL MUSICIAN SECOND CLASS MUS 3 CL MUSICIAN THIRD CLASS MW4 MASTER WARRANT OFFICER FOURTH CLASS OILER OILER (MINE PLANTER) ORD SERG ORDERLY SERGEANT ORD SGT ORDANANCE SERGEANT OVERSEER OVERSEER (CORP CIVIL WAR) P SGT PLATOON SERGEANT PAYMASTERS CLERK PAYMASTERS CLERK PFC PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PIONEER PIONEER POST COMSY SERG POST COMMISSARY SERGEANT POST QTR MR SERG POST QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT PRIN FARRIER PRINCIPAL FARRIER PRIN MUS PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN PRIV 1 CL PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PSG PLATOON SERGEANT PV1 PRIVATE PV2 PRIVATE PVT PRIVATE PVT 2 CL PRIVATE SECOND CLASS PVT 8 CL PRIVATE EIGHT CLASS PVT HOSP PRIVATE HOSPITAL CORPS QTR GUNNER QUARTER GUNNER QTR MR QUARTERMASTER QTR MR GEN QUARTERMASTER GENERAL QTR MR SERG QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT RAD SGT RADIO SERGEANT RANGER RANGER RCT RECRUIT RECRUIT RECRUIT REGTL COMSY SGT REGIMENTAL COMMISSARY SERGEANT REGTL COOK REGIMENTAL COOK REGTL QM SGT REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT REGTL SGT MAJ REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR REGTL SUP SGT REGIMENTAL SUPPLY SERGEANT S SGT STAFF SERGEANT SADDLER SADDLER SADDLER SERG SADDLER SERGEANT SAPPER SAPPER SERG SERGEANT SFC SERGEANT FIRST CLASS SGM SERGEANT MAJOR SGT SERGEANT SGT (SG) SERGEANT SENIOR GRADE SGT BGLR SERGEANT BUGLER SGT CFR SERGEANT CHAUFFEUR SGT ELEC SERGEANT ELECTRICIAN SGT FLD MUS SERGEANT FIELD MUSICIAN SGT MAJ SERGEANT MAJOR SGT MAJ (JG) SERGEANT MAJOR JUNIOR GRADE SGT MAJ (SG) SERGEANT MAJOR SENIOR GRADE SMA SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY SMJ SERGEANT MAJOR SP1 SPECIALIST 1 SP2 SPECIALIST 2 SP3 SPECIALIST 3 SP4 SPECIALIST 4 SP5 SPECIALIST 5 SP6 SPECIALIST 6 SP7 SPECIALIST 7 SP8 SPECIALIST 8 SP9 SPECIALIST 9 SPC SPECIALIST ? SQ & BN SGT MAJ SQUADRON & BATTALION SERGEANT MAJOR SQ SGT MAJ SQUADRON SERGEANT MAJOR SR ASST SN ENGR SENIOR ASSISTANT SEMAN ENGINEER SSG STAFF SERGEANT STAB SERG STABLE SERGEANT STEWARD STEWARD (MINE PLANTER SVC) SUP SGT SUPPLY SERGEANT SURG SURGEON T SGT TECHNICAL SERGEANT TEAMSTER TEAMSTER TEC TECHNICIAN TEC 3 TECHNICAL 3 TEC 4 TECHNICAL 4 TEC 5 TECHNICAL 5 TEC 6 TECHNICAL 6 TRMPTR TRUMPETER TROOPER TROOPER TRUM MAJ TRUMPET MAJOR UNDER-COOK UNDER-COOK VET SERG VETERINARIAN SEREANT VET SURG VETERINARIAN SURGEON WAGON MASTER WAGON MASTER WAGR WAGONER WARDMASTER WARDMASTER ((HOSPITALHOSPITAL CORPS)CORPS) WHEELRIGHT WHEELRIGHT WO WARRANT OFFICER WO1 WARRANT OFFICER 1 WOC WARRANR OFFICER CANDIDATE WOJG WARRANT OFFICER JUNIOR GRADE