United States Armed Forces RANKS OFFICERS O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10 SPECIAL ARMY AIR FORCE MARINE CORPS
General Second First Lieutenant Brigadier Major Lieutenant of the Lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Major Colonel Colonel General General General General (Army/Air Force) NAVY COAST GUARD
Lieutenant Rear Rear Fleet Lieutenant Vice Ensign Junior Lieutenant Commander Admiral Admiral Admiral Commander Captain Admiral Admiral Grade (lower half) (upper half) (Navy)
WARRANT OFFICERS W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4 W-5 ARMY
Warrant Officer 1 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chief Warrant Officer 5 (WO1) (WO2) (WO3) (WO4) (WO5) AIR FORCE
No Warrant Officer No Warrant Officer No Warrant Officer No Warrant Officer No Warrant Officer
MARINE CORPS
Warrant Officer 1 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chief Warrant Officer 5 (WO-1) (CWO-2) (CWO-3) (CWO-4) (CWO-5) NAVY
No Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO-2) (CWO-3) (CWO-4) (CWO-5) COAST GUARD
No Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 No Warrant Officer (CWO-2) (CWO-3) (CWO-4) Blue = what you address them as White = official title and abbreviation
ENLISTED SENIOR ENLISTED E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 ADVISORS ARMY SOLDIER Specialist Sergeant Staff Sergeant Master First Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Private Private PFC Sergeant Sergeant Major Sergeant First Class Major Major (Last Name)
Specialist (SPC) Sergeant Private Corporal Sergeant Command Major First Staff Master First Sergeant Sergeant Private Private Sergeant First of the Class Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Major Major (PVT) (PV2) (SGT) Class Army Corporal (SSG) (MSG) (1SG) (SGM) (CSM) (PFC) (CPL) (SFC) (SMA)
AIR FORCE AIRMAN Airman Chief Airman Airman Airman Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Chief Chief (Last Name)
Command Chief Master Airman Airman Airman Senior Master Senior Chief First First Staff Technical Master Master Chief Sergeant Basic Class Class Airman Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant of the (AB) (SrA) (SSgt) (TSgt) (MSgt) Major Air Force (Amn) (A1C) (SMSgt) (CMSgt) (CCM) (CMSAF)
MARINE CORPS MARINE Lance Corporal Sergeant Staff Master First Master Sergeant Sergeant Private PFC Gunney Sergeant Sergeant Major Corporal Sergeant Gunney Major (Last Name)
Private Master Sergeant Lance Staff Gunnery Master First Sergeant Private First Corporal Sergeant Gunnery Major Corporal Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Major Class Sergeant of the (Pvt) (LCpl) (Cpl) (Sgt) (SSgt) (GySgt) (MSgt) (1stSgt) (SgtMaj) (PFC) (MGySgt) Marine Corps
NAVY SAILOR Senior Master Command Fleet/Forces MCPON Sailor Sailor Sailor Sailor Sailor Sailor Chief Chief Chief Master Chief Master Chief (Last Name)
Master Petty Senior Master Command Fleet/Force Petty Petty Chief Seaman Seaman Officer Chief Chief Chief Master Master Seaman Officer Officer Chief Chief Petty Officer Apprentice Petty Petty Recruit Second Petty Officer Petty Petty Officer of the (SN) ird Class First Class Officer Officer (SR) (SA) Class (CPO) Officer (FLTCM/ Navy (PO3) (PO1) (SCPO) (MCPO) (PO2) (CMDCM) FORCM) (MCPO) COAST GUARD Petty Petty Petty Master Command Master Chief Seaman Seaman Seaman Officer Officer Officer Chief Senior Chief Chief Master Chief (Last Name)
Petty Command Master Petty Petty Senior Master Master Seaman Seaman Officer Chief Chief Seaman Officer Officer Chief Chief Chief Recruit Apprentice Second Petty Officer Petty Petty Officer ird Class First Class Petty Officer Petty (SA) (SN) Class Officer of the (SR) (PO3) (PO1) (CPO) Officer (PO2) (SCPO) (MCPO) (CMDCM) Coast Guard