U.S. Military Rank Chart Military U.S. Air Force U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marine Corps Pay Grade O‐10 General (Gen) General (GEN) Admiral (ADM) General (Gen) O‐9 Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Vice Admiral (VADM) Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) (LTG) (LtGen) O‐8 Major General Major General Rear Admiral ‐ UH (RADM) Major General (MajGen) (Maj Gen) (MG) O‐7 Brigadier General Brigadier General Rear Admiral ‐ LH (RDML) Brigadier General (BGen) (Brig Gen) (BG) O‐6 Colonel (Col) Colonel (COL) Captain (CAPT) Colonel (Col) O‐5 Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commander (CDR) Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) (Lt Col) (LTC) O‐4 Major (Maj) Major (MAJ) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Major (Maj) O‐3 Captain (Capt) Captain (CPT) Lieutenant (LT) Captain (Capt) O‐2 1st Lieutenant (1st Lt) 1st Lieutenant (1LT) Lieutenant ‐ JG (LTJG) 1st Lieutenant (1stLt) O‐1 2nd Lieutenant (2d Lt) 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Ensign (ENS) 2nd Lieutenant (2ndLt) E‐9 Chief Master Sergeant Command Sergeant Master Chief Pey Officer (MCPO) Sergeant Major (SgtMaj) (CMSgt) Major (CSM) Sergeant Major (SGM) Master Gunnery Sergeant E‐8 Senior Master Sergeant First Sergeant (1SG) Senior Chief Pey Officer (SCPO) First Sergeant (1Sgt) Master Sergeant (MSG) Master Sergeant (MSgt) E‐7 Master Sergeant (MSgt) Platoon Sergeant (PSG) Chief Pey Officer (CPO) Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Sergeant First Class (SFC) E‐6 Technical Sergeant Staff Sergeant (SSG) Pey Officer 1st Class (PO1) Staff Sergeant (SSgt) E‐5 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Sergeant (SGT) Pey Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Sergeant (Sgt) E‐4 Senior Airman (SrA) Corporal (CPL) Pey Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Corporal (Cpl) Specialist (SPC) E‐3 Airman First Class (A1C) Private First Class (PFC) Seaman (SN) Lance Corporal (LCpl) E‐2 Airman (Amn) Private (PV2) Seaman Apprence (SA) Private First Class (PFC) E‐1 Airman Basic (AB) Private (PVT) Seaman Recruit (SR) Private (Pvt) .