US ARMED FORCES ENLISTED RANKS OBSOLETE US ARMED FORCES ENLISTED RANKS OTHER MILITARY OFFICER & ENLISTED RANKS ARMY MARINES AIR FORCE NAVY/COAST GUARD ARMY MARINES AIR FORCE ARMY AIR AFJROTC COAST GUARD AUX ARMY ROTC NAVY ROTC National Sergeant Sergeant Chief Master Master Colonel Commador Major of the Major of Sergeant of Chief Petty Chief Army the Marine the Air Force Officer of Master Corps the Navy Sergeant E-9 of the Air Sergeant Force Major of the 1991-2004 Colonel Captain Army Command Sergeant Command Master Lt. National Sergeant Major Chief Master Chief Petty Chief Master Area Major Sergeant Officer Master Sergean Commador Sergeant of the Air E-9 E-9 Force 1967-1991 Lt. Commande Specialist 9 Sergeant Master District Chief Master Major Gunnery First Major Commador Sergeant Master Senior Sergeant Sergeant Technical Master Sergeant Sergeant E-8 Major Lt Commander Specialist 8 First District First First Sergeant Technical Captain Captain Sergeant Sergeant Technical Master Senior Sergeant (Senior Sergeant Sergeant Chief Chief Petty Master E-7 Sergeant) Captain Lieutenant E-8 Specialist 7 Master Senior 1st District Master Technicia Vice Sergeant Sergeant Master n 3rd Lieutenant Sergeant Staff Captain Sergeant E-6 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Specialist 6 Sergeant First Gunnery District Master Chief Technicia 2nd Class Sergeant Staff Sergeant Petty n 4th Lieutenant Officer Officer E-7 2nd E-5 Ensign Specialist 5 Staff Staff Technical Petty Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Officer 1st Chief Flotilla Tech Captain Class nicia Master Sergeant E-6 Command Sergeant Major Master Chief Petty Officer E-4 Senior Airman Branch Assistant Sergeant Major Senior E-5 Master Senior Chief Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Staff Sergeant E-4 Petty Officer 2nd Class First Sergeant Sergeant Flotilla Chief Petty Officer Vice Master Captain Sergeant Senior Airman Corporal Corporal Petty Officer 3rd Class E-4 Master Sergeant E-3 Petty Officer 1st Class Flotilla Airman First Technica Staff l Officer Specialist 4 Sergeant 1st Class Petty Officer 2nd Class Staff E-2 Sergeant District Membe E-3 Staff Sergeant Airman Petty Officer 3rd Class Airman First Class Senior Airman Lance Corporal Private First Class Seaman Sergeant This Reference Guide is not exclusive Airman *NOTE: BLUE “A” DENOTES 1st Class ELECTED Seaman E-2 to all ranks within the US Armed Airman *NOTE: RED “A” DENOTES Corporal Private 1st Class Airman APPOINTED Private Seaman Apprentice Forces, but is meant as a guide only. Seaman Apprentice (no insignia) (no insignia) (no insignia) Basic Private 1st Class PRIVATE PRIVATE AIRMAN Airman E-1 (No Insignia) Seaman Recruit Seaman Recruit Private US ARMED FORCES OFFICER RANKS US ARMED FORCES WARRANT OFFICER RANKS ARMY MARINES AIR FORCE NAVY ARMY MARINES NAVY COAST GUARD General Fleet Warrant of the NO EQUAL General of Warrant NO EQUAL Admiral Officer 5 Army RANK the Air Force Officer 5 1991-2004 RANK REFERENCE GUIDE Admiral General General Warrant Officer 4 MILITARY RANKS General Vice Lieutenant Lieutenant Warrant Admiral Officer 3 General General Lieutenant MILITARY Rear Major Major Admiral Warrant General General (Upper Officer 2 Half) Major General REGALIA Rear Admiral Brigadier Brigadier Warrant (Lower NO EQUAL General General Officer 1 Half) RANK Brigadier General *NOTE US Air Force does not have Warrant Officer Ranks Colonel Colonel Captain Colonel Lt. Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Colonel Colonel Colonel SPECIALIZING IN MILITARY INSIGNIA, MEDALS, PATCHES, BADGES, BOOKS, Major Major Lieutenant Major Commander EDGED WEAPONS, UNIFORMS AND OTHER MEMORIBILIA FROM WW1, WW2, KOREA AND VIETNAM. Captain Captain Lieutenant Captain Lieutenant Military Regalia 1st Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Junior Grade Asheville, NC Ensign 2nd 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant [email protected].