Military Ranks

Ocers
0-1
Title Abbr.

Army
Second Lieutenant 2LT

Air Force
Second Lieutenant 2d Lt

Navy
Ensign ENS

Coast Guard
Ensign ENS

Marine Corps
Second Lieutenant 2ndLt

0-2

First Lieutenant 1LT

First Lieutenant 1st Lt

Lieutenant Junior Grade LTJG

Lieutenant Junior Grade LTJG

First Lieutenant 1stLt

0-3
Captain CPT Captain Capt Lieutenant LT Lieutenant LT Captain Capt

0-4
Major MAJ Major Maj Lieutenant Commander LCDR Lieutenant Commander LCDR Major Maj

0-5
Lieutenant Colonel LTC Lieutenant Colonel Lt Col Commander CDR Commander CDR Lieutenant Colonel LtCol

0-6
Colonel COL Colonel Col Captain Rear CAPT Captain CAPT Colonel Col

0-7 0-8 0-9 0-10

Brigadier General BG

Brigadier General Brig Gen

Rear Admiral (Lower half) RDML

Rear Admiral (Lower half) RDML

Brigadier General BGen

Major General MG

Major General Maj Gen

Rear Admiral (Upper half) RADM

Rear Admiral (Upper half) RADM

Major General MajGen

Lieutenant General LTG

Lieutenant General Lt Gen

Vice Admiral VADM

Vice Admiral VADM

Lieutenant General LtGen

General GEN

General Gen

Admiral ADM

Admiral ADM

General Gen

Special
General of the Army GA General of the Air Force GAF Fleet Admiral FADM

Warrant Ocers
Army
W01
Title Abbr. Warrant Ocer 1 WO1

Marine Corps
Warrant Ocer 1 WO-1 Chief Warrant Ocer 2 CWO-2

Navy

Coast Guard

CW2 CW3 CW4 CW5

Chief Warrant Ocer 2 WO2

W-2 W-3 W-4 W-5

Chief Warrant Ocer 2 CWO-2

Chief Warrant Ocer 2 CWO-2

Chief Warrant Ocer 3 WO3

Chief Warrant Ocer 3 CWO-3

Chief Warrant Ocer 3 CWO-3

Chief Warrant Ocer 3 CWO-3 Chief Warrant Ocer 4 CWO-4

Chief Warrant Ocer 4 WO4

Chief Warrant Ocer 4 CWO-4

Chief Warrant Ocer 4 CWO-4

Chief Warrant Ocer 5 WO5

Chief Warrant Ocer 5 CWO-5

Chief Warrant Ocer 5 CWO-5

Enlisted
Army
Private PVT

Navy
Seaman Recruit/ Hospitalman Recruit - SR / HR Fireman Recruit - FR Airman Recruit - AR Constructionman Recruit - CR

Air Force
Airman Basic AB

Marine Corps
Private Pvt

Coast Guard
Seaman Recruit SR

E-1

E-2

Private PV2

Seaman Apprentice - SA Hospitalman Apprentice - HA Fireman Apprentice - FA Airman Apprentice - AA Constructionman Apprentice - CA

Airman First Class Amn

Private First Class PFC

Seaman Apprentice - SA Fireman Apprentice - FA Airman Apprentice - AA

E-3
Private First Class PFC

Seaman / Hospitalman - SN / HN Fireman - FN Airman - AN Constructionman - CN

Airman First Class A1C

Lance Corporal LCpl

Seaman - SN Fireman - FN Airman - AN

E-4
Specialist SPC Corporal CPL Petty Ocer ird Class PO3 Senior Airman SrA Corporal Cpl Petty Ocer ird Class PO3

E-5
Sergeant SGT Petty Ocer Second Class PO2 Sta Sergeant SSgt Sergeant Sgt Petty Ocer Second Class PO2

E-6
Sta Sergeant SSG Petty Ocer First Class PO1 Technical Sergeant TSgt Sta Sergeant SSgt Petty Ocer First Class PO1

E-7
Sergeant First Class SFC Chief Petty Ocer CPO Master Sergeant MSgt Gunnery Sergeant GySgt Chief Petty Ocer CPO

E-8
Master Sergeant MSG First Sergeant 1SG Senior Chief Petty Ocer - SCPO Senior Master Sergeant - SMSgt Master Sergeant MSgt First Sergeant 1stSgt Senior Chief Petty Ocer - SCPO

E-9
Sergeant Major SGM Command Sergeant Major CSM Master Chief Petty Ocer - MCPO Chief Master Sergeant CMSgt Command Chief Master Sergeant CCM Master Gunnery Sergeant MGySgt Sergeant Major SgtMaj Master Chief Petty Ocer MCPO Command Master Chief Petty Ocer CMC

Sergeant Major of the Army SMA

Command Master Chief Petty Ocer CMDCM

Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Ocer FLTCM/FORCM

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force - CMSAF

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

E-10
Master Chief Petty Ocer of the Navy - MCPON Master Chief Petty Ocer of the Coast Guard

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