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United States Military Rank Insignia

Military rank is more than just who salutes whom. Military rank is a badge of leadership. Responsibility for personnel, equipment, and mission grows with each increase in rank.

Do not confuse rank with pay grades, such as E-1, W-2 and O-5. Pay grades are administrative classifications used primarily to standardize compensation across the military services. The "E" in E-1 stands for "enlisted" while the "1" indicates the pay grade for that position. The other pay categories are "W" for warrant officers and "O" for commissioned officers. Some enlisted pay grades have two ranks.

The Army, for example, has the ranks of corporal and specialist at the pay grade of E-4. A corporal is expected to fill a leadership role and has a higher rank than a specialist even though both receive the same amount of pay. In the Marine Corps, master gunnery sergeants and sergeant majors are E-9s, but the sergeant major has the higher rank.

See Also:  Isolated Army Rank Insignia with text, without text, ACU

  Army Air Force Navy / Coast Guard Marines
E1 Private
PV1
Airman Basic
AB
Seaman Recruit
SR
Private
PVT
E2 Private E-2
PV2
Army Private E2
Airman
Amn
Air Force Airman E2
Seaman Apprentice
SA
Navy/Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice E2
Private First Class
PFC
Marine Private 1st Class E2
E3 Private First Class
PFC
Army Private 1st Class E3
Airman First Class
A1C
Air Force Airman 1st Class E3
Seaman
SN
Navy/Coast Guard Seaman E3
Lance Corporal
LCpl
Marine Lance Corporal E3
E4 Specialist
SPC

Corporal
CPL
Army Corporal E4
Senior Airman
SrA
Air Force Senior Airman E4
Petty Officer
Third Class
PO3
Navy/Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class E4
Corporal
Cpl
Marine Corporal E4
E5 Sergeant
SGT
Army Sergeant E5
Staff Sergeant
SSgt
Air Force Staff Sergeant E5 
Petty Officer
Second Class
PO2
Navy/CoastGuard Petty Officer 2nd Class E5
Sergeant
Sgt
Marine Sergeant E5 Sergeant
E6 Staff Sergeant
SSG
Army Staff Sergeant E6
Technical Sergeant
TSgt
Air Force E6 Technical Sergeant 
Petty Officer
First Class
PO1
Navy/CoastGuard Petty Officer 1st Class E6
Staff Sergeant
SSgt
Marine Sergeant E6 Staff Sergeant
E7 Sergeant First Class
SFC
Army Sergeant 1st Class E7
Master Sergeant
MSgt
Air Force E7 Master Sergeant

First Sergeant
Chief Petty Officer
CPO
Navy/CoastGuard Chief Petty Officer E7
Gunnery Sergeant
GySgt
Marine Sergeant E7 Gunnery Sergeant
E8 Master Sergeant
MSG
Army Master Sergeant E8

First Sergeant
1SG
Army First Sergeant E8
Senior
Master Sergeant
SMSgt
Air Force Senior Master Sergeant E8

First Sergeant
Senior Chief Petty Officer
SCPO
Navy/CoastGuard Senior Chief Petty Officer E8
Master Sergeant
MSgt
Marine Sergeant E8 Master Sergeant

First Sergeant
E9 Sergeant Major
SGM
Army Sergeant Major E9

Command Sergeant Major
CSM
Army Command Sergeant Major E9
Chief Master Sergeant
CMSgt

First Sergeant

Command Chief Master Sergeant
CCM
Air Force Chief Master Sergeant E9
Master Chief Petty Officer
MCPO
Navy/CoastGuard Master Chief Petty Officer E9

Fleet/Command
Master Chief Petty Officer
Navy/CoastGuard Fleet/Command Master Chief Petty Officer E9
 
Sergeant Major
SgtMaj
Marine Sergeant E9 Sergeant Major

Master Gunnery Sergeant
MGySgt
Marine Sergeant E9 Master Gunnery Sergeant
  Sergeant Major of the Army
SMA
Army Sergeant Major of the Army E9
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
CMSAF
Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force E9 
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
(MCPON)
and
Coast Guard
(MCPOCG)
Navy Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy E9
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
SgtMajMC
Marine Sergeant E9 Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
  Army Air Force Navy / Coast Guard Marines

W1

Warrant Officer 1
WO1
U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1
NO WARRANT

 
USN Warrant Officer 1
WO1
USN Warrant Officer 1 
Warrant Officer 1
WO
U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 1
W2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
CW2
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2
NO WARRANT USN Chief Warrant Officer 2
CWO2
U.S. Navy/Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2

USCG
USCG Chief Warrant Officer CWO2
 
Chief Warrant Officer 2
CWO2
U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 2
W3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
CW3
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3
NO WARRANT USN Chief Warrant Officer 3
CWO3
Navy/Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3

USCG
USCG Chief Warrant Officer CWO3


Chief Warrant Officer 3
CWO3
Marine Corps Warrant Officer 3
W4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
CW4
Army Chief Warrant Officer 4
NO WARRANT USN Chief Warrant
Officer 4
CWO4
U.S. Navy/Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4

USCG
USCG Chief Warrant Officer 4

 

Chief Warrant Officer 4
CWO4

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 4
W5 Master Chief Warrant Officer
CW5

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5
NO WARRANT USN Chief Warrant Officer
CWO5
USN Warrant Officer 5
Chief Warrant Officer 5
CWO5
U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 5
  Army Air Force Navy / Coast Guard Marines
O1 Second Lieutenant
2LT
U.S. Army Officer Second LT
Second Lieutenant
2nd Lt.
U.S. Air Force Officer Second Lt
Ensign
ENS
Second Lieutenant
2nd Lt.
U.S. Marine Corps Officer Second Lt
O2 First Lieutenant
1LT
U.S. Army Officer First LT
First Lieutenant
1st Lt.
U.S. Air Force Officer First Lt
Lieutenant Junior Grade
LTJG
U.S. Navy/CoastGuard Officer Lieutenant Junior Grade
First Lieutenant
1st Lt.
U.S. Marine Corps Officer First Lt
O3 Captain
CPT
U.S. Army Officer Captain
Captain
Capt.
U.S. Air Force Officer Captain
Lieutenant
LT
U.S. Navy/CoastGuard Officer Lieutenant
Captain
Capt.
U.S. Marine Corps Officer Captain
O4 Major
MAJ
Army Officer Major
Major
Maj.
Air Force Officer Major
Lieutenant Commander
LCDR
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Lieutenant Commander
Major
Maj.
Marine Corps Officer Major
O5 Lieutenant Colonel
LTC
Army Officer LT Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Lt. Col.
Air Force Officer Lt. Colonel
Commander
CDR
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Commander
Lieutenant Colonel
Lt. Col.
Marine Corps Officer Lt Colonel
O6 Colonel
COL
Army Officer Colonel
Colonel
Col.
Air Force Officer Colonel
Captain
CAPT
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Captain
Colonel
Col.
Marine Corps Officer Colonel
O7 Brigadier General
BG
Army Officer Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brig. Gen.
Air Force Officer Brigadier General
Rear Admiral Lower Half
RADM (LH)
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Rear Admiral Lower Half
Brigadier General
Brig. Gen.
Marine Corps Officer Brigadier General
O8
Major General
MG
Army Officer Major General
Major General
Maj. Gen.
Air Force Officer Major General
Rear Admiral Upper Half
RADM (UH)
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Rear Admiral Upper Half
Major General
Maj. Gen.
Marine Corps Officer Major General
O9 Lieutenant General
LTG
Army Officer LT General
Lieutenant General
Lt. Gen.
Air Force Officer Lt General
Vice Admiral
VADM
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Vice Admiral
Lieutenant General
Lt. Gen.
Marine Corps Officer Lt General
O10 General
GEN
Army Chief of Staff
Army Officer General
General
Gen.
Air Force Chief of Staff
Admiral
ADM
Chief of Naval Operations
and
Commandant of the Coast Guard
Navy/CoastGuard Officer Admiral
General
Gen.
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Marine Corps Officer General

General of the Army
Army Officer General of the Army
General of the Air Force
Air Force Officer General of the Air Force
Fleet Admiral
Army Officer General of the Army
  

Texas State Guard
Medical Brigade
Houston / Gulf Coast Medical Group
LTC Brian Zachariah, MD, Commanding Officer
Company Email

"G" Company

NOVEMBER DRILL

1. Saturday 9 Nov 2008 at the Clear Lake Gun Range (ONLY if you signed up)

2. If you did not sign up for the 9 November CHL class, you MUST attend drill on Saturday 22 Nov 2008 with the Houston Medical Response Group.  Tentative location is MedVance Institute.  Watch your email for details.

UPCOMING REGULAR DRILL DATES

Wednesday 17 Dec 2008
Wednesday 28 Jan 2009
Wednesday 25 Feb 2009
Wednesday 25 Mar 2009
Wednesday 29 Apr 2009

6pm-10pm

TXNG Armory
3006 Gulf Fwy, LaMarque
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State of Texas | Texas State Guard
© 2008 Galveston Company - Texas State Guard Medical Brigade

The TEXAS STATE GUARD is an organization consisting of mostly-unpaid soldiers (except when called to State Active Duty) that steps in for the National Guard when they are on a Federal mission. An active, drilling soldier can receive up to 12 credit hours FREE TUITION per semester for up to five years at any Texas public institution. Go HERE for details. Joining is easy: contact 2nd Lieutenant Berlin by email or by phone at 713-562-8250