| Army Ranks and Insignia |
| This page will give you the order of rank and what each symbol stands for. It will be done from lowest rank to highest rank. |
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| All information and images courtesy of: http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/almanac/people/insignias/index.html |
| Private E-2 (PV2) |
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| Private First Class (PFC) |
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| Specialist (SPC) |
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| Corporal (CPL) |
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| Sergeant (SGT) |
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| Staff Sergeant (SSG) |
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| Enlisted: |
| Sergeant First Class (SFC) |
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| Master Sergeant (MSG) & First Sergeant (1SG) |
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| Note: These ranks are on an equal level. The one you receive depends on your job. |
| Sergeant Major (SGM) & Command Sergeant Major (CSM) |
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| Note: These ranks are on an equal level. The one you receive depends on your job. |
| Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) |
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| Officers: |
| Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) |
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| Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) |
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| Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) |
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| Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) |
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| Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) |
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| Second Lieutenant (2LT) |
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| First Lieutenant (1LT) |
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| Captain (CPT) |
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| Major (MAJ) |
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| Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) |
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| Colonel (COL) |
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| Brigadier General (BG) |
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| Major General (MG) |
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| Lieutenant General (LTG) |
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| General (GEN) Army Chief of Staff |
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| General of the Army (This position is only filled during wartime) |
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