Pay Grade
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Army / Marines
Navy / Air Force |
Famous Examples |
E-10
SMA Sergeant Major of the Army SgtMaj Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps MCPON Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force |
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Current MCPON John Hagan |
E-9
SGM Sergeant Major, CSM Command Sergeant Major SgtMaj Sergeant Major,
MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer CMsgt Chief Master Sergeant |
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James Caan in Gardens
of Stone
Jack Warden in The Presidio |
E-8
1SG First Sergeant, MSG Master Sergeant 1stSgt First Sergeant,
SCPO Senior Chief Petty Officer SMSgt Senior Master Sergeant |
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Sergeant
Bilko
Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity Glenn Ford in Imitation General Mickey Rooney in Operation Mad Ball Rod Steiger in The Sergeant |
E-7
SFC Sergeant First Class, SP7 Specialist 7 GySgt Gunnery Sergeant CPO Chief Petty Officer MSgt Master Sergeant |
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John
A. Walker (spy)
Chief O'Brien
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E-6
SSG Staff Sergeant, SP6 Specialist 6 SSgt Staff Sergeant PO1 Petty Officer First Class TSgt Technical Sergeant |
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Willem Dafoe (Sgt. Elias) in Platoon
T.S. Garp's father James Caan in A Bridge Too Far and Cinderella Liberty |
E-5
SGT Sergeant, SP5 Specialist 5 Sgt Sergeant PO2 Petty Officer 2nd Class SSgt Staff Sergeant |
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Vince Carter in Gomer
Pyle USMC
Sergeant O'Rourke in F-Troop Terence Knox in Tour of Duty Chuck Connors in Branded Vic Morrow in Combat John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima Christopher George (Sgt. Troy), leader of the Rat Patrol Sgt Schultz in Hogan's Heroes (German Wehrmacht) Dan Aykroyd in 1941 Warren Oates (Sgt. Hulka) in Stripes George Montgomery in Battle of the Bulge Karl Malden in Bombers B-52 and Take the High Ground Dom DeLuise in Fail-Safe Louis Gossett Jr. in An Officer and a Gentleman Lee Marvin in The Big Red One Sylvester Stallone in Victory Mr. T in The A-Team Leader of bucket of soldiers in Toy Story John Astin in Viva Max! |
E-4
CPL Corporal, SPC or SP4 Specialist 4 Cpl Corporal PO3 Petty Officer 3rd Class SrA Senior Airman,
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Adolf
Hitler
Yeoman Janice Rand
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E-3
PFC Private First Class LCpl Lance Corporal SN Seaman A1C Airman First Class |
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Principal Skinner in The
Simpsons
Robert Shaw in Hell in Korea Jim Varney in Operation Petticoat (TV) Randy Quaid in The Last Detail |
E-2
PV2 Private Pfc Private First Class SA Seaman Apprentice Amn Airman |
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Elvis Presley
Gomer
Pyle
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E-1
PVT Private Pvt Private SR Seaman Recruit AB Airman Basic |
(no Army insignia)
(no Marine insignia) ![]() (no Air Force insignia) |
Bill Murray & Harold Ramis in Stripes
Goldie Hahn in Private Benjamin Matthew Broderick in Biloxi Blues Stacey Dash in Renaissance Man Pauly Shore in In the Army Now |
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