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Enlisted Insignia U.S. Military Rank Insignia

Officer ranks in the United States military consist of commissioned officers and warrant officers. The commissioned ranks are the highest in the military. These officers hold presidential commissions and are confirmed at their ranks by the Senate. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps officers are called company grade officers in the pay grades of O-1 to O-3, field grade officers in pay grades O-4 to O-6 and general officers in pay grades O-7 and higher. The equivalent officer groupings in the Navy are called junior grade, mid-grade and flag.

Warrant officers hold warrants from their service secretary and are specialists and experts in certain military technologies or capabilities. The lowest ranking warrant officers serve under a warrant, but they receive commissions from the president upon promotion to chief warrant officer 2. These commissioned warrant officers are direct representatives of the president of the United States. They derive their authority from the same source as commissioned officers but remain specialists, in contrast to commissioned officers, who are generalists. There are no warrant officers in the Air Force.

U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard

Naval officers wear distinctively different rank devices depending upon the uniform they're wearing. The three basic uniforms and rank devices used are: khakis, collar insignia pins; whites, stripes on shoulder boards; and blues, stripes sewn on the lower coat sleeves.

W1
Warrant Officer 1
WO1

U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1		 Warrant Officer 1
W-1
* The grade of Warrant Officer W-1 is no longer in use.



Warrant Officer 1
WO

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 1		 NO WARRANT
W2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
CW2


U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2
 Chief Warrant
Officer 2
CWO2


U.S. Navy/Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 		Chief Warrant Officer 2
CWO2

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 2

NO WARRANT

W3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
CW3


U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 		Chief Warrant
Officer 3
CWO3


Navy/Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 		Chief Warrant Officer 3
CWO3

Marine Corps Warrant Officer 3

NO WARRANT
W4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
CW4

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 		Chief Warrant
Officer 4
CWO4


U.S. Navy/Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 		Chief Warrant Officer 4
CWO4

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 4
NO WARRANT
W5 Chief Warrant Officer
CW5

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5

NO
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
CWO5 		Chief Warrant Officer 5
CWO5

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer 5 		NO WARRANT
  U.S. Army U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard
O1
Second Lieutenant
2LT

U.S. Army Officer Second LT

Ensign
ENS

Second Lieutenant
2nd Lt.

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Second Lt 		Second Lieutenant
2nd Lt.

U.S. Air Force Officer Second Lt
O2 First Lieutenant
1LT

U.S. Army 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

First Lieutenant
1st Lt.

U.S. Air Force Officer First Lt

O3
Captain
CPT

U.S. Army Officer Captain 		Lieutenant
LT

U.S. Navy/CoastGuard Officer Lieutenant

Captain
Capt.

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Captain



Captain
Capt.

U.S. Air Force Officer Captain


O4

Major
MAJ

Army Officer Major

Lieutenant Commander
LCDR

Navy/CoastGuard Officer Lieutenant Commander


Major
Maj.

Marine Corps Officer Major
Major
Maj.

Air Force Officer Major
O5
Lieutenant Colonel
LTC

Army Officer LT Colonel

 Commander
CDR


Navy/CoastGuard Officer Commander
Lieutenant Colonel
Lt. Col.

Marine Corps Officer Lt Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Lt. Col.

Air Force Officer Lt. Colonel
O6 Colonel
COL


Army Officer Colonel 		Captain
CAPT

Navy/CoastGuard Officer Captain 		Colonel
Col.

Marine Corps Officer Colonel 		Colonel
Col.


Air Force Officer Colonel
O7 Brigadier General
BG

Army 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

Brigadier General
Brig. Gen.

Air Force Officer Brigadier General

O8
Major General
MG

Army 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 		Major General
Maj. Gen.

Air Force Officer Major General
O9 Lieutenant
General
LTG

Army Officer LT General		 Vice Admiral
VADM

Navy/CoastGuard Officer Vice Admiral

Lieutenant
General
Lt. Gen.

Marine Corps Officer Lt General 		Lieutenant
General
Lt. Gen.

Air Force Officer Lt General
O10

General
GEN
Army Chief of Staff

Army Officer General


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
Gen.
Air Force Chief of Staff


General of the Army
(Reserved for wartime only)



Army Officer General of the Army
Fleet Admiral
(Reserved for wartime only)


Navy/CoastGuard Officer Fleet Admiral

 

 General of the Air Force
(Reserved for wartime only)



Air Force Officer General of the Air Force
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