US Army Ranks
Enlisted Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers
[edit | edit source]The chart below represents the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Army.
| US DoD Pay grade | E-1 | E-2 | E-3 | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | E-7 | E-8 | E-9 | ||||
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| Title | Private | Private | Private First Class | Specialist | Corporal | Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant First Class | Master Sergeant | First Sergeant | Sergeant Major | Command Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major of the Army |
| Abbreviation | PV1 | PV2 | PFC | SPC1 | CPL | SGT | SSG | SFC | MSG | 1SG | SGM | CSM | SMA |
| NATO Code | OR-1 | OR-2 | OR-3 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-5 | OR-6 | OR-7 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 |
| 1 SP4 is no longer an acceptable abbreviation for Specialist. | |||||||||||||
All enlisted ranks of corporal and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs).
Privates (E1 and E2) and privates first class (E3) are addressed as 'Private (last name)', specialists as 'Specialist (last name)', corporals as 'Corporal (last name)', and sergeants, staff sergeants, sergeants first class, and master sergeants all as 'Sergeant (last name).' First sergeants are addressed as 'First Sergeant (last name)', and sergeants major and command sergeants major are addressed as 'Sergeant Major (last name)'.
Warrant Officers
[edit | edit source]The chart below represents the current Warrant Officer rank insignia of the United States Army.
| US DoD pay grade | W-1 | W-2 | W-3 | W-4 | W-5 |
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| Title | Warrant Officer 1 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 | Chief Warrant Officer 5 |
| Abbreviation | WO1 | CW2 | CW3 | CW4 | CW5 |
| NATO Code | WO-1 | WO-2 | WO-3 | WO-4 | WO-5 |
Warrant officers are single track, specialty officers with subject matter expertise in a particular area. They are initially appointed as warrant officers (in the rank of WO1) by the Secretary of the Army, but receive their commission upon promotion to chief warrant officer two (CW2).
By regulation, a Warrant Officer 1 is addressed as 'Mr. (last name)' or 'Ms. (last name) or sir/ma'am. Upon promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 2, 'Mr. or Ms. (last name)' the term "Chief" is introduced as an additional term of address although this is an unofficial title.
Commissioned Officers
[edit | edit source]The chart below represents the current officer rank insignia of the United States Army.
| US DoD Pay Grade | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 | |
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| Title | Second lieutenant |
First lieutenant |
Captain | Major | Lieutenant colonel |
Colonel | Brigadier general |
Major general |
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| Abbreviation | 2LT | 1LT | CPT | MAJ | LTC | COL | BG | MG | LTG | GEN | |
| NATO Code | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6 | OF-7 | OF-8 | OF-9 | OF-10 | |
Army regulations call for addressing all personnel with the rank of general as 'General (last name)' regardless of the number of stars. Likewise, both colonels and lieutenant colonels are addressed as 'Colonel (last name)' and first and second lieutenants as 'Lieutenant (last name).'