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[1] - US DoD, The United States Military Rank Insignia All Warrant Officer grades are authorized, but not used by the Air Force [2] - Office of the Law Revision Counsel . "U.S. Code TITLE 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, section 207(a)-Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps (2006)" (PDF) .
United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared; United States. United States uniformed services: comparative ranks of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted servicemen; United States Air Force: enlisted, officer; United States Army: enlisted, warrant officer, officer; United States Coast Guard: enlisted, warrant officer, officer
The senior most NCO in each Service has a unique title, and in the US Services a unique set of rank/rating insignia. See also. List of comparative military ranks; Ranks and insignia of NATO; British Army officer rank insignia; British Army other ranks rank insignia; U.S. Army officer rank insignia; U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia; Military rank
W. Warrant officer. Warrant officer (United States) Categories: Military of the United States. Military ranks by country. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
General of the Army / Armies. While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: General of the Army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and General of the Armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank.
Warrant officers (WO1–CW5) Warrant officers (WOs) and chief warrant officers (CWOs) in the US military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "warrant" from the secretary of the army.
The main difference is in the commissioned officer ranks, where the US system recognises two ranks at OF-1 level (O-1 and O-2), meaning that all O-x numbers after O-1 are one point higher on the US scale than they are on the NATO scale (e.g. a major is OF-3 on the NATO scale and O-4 on the US scale).
Members of the United States military maintain their highest rank after discharge or retirement. 10 U.S. Code § 772(e) states: A person not on active duty who served honorably in time of war in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title and wear the uniform of the highest grade held by him during that war.