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This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army, with dates showing each rank's beginning and end.
This article is a list of various nations ' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention NATO rank reference codes. These are used for easy comparison among NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.
The commissioned officer ranks of the United States Army can be split into three categories, from highest to lowest: general officers, field grade officers and company grade officers. [1] General officers encompass the ranks from brigadier general up. [1] Field grade includes major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel. [1] Company grade includes second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain. [1]
Pay grades [1] are used by the eight uniformed services of the United States [2] ( Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps) to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services. While different ranks may be used among the eight uniformed services ...
Office of the Law Revision Counsel U.S. Code TITLE 37-PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICE, section 101 (3)-Definitions (2006) "The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service"
Second lieutenant. Sergeant. Sergeant first class. Sergeant major. Command sergeant major. Sergeant Major of the Army. Specialist (rank) Staff sergeant.
Military ranks of the United States Air Force (2 C, 6 P) Military ranks of the United States Army (1 C, 47 P)
General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in 1919, as a personal accolade for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I; to George Washington in 1976, as a posthumous honor during the United States ...