How does military rank go?

Answer 1

I believe it is:

private, corporal, sargeant, lieutenant, major, colonel, general (with all of their various degrees)

Answer 2

Each branch of service (Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, Army, and Air Force) have the same design E-1 through E-9 for the enlisted members and O-1 through O-10 for the officers. Some services have Warrant Officers, these are W-1 through W-5. Warrant Officers are E-7's and above that move into the officer community and though well respected are lower in rank to an
O-1. And lastly there O-1E through O-3E, these are officers who spent at least four(maybe six, I'm not exactly sure) years as an enlisted member. The only difference between them and the regular officers is the pay, they get a bit more. If you're thinking about joining the military my first advice to you is don't, go to college and get a civilian job, but if for some reason you don't listen then at least do this, go to college first and join as an officer. Also, think about what branch you want to go into. The marines shoot people and get shot, that's thier job. They make sure all the really bad guys are gone and then when its mostly safe the Army will come in and shoot and get shot by the not so bad guys. So think before you go jumping into one of those branches. Then there is the Navy, we(I'm in the Navy) either act as taxi cabs for the marines, dropping them off in dangerous places and then sail away to Italy or we blow things up from air conditioned spaces several miles off shore. This is a relatively safe service to join because no other country has as good a Navy as the US. Then there is the Air Force, again an excellent choice though its hard to advance (move from E-1 to E-2 etc...) for the most part they drink coffee and watch tv. And lastly the Coast Guard, they have to get permission from their mommy's to join and never go in water more than three feet deep...oh and they call their ships schooners or some crap like that because they're mostly gay.

Answer 3

For the above, rate is what you do and Rank is the position you hold.

U.S. Marines (Enlisted)
Private
Private First Class
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
First Sergeant / Master Sergeant
Sergeant Major / Master Gunnery Sergeant

U.S. Marines and Army Officer Ranks
2nd Lt.
1st Lt.
Captain
Major
Lt. Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lt. General
General

The navy and air force are real weird with their ranks and no-one really understands those ranks even people in those services. Besides only the best go into the Marine Corps and we don't care about the others.

Answer 4

Geez, some people are writing books, let me make this somewhat simple. I'll use the Army as an example since there are more soliders in the Army than other branches and the Navy is completely different.

E-1 Private (Buck)
E-2 Private (1-Stripe)
E-3 Private, First Class (PFC, 1-Stripe, 1-Arc)
E-4 Specialist (SPC)

Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs)

E-4 Corporal (2-Stripes)
E-5 Sergeant (SGT, 3-Stripes)
E-6 Staff Sergeant (SSG, 3-Stripes, 1-Arc)
E-7 Sergant, First Class (SFC, 3-Stripes, 2- Arcs)
E-8 Master Sergeant (MSG, 3-Stripes, 3-Arcs)
E-8 First Sergeant (1SG, 3-Stripes, 3-Arcs, Lozenge below Stripes)

E-9 Sergeant Major (SGM, 3-Stripes, 3-Arcs, Star below Stripes)
E-9 Command Sergeant Major (CSM, 3-Stripes, 3-Arcs, Star & Olive Branches)
E-9 Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA, 3-Stripes, 3-Arcs, 2-Stars, Eagle) - Sr. Enlisted Man in the Army

Commissioned Officers

0-1 Second Lieutenant (1-Gold Bar
0-2 First Lieutenant (1-Silver Bar)
0-3 Captain (2-Silver Bars)
0-4 Major (1-Gold Oakleaf)
0-5 Lieutenant Colonel (1-Silver Oakleaf)
0-6 Colonel (Silver Eagle)
0-7 Brigadier General (1-Star)
0-8 Major General (2-Stars)
0-9 Lieutenant General (3-Stars)
0-10 General (4-Stars)

Special Rank - General of the Army (5-Stars and only conferred by congressional approval and in times of war)

I didn't list WOs (Warrant Officers) because the rate is rarely used today except in technical capacities or as chopper pilots.

Answer 5

Every branch of service has a different way of classifying their rank so to speak. They are all called by different names they are all achieved in different ways, but this I can tell you enlisted all wear their rank on their sleeve, officers wear their rank on their collars. Now all this talk of E-1, to E-9 and O1etc.etc. is all pay grades with each new rank they are given they go up on the pay scale, it gets complicated but if you are in or have a spouse in you understand it all trust me. If you want to know all the different ranks of a certain branch of service I suggest looking it up on that services website otherwise there are so many names you will get lost.

Answer 6

There are a ton of different ranks, enlisted ranks, warrant officer ranks, and officer ranks. it would be best to check out a website about them. The navy and marines are different than teh army and air force.

Answer 7

Regardless of what each branch formally calls a particular pay level it is roughly as follows:
E1-3 enlisted non-rates
E4-5 non-commisioned officer
E6*-9 Staff non-commisioned officer (Navy starts @ E7)

WO1-CWO-4 Warrant Officer (very few of this classification)

01-03 Company Grade Officer
03-06Field Grade Officer
06-010 General (Fleet) Grade Officer

Each branch has it's unique naming system.

Answer 8

US Army:
Private to Command Sergeant Major as enlisted soldiers
E-1 Thur E-9 as pay grades

Answer 9

what do you mean rank? Rank is your job like MA (Master-at-arms) thats what my husband is. And rate (Pay Rate) is E-1,E-2,E-3,E-4. I think you mean how does rate go not rank.

OH yeah!!

GO NAVY!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Depends on which branch of service you're referring to.