what are the ranks of order in the armed forces?

Answer 1

British officer ranks

Student Officer OF(D) OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 OF-7 OF-8 OF-9 OF-10
Royal Navy: O/C Mid SLt Lt Lt Cdr Cdr Capt Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Adm of the Fleet
Royal Marines: OCdt 2Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen
Army: OCdt 2Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen FM
Royal Air Force: OC / SO APO / PO Fg Off Flt Lt Sqn Ldr Wg Cdr Gp Capt ACdre AVM AM ACM MRAF

U.S. commissioned officer ranks
Student Officer O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10 O-11 (wartime only) Special Grade
United States Navy: MIDN/OC ENS LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT RDML RADM VADM ADM FADM Admiral of
the Navy
United States Marine Corps: Midn 2ndLt 1stLt Capt Maj LtCol Col BGen MajGen LtGen Gen (no equivalent) (no equivalent)
United States Army: CDT/OC 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN General of
the Army General of the Armies
United States Air Force: Cadet 2nd Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Gen Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen General of
the Air Force (no equivalent)

Answer 2

Different for different branches. all are broken down between enlisted and officers. These are for the US Air Force.
Enlisted:
E-1 Airman Basic
E-2 Airman
E-3 Airman 1st Class
E-4 Senior Airman
E-5 Staff Sgt.
E-6 Technical Sgt.
E-7 Master Sgt.
E-8 Senior Master Sgt.
E-9 Cheif Master Sgt.

Officers:
O-1 Second Lieutenant
O-2 First Lieutenant
O-3 Captain
O-4 Major
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel
O-6 Colonel
O-7 Brigadier General
O-8 Major General
O-9 Lieutenant General
O-10 General

Answer 3

Field Marshal
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant.

Above are Officers, Below other ranks.

Warrant Officer Class 1
Warrant Officer Class 2
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Lance Corporal
Private

Answer 4

According to the british ranking system, it is as follows:

Private
Private 1st class
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Sergeant Major
2nd Lt.
1st Lt.
Captain
Major
Lt. Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General (1 star)
Major General (2 stars)
Lt. General (3 stars)
General (4 stars)

Different armies have different rank orders and names, but the order shown is typical and are what all are familiar with.

Answer 5

There are four broad categories of rank in the Armed Forces.
I am most familiar with the US Army, so let's talk about them (most armed forces use this model, though the names of the ranks obviously differ).

A good guide is Pay Grade, although it is unflattering to refer to a soldier by his Pay Grade.

Pay Grades E (for enlisted) E-1 E-2 E-3 and E-4 are the basic soldiers. They do the work, shooting, fighting, repairing, supplying, and whatever. E-1 is Recruit or Private and is automatic when a soldier enlists. E-2 is slightly better, and is usually automatic when the soldier gets out of basic training. E-3 is Private First Class. E-4 is Specialist 4th Class (or rarely Corporal). A soldier rarely gets past E4 in his first term of enlistment (2-3-4 years).

Pay Grades E5 and higher are non-commissioned officers (sergeants). Their rank represents responsibility and leadership. A solider usually has to re-enlist and show he or she wants to stay in the military in order to get promoted to E5 or higher.

A Sergeant E5 is in charge of a squad of about 10 soldiers.
A Staff Sergeant E6 runs as section of slightly more, or has staff / administrative responsibilities.
A Platoon Sergeant E7 runs a platoon of 30-40 soldiers.
A Master Sergeant E8 is one of those gruff old guys who knows everything. There is a special case First Sergeant E8 (with special insignia) if he is in charge of a Company of about 200 or so soldiers.
Finally, there is a Sergeant Major E9 (basically the highest a sergeant can go) who is the top ranking sergeant in a larger unit (thus he is more-or-less in charge of all the First Sergeants).

We'll skip Warrant Officers as a special case.

Commissioned Officers have Pay Grade 01 through O10 or so.

Officers in pay grade O1 to O3 are company grade officers. The run the basic units of the Army.

A new officer is a Second Lieutenant O1. He has some ducation or training, but is basically learning how to do things. After a year or two, he gets promoted to Fist Lieutenant O2 and knows more of what he is doing. Lietuenants lead platoons of agbout 30-40 soldiers. After another year or two or three, he is promoted to Captain O3 and command of a Company (of about 3-5 platoons).

Pay Grades O4 O5 O6 are Field Grade Officers. They command the larger units, and probably spend 4-6 years in each rank.

Major O4 is usually a staff position; it helps in learning how various levels of the military work. Lieutenant Colonel O5 leads a battalion (of 4 companies). Colonel (ponounced kernel) O6 leads a Brigade of 4 battalions.

Pay Grades O7 and higher are General Officers (Generals). These are the true executives of the military. The lowest rank general is Brigadier General, then Major General, Lieutenant General, and finally General. But they are all addressed as "General". Rarely (as in a BIG war) there is General of the Army.

Other nations (but not the US) have a Field Marshal above General.

Answer 6

Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant.............not sure about the rest of the order...Field marshall is highest rank

Answer 7

feild marshal is the highest rank in the army and can only be awarded at a time of war.

Answer 8

Top Level : Hired Killer (removed from the scene)
Bottom Level : Hired Killer

Answer 9

small knob... , little knob, medium sized knob, bigger knob, huge knob.... massive knob, collosal knob with lots of badges.