What is the order of military positions from lowest to highest?

Question

I think it is: Private, Corporal, Sargent, Lieutenant, General, Commander; I'm not sure.

Can you give me the same thing for the navy, marines, and airforce aswell?

Answer 1

It divide into 2 class.
Commissioned Officer and non-commissioned Officer

Non-Commissioned Officer
1) Recruit
2) Private
3) Lance Corporal
4) Corporal
5) Sergent
6) Major-Sergent
7) 2nd Warrant Officer
8) 1st Warrant Officer

Commissioned Officer
1) 2nd Lieutenant
2) Lieutenant
3) Captain
4) Major
5) Lieutenant Colonel
6) Colonel
7) Brigader General (1 star general)
8) Major General (2 star general)
9) Lieutenant General (3 star general)
10) General (4 star general)
11) 5 star general

Answer 2

In the US Army
Enlisted
E-1 Private
E-2 Private 2
E-3 Private 1st Class
E-4 Specialist/ or/ Corporal (a corporal is a NCO specs are not)
E-5 Sergeant
E-6 Staff Sergeant
E-7 Sergeant 1st class/ Master Sergeant
E-8 1st Sergeant
E-9 Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. and Sergeant major of the Army (1 position) Thank you for the correction (I'm doing this from memory)


Commissioned (by Congress) Officers
O-1 2ED lieutenant
O-2 1ST lieutenant
O-3 Captain
O-4 Major
O-5 Lt. Col
O-6 Colonel
O-7 Brigadier General 1star
O-8 Major General 2star
O-9 Lt. General 3star
O-10 General 4star
There have been 4 or 5 (5star generals) in our history Nimitz, Paton, Eisenhower, and I can think of the others right now. It for Theater commanders. (Mostly if not all WW2)

Warrant Officers

WO-1 Warrant Officer 1
WO-2 Warrant Officer 2
WO-3 Warrant Officer 3
WO-4 Warrant Officer 4
WO-5 Warrant Officer 5

Answer 3

For Commissioned Officers, highest to lowest:

General of the Army
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant

For Enlisted Ranks:
Sergeant Major of the Army
Command Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major
First Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Sergeant First Class
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Private First Class
Private (E2)
Private (E1)

There are other grades for other specialties as well as warrant officers.

Answer 4

Private first class, Master Sergeant, Sergeant, First Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, General

Answer 5

To correct sean, E9 in the Army can be one of three different titles:
Sergeant Major (usually a technical expert)
Command Sergeant Major (the top NCO at battalion or higher level command)
Sergeant Major of the Army (only one like he said)

Answer 6

Go Here:
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/enlisted.html

Answer 7

one rank i have not seen on here which they dont give out(anymore) but is still a rank was general of the armies which was held by George Washington.

Answer 8

Join the corps you'll find out all that neat stuff,and the great part is you wont forget.

Answer 9

google about military

Answer 10

http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/pocock/ranks.htm
Google, "Military ranks", 3 seconds.