What is the difference between a lieutenant, a major, and a sergeant?

Answer 1

A Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer.
A lieutenant is the first of the commissioned ranks.
A Major is the fourth ranking achieved as you move up the commissioned ranks.

As you didn't say whether you were British or American I'll list all the ranks from bottom to top, the British Army is first followed by the American equivalent in brackets, the numbers between the stars are the NATO designation.

Non commissioned ranks (enlisted men)

Private or Trooper - (Private) - *OR-2*
Lance Corporal - (Private 1st Class) - *OR-3*
Corporal - (Corporal) - *OR-4*
N/A - (Sergeant) - *OR-5*
Sergeant - (N/A) - *OR-5 & OR-6*
N/A - (Staff Sergeant) - *OR-5*
Staff or Colour Sergeant - (Sergeant First Class) - *OR-7*
Warrant Officer class 2 or Sergeant Major - (Master Sergeant) - *OR-8*
Warrant Officer class 2 or Quartermaster Sergeant - (First Sergeant) - *OR-8*
Warrant Officer class 1 - (Sergeant Major) - *OR-9*
NA - (Command Sergeant Major) - *OR-9*
Warrant Officer class 1 or Conductor - (Sergeant Major of the Army) - *OR-9)

Commissioned ranks

Second Lieutenant - (Second Lieutenant) - *OF-1*
Lieutenant - (First Lieutenant) - *OF-1*
Captain - (Captain) - *OF-2*
Major - (Major) - *OF-3*
Lieutenant Colonel - (Lieutenant Colonel) - *OF-4*
Colonel - (Colonel) - *OF-5*
Brigadier - (Brigadier General) - *OF-6*
Major General - (Major General) - *OF-7*
Lieutenant General - (Lieutenant General) - *OF-8*
General - (General) - *OF-9*
Field Marshal - (General of the Army) - *OF-10*

Remember also that the Royal Marines and US Marine Corps have different names for some of the listed ranks, and indeed units with the British or US Armies have different designations.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

A lieutenant and a Major are officers. This means they have a 4 year degree,paid better, and have more people under there direct command. A sergeant is the 5th rank an enlisted men can become. A Lieutenant is an 0-1 and 0- out of O-10a major is an O-4, out of O-10 and a Sargent is an E-5 out of a possible E-9

Answer 3

A lieutenant is an entry-level officer...been an officer for up to 4 years or so. An O-1 or O-2 paygrade.

A Major is a mid-level officer...been an officer for 10-15 years. An O-4 paygrade.

A sergeant is a non-commissioned officer. It's branch-specific, but in the USMC, a Sergeant is an E-5 paygrade and probably been in 4-7 years or so.

I assume you know the difference between enlisted servicemembers and commissioned officers. That's a whole different answer...

Answer 4

A sergeant is a non-commissioned officer, the highest NCO rank (there are different ranks of sergeant) you can achieve. Commissioned officers top to bottom are General, Colonel, Lt. Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant. There are also varying degrees of General and Lieutenant. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

If you believe the answers of each, the sergeant "works for a living."

Majors and Lieutenants are officers who often command groups of soldiers as units. Sergeants are the guys who are the leaders in the field. Whereas officers might not know their men very well, you can bet the sergeant will know every last person in his group and will know how to motivate each one.

In theory, the higher ranks of officers have more experience so they should be able to manage large groups of people better. They are like middle-to-upper management of the military forces. Sergeants are like the shop-floor supervisors.

Answer 6

the difference between the lieutenant and the sergeant is that the sergeant has been promoted 4 times.
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Answer 7

There are different ranks.

General
Lientenant
major
Sergeant
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Answer 8

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Answer 9

an LT &MAJ are Officers who have been commissioned as a Sergeant is a non commissioned Officer.


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Answer 10

lieutenant