U.S. Army Enlisted  Rank Insignia

 

E1

Private

E2

Private E-2
(PV2)


Army Private E2
 

E3

Private First Class
(PFC)

Army Private 1st Class E3

E4

Corporal
(CPL)

Army Corporal E4

Specialist
(SPC)

Army Specialist E4

E5

Sergeant
(SGT)

Army Sergeant E5

E6

Staff Sergeant
(SSG)

Army Staff Sergeant E6

E7

Sergeant First Class
(SFC)

Army Sergeant 1st Class E7

E8

Master
Sergeant
(MSG)

Army Master Sergeant E8

First
Sergeant
(1SG)

Army First Sergeant E8

E9

Sergeant Major
(SGM)

Army Sergeant Major E9

Command
Sergeant Major
(CSM)

Army Command Sergeant Major E9

Sergeant Major
of the
Army

(SMA)

Army Sergeant Major of the Army E9

 

 

US Army Warrant Officer/ Officer Insignia

 

Officer ranks in the United States military consist of commissioned officers and warrant officers. The commissioned ranks are the highest in the military. These officers hold presidential commissions and are confirmed at their ranks by the Senate. Army officers are called company grade officers in the pay grades of O-1 to O-3, field grade officers in pay grades O-4 to O-6 and general officers in pay grades O-7 and higher.

 

Warrant officers hold warrants from their service secretary and are specialists and experts in certain military technologies or capabilities. The lowest ranking warrant officers serve under a warrant, but they receive commissions from the president upon promotion to chief warrant officer 2. These commissioned warrant officers are direct representatives of the president of the United States. They derive their authority from the same source as commissioned officers but remain specialists, in contrast to commissioned officers, who are generalists.

Warrant Officers

W1

Warrant Officer 1
WO1

U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1

W2

Chief Warrant Officer 2
CW2


U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2
 

W3

Chief Warrant Officer 3
CW3


U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3

W4

Chief Warrant Officer 4
CW4

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4

W5

Chief Warrant Officer
CW5

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5

Officers

01

Second Lieutenant
2LT

U.S. Army Officer Second LT

02

First Lieutenant
1LT

U.S. Army Officer First LT

03

Captain
CPT

U.S. Army Officer Captain

04

Major
MAJ

Army Officer Major

05

Lieutenant Colonel
LTC

Army Officer LT Colonel

06

Colonel
COL


Army Officer Colonel

07

Brigadier General
BG

Army Officer Brigadier General

08

Major General
MG

Army Officer Major General

09

Lieutenant
General
LTG


Army Officer LT General

10

General
GEN
Army Chief of Staff

Army Officer General

 

General of the Army
(Reserved for wartime only)

Army Officer General of the Army

 

J.R.O.T.C. Officer Insignia

 

 


Cadet Second Lieutenant

02


Cadet First Lieutenant

03


Cadet Captain

04


Cadet Major

05


Cadet Lt. Colonel

06


Cadet Colonel

 

J.R.O.T.C. Enlisted Insignia

 

E1

Cadet

E2


Private

E3


Private First Class

E4


Corporal

E5


Sergeant

E6


Staff Sergeant

E7


Sergeant First Class

E8


Master Sergeant


First Sergeant

E9


Sergeant Major


Command Sergeant Major