Enlisted ranks edit

Army, Marines, and Air Force edit

US DoD Pay gradeE-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
Army InsigniaNo Insignia
TitlePrivatePrivatePrivate First ClassSpecialistCorporalSergeantStaff SergeantSergeant First ClassMaster SergeantFirst SergeantSergeant MajorCommand Sergeant MajorSergeant Major of the Army
AbbreviationPVTPV2PFCSPC ²CPLSGTSSGSFCMSG1SGSGMCSMSMA
Marine Insigniano insignia
TitlePrivate (Pvt)Private First Class (PFC)Lance Corporal (LCpl)Corporal (Cpl)Sergeant (Sgt)Staff Sergeant (SSgt)Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt)Master Sergeant (MSgt)First Sergeant (1stSgt)Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt)Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMarCor)
Air Force InsigniaNo Insignia
TitleAirman BasicAirmanAirman First ClassSenior AirmanStaff SergeantTechnical SergeantMaster Sergeant¹Senior Master Sergeant¹Chief Master Sergeant¹Command Chief Master SergeantChief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
AbbreviationABAmnA1CSrASSgtTSgtMSgtSMSgtCMSgtCCMCMSAF
NATO CodeOR-1OR-2OR-3OR-4OR-5OR-6OR-7OR-8OR-9

¹ The U.S. Air Force does not have a separate First Sergeant rank; it is instead a duty denoted by a diamond within the upper field.

² SP4 is no longer an acceptable abbreviation for Specialist.

Navy and Coast Guard edit

Navy
Rate titleSeaman / Hospitalman RecruitFireman RecruitAirman RecruitConstructionman RecruitSeaman / Hospitalman ApprenticeFireman ApprenticeAirman ApprenticeConstructionman ApprenticeSeaman / HospitalmanFiremanAirmanConstructionman
Sleeve insigniaNo
Insignia
No
Insignia
No
Insignia
No
Insignia
Collar device
AbbreviationSR / HRFRARCRSA / HAFAAACASN / HNFNANCN
Coast Guard
Rate titleSeaman RecruitSeaman ApprenticeFireman ApprenticeAirman ApprenticeSeamanFiremanAirman
Sleeve Insignia
AbbreviationSRSAFAAASNFNAN
Pay gradeE-1E-2E-3
NATO codeOR-1OR-2OR-3
Navy
Rate titlePetty Officer Third ClassPetty Officer Second ClassPetty Officer First ClassChief Petty OfficerSenior Chief Petty OfficerMaster Chief Petty OfficerCommand Master Chief Petty OfficerFleet/Force Master Chief Petty OfficerMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Sleeve insignia
Collar device File:PO1 collar-2.png
AbbreviationPO3PO2PO1CPOSCPOMCPOCMDCMFLTCM/FORCMMCPON
Pay gradeE-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9
Coast Guard
Sleeve Insignia
Collar device
Rate titlePetty Officer Third ClassPetty Officer Second ClassPetty Officer First ClassChief Petty OfficerSenior Chief Petty OfficerMaster Chief Petty OfficerCommand Master Chief Petty OfficerMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve ForceMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Pay gradeE-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9E-10
AbbreviationPO3PO2PO1CPOSCPOMCPOCMCMCPOCG
NATO codeOR-4OR-5OR-6OR-7OR-8OR-9

Commissioned officers edit

Army
US DoD Pay GradeO-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7O-8O-9O-10
Army Insignia
RankSecond
Lieutenant
First
Lieutenant
CaptainMajorLieutenant
Colonel
ColonelBrigadier
General
Major
General
Lieutenant
General
General
Abbreviation2LT1LTCPTMAJLTCCOLBGMGLTGGEN
Navy, Coast Guard, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service
Navy Insignia
Coast Guard Insignia
NOAA Insignia
RankEnsignLieutenant
(junior grade)
LieutenantLieutenant
commander
CommanderCaptainRear admiral
(lower half)
Rear admiralVice admiralAdmiralFleet admiral¹
AbbreviationENSLTJGLTLCDRCDRCAPTRDMLRADMVADMADMFADM¹
PHS Insignia
PHS TitleJunior AssistantAssistantSenior AssistantFullSeniorDirectorAssistant Surgeon GeneralDeputy Surgeon GeneralSurgeon GeneralAssistant Secretary for Health
NATO CodeOFFICER-1OFFICER2OFFICER3OFFICER4OFFICER5OFFICER6OFFICER7OFFICER8OFFICER9
¹Awarded only in times of Congressionally declared war (inactive).