army rank structure

  • e-1 private

    lowest rank of enlisted serivce men given after recruit training. they hold no insignia.
  • E-3 private first class

    E-3 private first class

    given after a year of service or sooner by supervisor
  • e-4 corporal or specialst

    e-4 corporal or specialst

    given after minium two years of service
  • E-5 sargant

    E-5 sargant

    typically coammands a squad
  • E-6 staff sargant

    E-6 staff sargant

    commands a squad with two to three sargants under them
  • E-7 sargant first class

    E-7 sargant first class

  • E-8 master sargant and first sargant

    E-8 master sargant and first sargant

    holding the same o0f E-8 wiht different responsibilties
  • E-9 sargant major and command sargant major

    E-9 sargant major and command sargant major

    hold both E-9 wiht different responisibilities
  • sargant major of the army

    sargant major of the army

    highest enlisted rank possible to achieve
  • O-1 second lieuntant

    O-1 second lieuntant

    lowest comishioned officer rank
  • O-2 First lieutant

    O-2 First lieutant

    commonly in chgarge of a conmapny sized unit
  • O-3 captain

    O-3 captain

  • O-4 major

    O-4 major

  • O-10 general

    O-10 general

    holds four stars
  • special- genral of the army

    special- genral of the army

    five star general only given at times of war
  • general george washington

    general george washington

    awarded the rank of a six staqr general post humorously in order to keep him as the highest ranking officer in united states history