Enlisted ranks edit
Army, Marines, and Air Force edit
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| Title | Private | Private | Private First Class | Specialist | Corporal | Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant First Class | Master Sergeant | First Sergeant | Sergeant Major | Command Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major of the Army | ||
| Abbreviation | PVT | PV2 | PFC | SPC ² | CPL | SGT | SSG | SFC | MSG | 1SG | SGM | CSM | SMA | ||
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| Title | Private (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) | |||
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| Title | Airman Basic | Airman | Airman First Class | Senior Airman | Staff Sergeant | Technical Sergeant | Master Sergeant¹ | Senior Master Sergeant¹ | Chief Master Sergeant¹ | Command Chief Master Sergeant | Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force | ||||
| Abbreviation | AB | Amn | A1C | SrA | SSgt | TSgt | MSgt | SMSgt | CMSgt | CCM | CMSAF | ||||
| NATO Code | OR-1 | OR-2 | OR-3 | OR-4 | OR-5 | OR-6 | OR-7 | OR-8 | OR-9 | ||||||
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| ² SP4 is no longer an acceptable abbreviation for Specialist. | |||||||||||||||
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| Rate title | Seaman / Hospitalman Recruit | Fireman Recruit | Airman Recruit | Constructionman Recruit | Seaman / Hospitalman Apprentice | Fireman Apprentice | Airman Apprentice | Constructionman Apprentice | Seaman / Hospitalman | Fireman | Airman | Constructionman |
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| Abbreviation | SR / HR | FR | AR | CR | SA / HA | FA | AA | CA | SN / HN | FN | AN | CN |
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| Rate title | Seaman Recruit | Seaman Apprentice | Fireman Apprentice | Airman Apprentice | Seaman | Fireman | Airman | |||||
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| Pay grade | E-1 | E-2 | E-3 | |||||||||
| NATO code | OR-1 | OR-2 | OR-3 | |||||||||
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| Rate title | Petty Officer Third Class | Petty Officer Second Class | Petty Officer First Class | Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Master Chief Petty Officer | Command Master Chief Petty Officer | Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officer | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy | |||
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| Abbreviation | PO3 | PO2 | PO1 | CPO | SCPO | MCPO | CMDCM | FLTCM/FORCM | MCPON | |||
| Pay grade | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | E-7 | E-8 | E-9 | ||||||
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| Rate title | Petty Officer Third Class | Petty Officer Second Class | Petty Officer First Class | Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Master Chief Petty Officer | Command Master Chief Petty Officer | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard | |||
| Pay grade | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | E-7 | E-8 | E-9 | E-10 | |||||
| Abbreviation | PO3 | PO2 | PO1 | CPO | SCPO | MCPO | CMC | MCPOCG | ||||
| NATO code | OR-4 | OR-5 | OR-6 | OR-7 | OR-8 | OR-9 | ||||||
Commissioned officers edit
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| Abbreviation | 2LT | 1LT | CPT | MAJ | LTC | COL | BG | MG | LTG | GEN | |
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| Rank | Ensign | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander |
Commander | Captain | Rear admiral (lower half) |
Rear admiral | Vice admiral | Admiral | Fleet admiral¹ |
| Abbreviation | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM¹ |
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| PHS Title | Junior Assistant | Assistant | Senior Assistant | Full | Senior | Director | Assistant Surgeon General | Deputy Surgeon General | Surgeon General | Assistant Secretary for Health | |
| NATO Code | OFFICER-1 | OFFICER2 | OFFICER3 | OFFICER4 | OFFICER5 | OFFICER6 | OFFICER7 | OFFICER8 | OFFICER9 | ||
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