Rank Insignia of the U.S. Armed Forces: enlisted

Soldiers Magazine, Jan, 2004

Rank Insignia of the U.S. Armed Forces

ENLISTED

    E-1           E-2           E-3            E-4

                         ARMY

    no                                      Corporal
 insignia                                     (CPL)

Private E-1   Private E-2     Private      Specialist
   (PV1)         (PV2)      First Class       (SPC)
                               (PFC)

                        MARINES

    no
 insignia

  Private       Private        Lance        Corporal
   (Pvt)         First       Corporal         (Cpl)
                 (PFC)        (LCpl)

                      AIR FORCE

    no
 insignia

  Airman        Airman        Airman         Senior
   Basic         (Amn)      First Class      Airman
   (AB)                        (A1C)          (SrA)

                        NAVY

    no
 insignia

  Seaman        Seaman        Seaman      Petty Officer
  Recruit     Apprentice       (SN)        Third Class
   (SR)          (SA)                         (PO3)

                     COAST GUARD

  Seaman        Seaman        Seaman      Petty Officer
  Recruit     Apprentice       (SN)        Third Class
   (SR)          (SA)                         (PO3)

     E-5             E-6                 E-7

                           ARMY

  Sergeant          Staff             Sergeant
    (SGT)         Sergeant           First class
                    (SSG)              (SFC)

                          MARINES

  Sergeant          Staff              Gunnery
    (Sgt)         Sergeant             Sergeant
                   (SSgt)              (GySgt)

                         AIR FORCE

    Staff         Technical      Master     First
  Sergeant        Sergeant      Sergeant   Sergeant
   (SSgt)          (TSgt)        (MSgt)     (E-7)

                            NAVY

Petty Officer   Petty Officer         Chief
Second Class     First Class       Petty Officer
    (PO2)          (PO1)              (CPO)

                         COAST GUARD

Petty Officer   Petty Officer         Chief
Second Class     First Class       Petty Officer
    (PO2)           (PO1)             (CPO)

         E-8                      E-9

                    ARMY

 Master      First           Sergeant      Command
Sergeant    Sergeant           Major      Sergeant
  (MSG)      (1SG)             (SGM)       Major
                                          (CSM)

                   MARINES

 Master      First             Master      Sergeant
Sergeant    Sergeant          Gunnery       Major
 (MSgt)     (1stSgt)         Sergeant      (SgtMaj)
                              (MGySgt)

                  AIR FORCE

 Senior      First        Chief       First        Command
 Master     Sergeant     Master      Sergeant   Chief Master
Sergeant     (E-8)      Sergeant      (E-9)       Sergeant
 (SMSgt)                 (CMSgt)                    (CCM)

                         NAVY

     Senior Chief        Master          Force or Fleet
    Petty Officer      Chief Petty      Command Master
       (SCPO)            Officer       Chief Petty Officer
                         (MCPO)          (FORMC) (FLTMC)

                      COAST GUARD

     Senior Chief              Master         Command
     Petty Officer            Chief Petty      Master
        (SCPO)                Officer         Chief
                                (MCPO)         (CMC)

   SENIOR
  ENLISTED
  ADVISORS

    ARMY

  Sergeant
  Major of
  the Army
    (SMA)

   MARINES

  Sergeant
Major of the
Marine Corps
 (SgtMajMC)

  AIR FORCE

Chief Master
 Sergeant of
the Air Force
   (CMSAF)

    NAVY

Master chief
Petty Officer
 of the Navy
   (MCPON)

 COAST GUARD

Master Chief
Petty Officer
   of the
 Coast Guard
  (MCPO-CG)

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