Military Rank & Insignia Chart
Reference guide for military ranks and insignia across all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Army
Enlisted Ranks
- Private (PVT)
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Specialist (SPC)
- Corporal (CPL)
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Sergeant First Class (SFC)
- Master Sergeant (MSG)
- First Sergeant (1SG)
- Sergeant Major (SGM)
Officer Ranks
- Second Lieutenant (2LT)
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Captain (CPT)
- Major (MAJ)
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
- Colonel (COL)
- Brigadier General (BG)
- Major General (MG)
- Lieutenant General (LTG)
- General (GEN)
Navy
Enlisted Ranks
- Seaman Recruit (SR)
- Seaman Apprentice (SA)
- Seaman (SN)
- Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
- Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
- Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
- Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
- Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
- Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)
- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
Officer Ranks
- Ensign (ENS)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)
- Lieutenant (LT)
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Commander (CDR)
- Captain (CAPT)
- Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)
- Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM)
- Vice Admiral (VADM)
- Admiral (ADM)
Air Force
Enlisted Ranks
- Airman Basic (AB)
- Airman (Amn)
- Airman First Class (A1C)
- Senior Airman (SrA)
- Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
- Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
- Master Sergeant (MSgt)
- Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
- Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
Officer Ranks
- Second Lieutenant (2LT)
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Captain (Capt)
- Major (Maj)
- Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
- Colonel (Col)
- Brigadier General (Brig Gen)
- Major General (Maj Gen)
- Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
- General (Gen)
Marine Corps
Enlisted Ranks
- 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)
- Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)
Officer Ranks
- Second Lieutenant (2ndLt)
- First Lieutenant (1stLt)
- Captain (Capt)
- Major (Maj)
- Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)
- Colonel (Col)
- Brigadier General (BGen)
- Major General (MajGen)
- Lieutenant General (LtGen)
- General (Gen)
Coast Guard
Enlisted Ranks
- Seaman Recruit (SR)
- Seaman Apprentice (SA)
- Seaman (SN)
- Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
- Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
- Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
- Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
- Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
- Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)
- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG)
Officer Ranks
- Ensign (ENS)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)
- Lieutenant (LT)
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Commander (CDR)
- Captain (CAPT)
- Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)
- Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM)
- Vice Admiral (VADM)
- Admiral (ADM)