This chart represents the U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia with seniority decreasing left-to-right inside a given pay grade. All ranks of Corporal or Sergeant and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Image File history File links US_Army_E-9_SMA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Army United States Army enlisted rank insignia Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/United States Ranks and insignia... Image File history File links US_Army_E-9_SGM.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Army Sergeant Major United States Army enlisted rank insignia Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/United States Ranks... Image File history File links US_Army_E-8_1SG.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Army United States Army enlisted rank insignia Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/United States Ranks and insignia... Image File history File links US_Army_E-8_MSG.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Army United States Army enlisted rank insignia Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/United States Ranks and insignia... Image File history File links US_Army_E-7. ... Image File history File links US_Army_E-6. ... Image File history File links US_Army_E-5. ... Image File history File links US_Army_E-4. ... Image File history File links US_Army_E-4_SPC.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Army United States Army enlisted rank insignia Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/United States Ranks and insignia... Image File history File links US_Army_E-3. ... Image File history File links US_Army_E-2. ... Sergeant Major of the Army insignia (U.S. Army) Sergeant Major of the Army flag (U.S. Army) The Sergeant Major of the Army is a unique rank in the United States Army. ... This article is about a military rank and position. ... This article is about a military rank and position. ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... United States Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Army Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Air Force A Master Sergeant is: the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Gunnery Sergeant, below Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of... Sergeant First Class insignia Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... This article is about the military rank. ... For the group of non-commissioned officer ranks in Singapore, see Specialist (Singapore). ... US Military In the U.S. Army, Private First Class is the third lowest enlisted rank, just above Private and below Corporal or Specialist. ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... The United States Army is the largest, and by some standards oldest, established branch of the armed forces of the United States and is one of seven uniformed services. ... // PAY GRADE In the United States Military, a Pay Grade is the rate at which all military members receive their basic pay. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ...

The rank of Specialist is a soldier of pay grade E-4 who has not yet attained non-commissioned officer status. It is common that a soldier may never be a Corporal and will move directly from Specialist to Sergeant, attaining NCO status immediately. For the group of non-commissioned officer ranks in Singapore, see Specialist (Singapore). ...

Command

In each command of company sized units and smaller, there is assigned a senior enlisted who is the monitor and advocate of the Enlisted Personnel to the commanding officer. This position is known as the First Sergeant, though the person carrying that title does not have to be the rank of First Sergeant (it is the highest ranking enlisted person in the company). In a battalion or larger unit, the senior enlisted soldier is a Command Sergeant-Major. The rank of Sergeant-Major is usually carried by one person in a battalion or larger unit, known as the Operations Sergeant-Major. Standard NATO code for a friendly infantry company. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols This article is about the military unit. ...

In terms of command, the rank of a person determines what job and command he/she has within a unit. For most personnel in the Infantry, a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (M2A2) is commanded by a Staff Sergeant, the gun is manned by a Specialist or Sergeant and the driver is Specialist or below. For the Armor, the Abrams Main Battle Tank (M1A2) is commanded by a Staff Sergeant, the gunner is a Sergeant, the loader is a Specialist and the driver is a Specialist or below. The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle) are American infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, (formerly United Defense, originally FMC). ... The M1 Abrams is a military tank produced in the United States. ...

Address

Formal terms of address specified in Army Regulation 600-20 "Army Command Policy" are "Sergeant Major" for all Sergeant Major ranks, "First Sergeant" for First Sergeants, "Sergeant" for Master Sergeants, Sergeants First Class, Staff Sergeants, and Sergeants. Corporals and Specialists are addressed by their rank. Specialists, Privates First Class, and Privates are usually called by last name only, or by simply "Soldier" although AR 600-20 stipulates that "Specialist" and "Private" are the correct forms of address for these ranks.

In some cases, informal titles are used. "Top" is commonly used by NCOs as an informal address to First Sergeants, or anyone serving as a Company 1st Sergeant. In Field Artillery, a Platoon Sergeant (usually an E-7) is referred to as "Smoke", and squad leaders (usually an E-6) are called "Chief" (some squad leaders discourage this, as "Chief" is also a common term of address for Warrant Officers). In some smaller units, with more tight-knit squads, soldiers might call their squad leader "Boss", or a similar respectful term. A habit that has all but died out, is a Platoon Sergeant in any unit other than Artillery, is affectionately called "Platoon Daddy", in casual conversation or in jest (but never in any official communication of any type). Specialists are sometimes jokingly referred to as "Command Private Major", "Full-Bird Private", or "PV4". In training units (Basic Combat Training and AIT), trainees are called "Warrior", as they have not yet earned the title of "Soldier". Special titles, such as "Drill Sergeant" are specific to certain jobs, and should not be confused for actual rank. The term "Sarge" is never used, as it is improper, and an insult to a soldier with the rank of Sergeant and above.^{[citation needed]}

Other services differ, such as the Marines, who address each other by full rank. (ie: "Yes, Staff Sergeant!" or "Quit walking on the grass, Lance Corporal!")

See also

• United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II
• United States Army officer rank insignia
• United States warrant officer rank insignia

The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system used today. ... This chart represents the U.S. Army officer rank insignia. ... For other uses of Warrant Officer, see Warrant Officer. ...

References

• Soldiers magazine January 2004 "Rank Insignia of the U.S. Armed Forces: enlisted" (lacks pictures but confirms the correctness of the given rank titles and abbreviations)
• US Army Rank and Insignia
• [1] Has pictures, but does not have an abbreviation for Private
• Army Regulation 600-20 Page 4 lists all current enlisted ranks, the correct form of address, the associated pay grade, and the correct abbreviation.