US Army Rank Structure

Each soldier in the US Army must be able to identify each of the different ranks of enlisted men & women and officers. If you are a Future Soldier or considering joining the Army, you will want to memorize the following rank structure:

Insignia	Grade	Rank	Abbr.	Addressed As
No Insignia	E-1	Private	PVT	Private
	E-2	Private	PV2	Private
	E-3	Private First Class	PFC	Private
	E-4	Specialist	SPC	Specialist
	E-4	Corporal	CPL	Corporal
	E-5	Sergeant	SGT	Sergeant
	E-6	Staff Sergeant	SSG	Sergeant
	E-7	Sergeant First Class	SFC	Sergeant
	E-8	Master Sergeant	MSG	Sergeant
	E-8	First Sergeant	1SG	First Sergeant
	E-9	Sergeant Major	SGM	Sergeant Major
	E-9	Command Sergeant Major	CSM	Sergeant Major
	-	Sergeant Major of the Army	SMA	Sergeant Major
Warrant Officers
	W-1	Warrant Officer	WO1	Mr. or Ms.
	W-2	Chief Warrant Officer	CW2	Mr. or Ms.
	W-3	Chief Warrant Officer	CW3	Mr. or Ms.
	W-4	Chief Warrant Officer	CW4	Mr. or Ms.
	W-5	Chief Warrant Officer	CW5	Mr. or Ms.
Officers
	O-1	2nd Lieutenant	2LT	Lieutenant
	O-2	1st Lieutenant	1LT	Lieutenant
	O-3	Captain	CPT	Captain
	O-4	Major	MAJ	Major
	O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	LTC	Colonel
	O-6	Colonel	COL	Colonel
	O-7	Brigadier General	BG	General
	O-8	Major General	MJ	General
	O-9	Lieutenant General	LG	General
	O-10	General	GEN	General
	-	General of the Army	GOA	General