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United States Army Rank Structure

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Enlisted

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US DoD
Pay grade
E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Insignia No Insignia
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 CPL SGT SSG SFC MSG 1SG SGM CSM SMA

Warrant Officer

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US DoD
Pay grade
W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4 W-5
Insignia
Title Warrant Officer 1 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chief Warrant Officer 5
Abbreviation WO1 CW2 CW3 CW4 CW5

Commissioned Officer

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US DoD
Pay Grade
O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10
Insignia
Title Second
Lieutenant
First
Lieutenant
Captain Major Lieutenant
Colonel
Colonel Brigadier
General
Major
General
Lieutenant
General
General
Abbreviation 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN

United States Army Chain of Command

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Element Leader Alternate Non-Commissioned Officer Size Subordinates
Team
Sergeant
(SGT)

Corporal
(CPL)
N/A 3 to 4 Soldiers None
Squad /
Section

Staff Sergeant
(SSG)

Sergeant
(SGT)
N/A 6 to 9 Soldiers 2 Teams
Platoon
First Lieutenant
(1LT)

Second Lieutenant
(2LT)

Sergeant First Class
(SFC)
16 to 44 Soldiers 4 Squads / 2 Sections
Unit Commander Executive Officer Senior Enlisted Advisor Size Subordinates
Company
Captain
(CPT)

First Lieutenant
(1LT)

First Sergeant
(1SG)
60 to 190 Soldiers 3 to 5 Platoons
Battalion
Lieutenant Colonel
(LTC)

Major
(MAJ)

Command Sergeant Major
(CSM)
300 to 1,000 Soldiers 4 Companies
Brigade
Colonel
(COL)

Lieutenant Colonel
(LTC)

Command Sergeant Major
(CSM)
3,000 to 5,000 Soldiers 2 to 5 Battalions
Unit Commanding General Deputy Commanding General Senior Enlisted Advisor Size Subordinates
Division
Major General
(MG)

Brigadier General
(BG)

Command Sergeant Major
(CSM)
10,000 to 15,000 Soldiers 3 to 5 Brigades
Corps
Lieutenant General
(LTG)

Brigadier General
(BG)

Command Sergeant Major
(CSM)
20,000 to 45,000 Soldiers 2 to 5 Divisions
Army
General
(GEN)

Major General
(MG)

Command Sergeant Major
(CSM)
50,000 + 2 + Corps
Command Commanding General Deputy Commanding General Senior Enlisted Advisor Size Subordinates
Unified Command
General
(GEN)

Lieutenant General
(LTG)

Command Sergeant Major
(CSM)