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Left to right, as examples: 4-star
Gen. U.S. Grant, 5-star Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, 4-star Gen. Norman
Schwarzkopf, and 3AD Cold War soldiers: Staff Sgt. Charles Cooper,
Capt. Walter Shannon, and Spec. 4 Vincent Biondi. |
CURRENT CHART OF U.S. ARMY RANKS
and applicable for the 3AD period of 1955 - 1992
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NOTE: The ranks of SP5 through SP7 (included
below) no longer exist. SP5 and SP6 were discontinued in 1985,
and SP7 in 1978.
| E1 |
PV1 / PVT |
Private or
"Buck Private" |
| E2 |
PV2 / PVT |
Private |
| E3 |
PFC |
Private First
Class |
| E4 |
CPL / SP4 |
Corporal
/ Specialist 4 |
| E5 |
SGT / SP5 |
Sergeant
or "Buck Sergeant" / Spec. 5 |
| E6 |
SSG
/ SP6 |
Staff Sergeant
/ Specialist 6 |
| E7 |
PSG / SFC
/ SP7 |
Platoon Sgt
/ Sgt First Class / Spec. 7 |
| E8 |
1SG / MSG |
First Sergeant
/ Master Sergeant |
| E9 |
CSM / SGM |
Command Sgt
Major / Sgt Major |
| W1 |
WO1 |
Warrant Officer |
| W2 |
WO2 |
Chief Warrant
Officer |
| W3 |
WO3 |
Chief Warrant
Officer |
| W4 |
WO4 |
Chief Warrant
Officer |
| O1 |
2LT |
Second Lieutenant |
| O2 |
1LT |
First Lieutenant |
| O3 |
CPT |
Captain |
| O4 |
MAJ |
Major |
| O5 |
LTC |
Lieutenant
Colonel |
| O6 |
COL |
Colonel |
| O7 |
BG (1
star) |
Brigadier
General |
| O8 |
MG (2
stars) |
Major General |
| O9 |
LTG (3
stars) |
Lieutenant
General |
| O10 |
GEN (4
stars) |
General |
| O11 |
GA (5
stars) |
General of
the Army |
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