Tom Clancy FAQ - Military Ranks

The U.S. Military ranks data was taken from newsgroup messages, U.S. Military web pages and published data, and other websites. 

Pay Grade	U.S. Army		U.S. Air Force		U.S. Navy			U.S. Marines
	Title	Insignia	Title	Insignia	Title	Insignia		Title	Insignia
E-1	Private		Airman Basic		Seaman Recruit			Private
E-2	Private 2		Airman		Seman Apprentice			Private First Class
E-3	Private First Class		Airman First Class		Seaman			Lance Corporal
E-4	Specialist		Senior Airman or Sergeant		Petty Officer 3rd Class			Corporal
	Corporal
E-5	Sergeant		Staff Sergeant		Petty Officer 2nd Class			Sergeant
E-6	Staff Sergeant		Technical Sergeant		Petty Officer 1st Class			Staff Sergeant
E-7	Sergeant First Class		Master Sergeant		Chief Petty Officer			Gunnery Sergeant
E-8	Master Sergeant		Senior Master Sergeant		Senior Chief Petty Officer			Master Sergeant
	First Sergeant		First Sergeant					First Sergeant
E-9	Sergeant Major /		Chief Master Sergeant		Master Chief Petty Officer			Master Gunnery Sergeant
	Command Sergeant Major		First Sergeant					Sergeant Major
E-9 special	Sergeant Major of the Army		Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force		Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy			Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
W-1	Warrant Officer One		(None)		(None)			Warrant Officer One
W-2	Chief Warrant Officer Two		(None)		Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Two
W-3	Chief Warrant Officer Three		(None)		Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Three
W-4	Chief Warrant Officer Four		(None)		Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Four
W-5	Master Warrant Officer Five		(None)		(None)			Warrant Officer Five
O-1	Second Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Ensign			Second Lieutenant
O-2	First Lieutenant		First Lieutenant		Lieutenant, Junior Grade			First Lieutenant
O-3	Captain		Captain		Lieutenant			Captain
O-4	Major		Major		Lieutenant Commander			Major
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Commander			Lieutenant Colonel
O-6	Colonel		Colonel		Captain			Colonel
O-7	Brigadier General		Brigadier General		Rear Admiral, Lower Half (sometimes Commodore)			Brigadier General
O-8	Major General		Major General		Rear Admiral, Upper Half			Major General
O-9	Lieutenant General		Lieutenant General		Vice Admiral			Lieutenant General
O-10	General		General		Admiral			General