US MILITARY OFFICER RANKS
ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINES:
O-10- GENERAL
O-9 – LIEUTENANT GENERAL
O-8 – MAJOR GENERAL
O-7 – BRIGADIER GENERAL
O-6 – COLONEL
O-5 – LIEUTENANT COLONEL
O-4 – MAJOR
O-3 – CAPTAIN
O-2 – 1ST LIEUTENANT
O-1 – 2ND LIEUTENANT
Army, Marine, Air Force Officer Ranks
Navy Enlisted Ranks
U S MILITARY RANKS,
NAVY ENLISTED MEN:
E-9 – MASTER CHIEF P.O.
E-8 – SENIOR CHIEF P.O.
E-7 – CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
E-6 – PETTY OFFICER 1STCL
E-5 – PETTY OFFICER 2NDCL
E-4 – PETTY OFFICER 3RDCL
E-3 – SEAMAN
E-2 – SEAMAN APPRENTICE
E-1 – SEAMAN RECRUIT
Marine Corps Enlisted Ranks
U S MILITARY RANKS,
MARINE CORPS ENLISTED MEN
E-9 – MASTER GUNNERY SGT.
E-8 – MASTER SERGEANT
E-7 – GUNNERY SERGEANT
E-6 – STAFF SERGEANT
E-5 – SERGEANT
E-4 – CORPORAL
E-3 – LANCE CORPORAL
E-2 – PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
E-1 – PRIVATE
Air Force Enlisted Ranks
U S MILITARY RANKS,
AIR FORCE ENLISTED MEN:
E-9 – CHIEF MASTER SGT.
E-8 – SENIOR MASTER SGT.
E-7 – MASTER SERGEANT
E-6 – TECHNICAL SERGEANT
E-5 – STAFF SERGEANT
E-4 – SENIOR AIRMAN
E-3 – AIRMAN FIRST CLASS
E-2 – AIRMAN
E-1 – AIRMAN BASIC
Army Enlisted Ranks
U S MILITARY RANKS,
ARMY ENLISTED MEN:
E-9 – SERGEANT MAJOR
E-8 – FIRST SERGEANT
E-7 – SERGEANT FIRST CL.
E-6 – STAFF SERGEANT
E-5 – SERGEANT
E-4 – CORPORAL,SPECIALIST
E-3 – PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
E-2 – PRIVATE
E-1 – PRIVATE (RECRUIT)
MILITARY UNIT SIZE
APPR. MILITARY UNIT SIZE:
#PERS. / COMP.
ARMY 100,000 2+CORPS
CORPS 30,000 2+ DIV.
DIVISION 15,000 3 BRIG.
BRIGADE 4,500 3 REG.
REGIMENT 1,500 2 BTN.
BATTALION 700 4+COMP.
COMPANY 175 4 PLAT.
PLATOON 40 4SQUADS
SQUAD 10 TROOPS
TROOP 1 SOLDIER
REED B. SOMMER
REED B. SOMMER
SP-3,US ARMY, FT LEWIS,WA
OCT, 1953 TO OCT, 1955
Bert Sommer
BERT SOMMER
CPL, US ARMY,JAPAN, KOREA
86TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTN
JUNE, 1951 TO MAY, 1953
Clifford H Sommer
CLIFFORD H. SOMMER
PFC,US ARMY, FT WORDEN, WA
CAMP DESERT ROCK, NV.
FEB, 1951 TO FEB, 1953
Sons in Service Flag
“SONS IN SERVICE FLAG”:
DURING WWI AND WWII,
EACH FAMILY WOULD DISPLAY
SMALL RED-BORDERED WHITE
RECTANGULAR FLAGS WITH
BLUE STARS REPRESENTING
THE NUMBER OF SONS IN
THE SERVICE DURING THE
WAR. IF A SON DIED IN
THE WAR, THE BLUE STAR
WAS COVERED WITH A
GOLD STAR.
