US Army

GR
INSIG
ABRV
TITLE
E-1
PVT Private
E-2
PV2 Private 2
E-3
PFC Private First Class
E-4
SPC Specialist
E-4
CPL Corporal
E-5
SGT Sergeant
E-6
SSG Staff Sergeant
E-7
SFC Sergeant First Class
E-8
MSG Master Sergeant
E-8
1SG First Sergeant
E-9
SGM Sergeant Major
E-9
CSM Command Sergeant Major
E-9S
SMA Sergeant Major of the Army
W-1
WO1 Warrant Officer
W-2
CW2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
W-3
CW3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
W-4
CW4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
W-5
CW5 Chief Warrant Officer 5
O-1
2LT Second Lieutenant
O-2
1LT First Lieutenant
O-3
CPT Captain
O-4
MAJ Major
O-5
LTC Lieutenant Colonel
O-6
COL Colonel
O-7
BG Brigadier General
O-8
MG Major General
O-9
LTG Lieutenant General
O-10
GEN General
S
GA General of the Army

US Navy
US Coast Guard

GR
INSIG
ABRV
TITLE
E-1 SR Seaman Recruit
E-2
SA Seaman Apprentice
E-3
SN Seaman
E-4
PO3 Petty Officer 3rd Class
E-5
PO2 Petty Officer 2nd Class
E-6
PO2 Petty Officer 1st Class
E-7
CPO Chief Petty Officer
E-8
SCPO Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-9
MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer
E-9
MCPOC Command Master Chief Petty Officer
E-9
FLTCM Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer
E-9
FORCM Force Master Chief Petty Officer
E-9S
MCPON MPCOCG Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
...Coast Guard
W-1
WO1 Warrant Officer
W-2
CWO2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
W-3
CWO3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
W-4
CWO4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
W-5
CWO5 Chief Warrant Officer 5
O-1
ENS Ensign
O-2
LTJG Lieutenant, Junior Grade
O-3
LT Lieutenant
O-4
LCDR Lieutenant Commander
O-5
CDR Commander
O-6
CAPT Captain
O-7
RDML Rear Admiral (lower half)
O-8
RADM Rear Admiral (upper half)
O-9
VADM Vice Admiral
O-10
ADM Admiral Chief of Naval Operations, CDR of the Coast Guard
S
FADM Fleet Admiral


US Air Force

GR
INSIG
ABRV
TITLE
E-1
AB Airman Basic
E-2
Amn Airman
E-3
A1C Airman First Class
E-4
SrA Senior Airman or Sergeant
E-5
SSgt Staff Sergeant
E-6
TSgt Technical Sergeant
E-7
MSgt Master Sergeant
E-8
SMSgt Senior Master Sergeant
E-8
SMSgt Senior Master Sergeant
E-9
CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant
E-9
CCM Command Chief Master Sergeant
E-9S
CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
O-1
2d Lt Second Lieutenant
O-2
1st Lt First Lieutenant
O-3
Capt Captain
O-4
Maj Major
O-5
Lt Col Lieutenant Colonel
O-6
Col Colonel
O-7
Brig Gen Brigadier General
O-8
Maj Gen Major General
O-9
Lt Gen Lieutenant General
O-10
Gen General Air Force Chief of Staff
S
GOAF General of the Air Force

US Marines

GR
INSIG
ABRV
TITLE
E-1
Pvt Private
E-2
PFC Private First Class
E-3
LCpl Lance Corporal
E-4
Cpl Corporal
E-5
Sgt Sergeant
E-6
SSgt Staff Sergeant
E-7
GySgt Gunnery Sergeant
E-8
MSgt Master Sergeant
E-8
1stSgt First Sergeant
E-9
MGySgt Master Gunnery Sergeant
E-9
SgtMaj Sergeant Major
E-9S
SgtMaj- MarCor Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
W-1
WO1 Warrant Officer 1
W-2
CW2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
W-3
CW3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
W-4
CW4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
W-5
CW5 Chief Warrant Officer 5
O-1
2ndLt Second Lieutenant
O-2
1stLt First Lieutenant
O-3
Capt Captain
O-4
Maj Major
O-5
LtCol Lieutenant Colonel
O-6
Col Colonel
O-7
BGen Brigadier General
O-8
MajGen Major General
O-9
LtGen Lieutenant General
O-10
Gen General

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