What are the military ranks highest to lowest?

What are the military ranks highest to lowest?What are the military ranks highest to lowest?Depends on nation, but I'll assume you mean US. These are Army, Air Force and Marine Officer ranks:

General of the Army (5 star) used only in wartime

General (4 stars)

Lt General (3 stars)

Maj General (2 stars) (originally stood for "Sgt Major" General which is why a "major" is lower ranked than a Lieutenant.)

Brigadier General (1 Star)

Colonel

Lt Colonel

Major

Captain

1st Lt

2nd Lt

E9 ("Chief Master Sergeant", "Sgt Major", "Master Gunnery Sergeant")

E8 ("Senior Master Sergeant", "Master Sergeant")

E7 ("Master Sergeant", "Sergeant 1st Class", "Gunnery Sergeant")

E6 ("Technical Sergeant", "Staff Sergeant")

E5 ("Staff Sergeant", "Sergeant, Sergeant")

E4 ("Senior Airman" (USAF did away with "Sergeant"), "Corporal", "Specialist" -Army only)

E3 ("Airman 1st Class", "Private 1st Class", "Lance Corporal")

E2 ("Airman, "Private", "Private 1st Class)

E1 ("Airman Basic, "Private")What are the military ranks highest to lowest?
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What are the military ranks highest to lowest?Who's military and, in some cases, which Branch. In Canada the ranks are the same although the Navy calls some of them with traditional names but with the Brits, Aussies (I believe) and the US each branch names them something different.



If you want to see them all from different countries, including what the rank insignia look like, just check out the link below.
Commissioned Officers

** General of the Army General of the Air Force Fleet Admiral

O-10 Army Chief of Staff

General

Air Force Chief of Staff

General

Commandant of the Marine Corps

General

Chief of Naval Operations

Commandant of the Coast Guard



Admiral



O-9 Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Vice Admiral

O-8 Major General Major General Major General Rear Admiral

(Upper Half)

O-7 Brigadier General Brigadier General Brigadier General Rear Admiral

(Commodore)

O-6 Colonel Colonel Colonel Captain

O-5 Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Commander

O-4 Major Major Major Lieutenant Commander

O-3 Captain Captain Captain Lieutenant

O-2 1st Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant, Junior Grade

O-1 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Ensign

Warrant Officers

W-5 Master Warrant Officer 5 Chief Warrant Officer 5

Master Warrant Officer

W-4 Warrant Officer 4 Chief Warrant Officer 4

Warrant Officer 4

W-3 Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 3

Warrant Officer 3

W-2 Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 2

Warrant Officer 2

W-1 Warrant Officer 1 Warrant Officer

Warrant Officer 1

Non-Commissioned Officers

Special Sergeant Major of the Army Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

E-9 Command Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major

First Sergeant (Chief Master Sergeant)

Chief Master Sergeant

Sergeant Major

Master Gunnery Sergeant

Master Chief Petty Officer

E-8 First Sergeant

Master Sergeant

First Sergeant (Senior Master Sergeant)

Senior Master Sergeant

First Sergeant

Master Sergeant

Senior Chief Petty Officer

E-7 Sergeant First Class First Sergeant (Master Sergeant)

Master Sergeant

Gunnery Sergeant Chief Petty Officer

E-6 Staff Sergeant Technical Sergeant Staff Sergeant Petty Officer

First Class

E-5 Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Petty Officer

Second Class

E-4 Corporal Corporal Petty Officer

Third Class

Enlisted Personnel

E-4 Specialist Senior Airman





E-3 Private First Class Airman First Class Lance Corporal Seaman

E-2 Private Airman Private First Class Seaman Apprentice

E-1 Private (Recruit) Airman Basic Private Seaman RecruitWhat are the military ranks highest to lowest?Your edit doesn't make sense. There is no 'overall army'..the Army IS a branch OF the military..as is Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard etc. Example, Marines are not 'part of' the Army, they are only associated by the fact they are both separate branches of the military. IE. There are no 'military ranks' only a list of ranks for each branch..which can easily be searched.



EDIT: you know what will have what your looking for? Google.What are the military ranks highest to lowest?
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Joseph: I'm an E-2 and you're a **********.
Its different in each branch of the military.What are the military ranks highest to lowest?
Go to Google and type in US Military Ranks and Units and hit enter and there you go.
Highest: narcissistic dictator

Lowest: stupid braindead dogsbody slave





Update: Andrew K: you mean Chief of Staff ???



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