FReeper Canteen ~ Military Ranks ~ Officers ~ Sept. 19, 2005

Daffy Duck

[StarCMC]

 

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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~

Military Rank - Part 2
Officers Ranks

           

Today we're taking a side trip in the Short Speak journey to learn more about the different military ranks.  Hopefully you're not as confused about it as I am! 

Officer ranks in the United States military consist of commissioned officers and warrant officers. The commissioned ranks are the highest in the military. These officers hold presidential commissions and are confirmed at their ranks by the Senate. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps officers are called company grade officers in the pay grades of O-1 to O-3, field grade officers in pay grades O-4 to O-6 and general officers in pay grades O-7 and higher. The equivalent officer groupings in the Navy are called junior grade, mid-grade and flag.

Warrant officers hold warrants from their service secretary and are specialists and experts in certain military technologies or capabilities. The lowest ranking warrant officers serve under a warrant, but they receive commissions from the president upon promotion to chief warrant officer 2. These commissioned warrant officers are direct representatives of the president of the United States. They derive their authority from the same source as commissioned officers but remain specialists, in contrast to commissioned officers, who are generalists. There are no warrant officers in the Air Force.

Naval officers wear distinctively different rank devices depending upon the uniform they're wearing. The three basic uniforms and rank devices used are: khakis, collar insignia pins; whites, stripes on shoulder boards; and blues, stripes sewn on the lower coat sleeves.

 

	Army	Navy & Coast Guard	Marines	Air Force
W1	Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)	USN Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)	Warrant Officer 1 (WO)	No Warrant
W2	Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)	USN Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)   USCG	Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)	No Warrant
W3	Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)	USN Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)   USCG	Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)	No Warrant
W4	Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)	USN Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)   USCG	Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)	No Warrant
W5	Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)	USN Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)	Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)	No Warrant

 

	Army	Navy & Coast Guard	Marines	Air Force
O1	Second Lieutenant (2LT)	Ensign (ENS)	Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt.)	Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt.)
O2	First Lieutenant (1LT)	Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)	First Lieutenant (1st Lt.)	First Lieutenant (1st Lt.)
O3	Captain (CPT)	Lieutenant (LT)	Captain (Capt.)	Captain (Capt.)
O4	Major (MAJ)	Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)	Major (Maj.)	Major (Maj.)
O5	Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)	Commander (CDR)	Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.)	Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.)
O6	Colonel (COL)	Captain (CAPT)	Colonel (Col.)	Colonel (Col.)
O7	Brigadier General (BG)	Rear Admiral Lower Half (RADM (LH))	Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.)	Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.)
O8	Major General (MG)	Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM (UH))	Major General (Maj. Gen.)	Major General (Maj. Gen.)
O9	Lieutenant General (LTG)	Vice Admiral (VADM)	Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.)	Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.)
O10	General (GEN) Army Chief of Staff	Admiral (ADM) Chief of Naval Operations   Adm. Vern Clark and Commandant of the Coast Guard   Adm. Thomas H. Collins	General (Gen.) Commandant of the Marine Corps   Gen. Michael W. Hagee	General (Gen.) Air Force Chief of Staff   Gen. John P. Jumper retiring Nov. 1, 2005
	General of the Army (reserved for wartime only)	Fleet Admiral (reserved for wartime only)		General of the Air Force (reserved for wartime only)

A note to my heroes

Regardless of what rank you are;
whether enlisted or officer;
Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine or Coast Guardsman;
Hear this:
I appreciate you and everything you have done for me from the
bottom of my heart.  You make me SO proud to be an American.
God bless you all!

 

If you have a suggestion for a Field Trip - maybe a place where YOU have been stationed and would like to re-visit - PLEASE Freepmail it to starcmc!!  Thanks!

 

  

 

Please remember: the Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops.
As such we attempt to keep it MOSTLY apolitical. 
Thanks for playing and have a nice day!  LOL!!!
 

 

 

[SevenofNine]

Hey Tomkow I saw some of your client voting in Aghatarion latest report is that Agahrn may one step close to democracy according to BBC wire

So put who fault it is this space_________

[Colonel_Flagg]

Michael Buble - Save The Last Dance For Me

The trip was fun, but it's good to be home! :) Wanna dance?

[AZamericonnie]

It's not bad...gives the blacktop & such a chance to cool down!

[StarCMC]

Ugh!! I hear ya!! I'm not great at driving at night usually. ALthough I seem to be getting better at it. I do really well if I get to pick the CD when I'm driving! LOL

[mylife]

I like it. Roots firmly planted

[Colonel_Flagg]

I burned three trip CDs and they got a rather loud workout!

[StarCMC]

COOL tune Connie!! I love that one!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

tom.....#150!!
Intolerant.....#200!!

[trussell]

It would be my pleasure!
...and what a wonderful song you have chosen!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL!!

[AZamericonnie]

Glad you like it too. I may have to find some more & see if it's as good.

[NYTexan]

Listening to it now, good song Connie!

[trussell]

What breed is the dog? I love animals...I hope that came through in the visit today! I want her to be comfortable leaving her dog with me!

[mylife]

It has to be better than Puff Master P Diddey L0L

[luvie]

Let's see.....hmmmmmmmmm...who could be everywhere at once.....Ah, YES!!!!! IT IS.......

A PERFECT ROVIAN STORM

[GoldStarBrother]

Canteen Music Requests!
Incoming!
(Please support the artists below!)
 

If you would like to be added/removed from the Canteen Music Ping List, please FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska

Artist/Title: 
Jimmy Buffet~Another Saturday Night
 

Artist/Title: 
Burl Ives~Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
 

Artist/Song Title:
Burl Ives~Will There Be Any Stars
 

Suitable For Ma and Kids:  Yes

Sidenote:  Great Tunes All
 

*** Please ping laurenmarlowe to any song requests made on the thread. Thank you! ***

 

[mylife]

Cindy Sheehan just called into Drudges radio show L0L

I didnt even catch what she was saying , but Matt was mocking her

[Colonial Warrior]

You betcha! And besides, you are long overdue for one yourself. Thanks you for all that you do!!

((((Hugs!)))

[AZamericonnie]

Evening Tex! I was hoping you'd enjoy! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, JJ..........look familiar?

How is the pilot supposed to follow all those yellow lines?