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!!!
 

 

 

[AZamericonnie]

Puff Master P Diddey L0L

He changes his name more than Prince!LOL

[mylife]

L0L I made the moniker up ;)

[NYTexan]

It kinda had a 'little Feet' tang & roll to it.

[AZamericonnie]

Evening Colonel! Cool avatar!

[BIGLOOK]

Drudge's radio show is a good place for Mother Cindy to get more face time. That you didn't catch what she was saying makes it perfect.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Thank you, dear lady! I'm doing a forehead plant onto the keyboard now so it's off to bed for me .. but I'll check in tomorrow! Night!

[luvie]

Are you series? That hugh maroon actually called Drudge? What on earth could she possibly have to say to him!

BTW--I love that song "For Love"!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, Gold.....nice tunes. I'm enjoying Burl Ives.

[mylife]

I like that Drudge, An entertainer is calling BS on Mother Sheehan.

He's a Geraldo of sorts but he is doing a great service by mocking the loons

[StarCMC]

LOL!!! You sound like my kinda traveller - the louder the better! Well....to a point!

[StarCMC]

Casey is a mutt. They adopted him from a shelter -- he looks like a fox -- literally. He's adorable!

[StarCMC]

OMG - you're kidding!! That's too funny!! I hope he posts a transcript!!

[mylife]

Who knows what cindy spouts L0L

You really should go see Robert earl Keen.

He's a livin Tx legend

[Kathy in Alaska]

ONE O TWO

Remind me never to visit Texas in the summer!! Yikes!!

[StarCMC]

Hey - it's for my heroes out there!! I love what they have done for me. (And you're one of those!! Thank you!!)

[mylife]

He's mockin Gore and the handwringers now.

I dont always agree with Matt but he's nailing The Libs foolishness tonight

[trussell]

Night Colonel. Sweet dreams!!

[Jack Deth]

The curved yellow lines are for the fighters to move out from their parking slots, Ma. Each row of spots is called a Row. Usually alphabetical.

The straight yellow line will bend into a curve, then straight line to lead to the Hammerhead. Where that far off F-16 is waiting to do Run-Up and Take-Off Checks.

Takes awhile to get used to.

Jack.

[trussell]

He sounds cute...

my little Trixie did really good with the visiting dog until the kids got home...then she decided he didn't belong within 20 feet of the kids. She voiced her opinion, and he just barked at her! It was sooooo cute!

[Colonial Warrior]

And a good evening to you, too.

Thanks! I have a few that I really like. This was my first.