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]

Hummm....Now I'll have to find "Picnic".

[luvie]

What does "little feet" mean?...sorry to inturrupt...:o)

[luvie]

I don't even want to be here in the summertime, Kathy--but have no choice! It's still 84 and not even much of a breeze. I want falling leaves and 70's!!! Waaaaaa! :o)

[BIGLOOK]

Panthers won ....owe ya a beer.

[NYTexan]

That's an old band.

[txradioguy]

LOL! I saw that. Surprised myself.

Don't worry about the beer. I was just picking on the Pats fans here in the canteen.

Now the REAL game of the week is Monday night.

Cowboys v. Redskins

[Kathy in Alaska]

Adding Doggie Babysitter to your resume, huh? LOL! Glad the doggies got along.

[AZamericonnie]

Cowboys v. Redskins

That is traditionaly a big game. I might have to catch that one!

[luvie]

Okey-dokey! I should have heard of them--but I don't do much country. Or didn't till I started hanging out here. Hubby thinks I've been corrupted! ROFL!!!!!!He hates country music!!

[mylife]

"Little Feat"

"Small Wonder"

Little Feat Red Red Roses

[BIGLOOK]

Whoa now pardner.....Monday night's game is New Orleans at New York Giants in New Jersey.

Go Big Blue!

[luvie]

You ARE rootin' for the Cowboys aren't ya!??

Should they actually get their act together and become a football team again! ;o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Colonel..((HUGS)) Welcome back. You must be awfully tired after all that driving.

[AZamericonnie]

Good analogy Tex.

Little Feet~Dixie Chicken

[mylife]

Gnight Gang :)

[SevenofNine]

Breaking news off Kydto news wire report that North Korea after being bully by US and China is probably suspend nuke program but we almost to agreement for other stuff

Yeah Karl Rove man of the World

[luvie]

Already???? :o)

'Nite--see ya!

[BIGLOOK]

Sleep well, My. See ya soon.

[Colonial Warrior]

Thank you Kathy. But it was and is my honor to serve in any capacity for our great nation.

After so many years taking care of soldiers, it is hard to let someone else take care of them. There is so much that needs to be done it takes everyone working together to make it happen.

Today's leaders are good...and the soldiers themselves are good. They will go and do any mission they are given and do it superbly, on a moment's notice.

We need to keep the homefront safe and in good order. Taking care of the military families who remain behind is just as important. Soldiers who are deployed must remain focused on their missions not worrying about problems here at home.

Having people like you, as well as the many others here on the canteen are great for their morale and peace of mind.

Thank you for the service you perform! And God Bless our Troops!

[AZamericonnie]

Night My....Have a good day at work tomorrow! *Hugs*