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

Posted on 09/18/2005 6:59:54 PM PDT by StarCMC

 
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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~

Military Rank - Part 2
Officers Ranks

ArmyPatch small   NavySeal small   Air Force Seal   Marines Seal small   Coast Guard Seal small (better)

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)

undefined

USN Chief Warrant Officer 2
(CWO2)

undefined

 

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)

undefined

No Warrant

 

W4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CW4)

USN Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CWO4)

 

USCG

Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CWO4)

undefined

No Warrant

 

W5 Chief Warrant Officer 5
(CW5)

undefined

USN Chief Warrant Officer 5
(CWO5)

Chief Warrant Officer 5
(CWO5)

undefined

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)

undefined

Lieutenant Junior Grade
(LTJG)

First Lieutenant
(1st Lt.)

undefined

First Lieutenant
(1st Lt.)

undefined

O3 Captain
(CPT)

undefined

Lieutenant
(LT)

Captain
(Capt.)

undefined

Captain
(Capt.)

undefined

O4 Major
(MAJ)

Lieutenant Commander
(LCDR)

Major
(Maj.)

Major
(Maj.)

O5 Lieutenant Colonel
(LTC)

Commander
(CDR)

undefined

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))

undefined

Brigadier General
(Brig. Gen.)

Brigadier General
(Brig. Gen.)

O8 Major General
(MG)

Rear Admiral Upper Half
(RADM (UH))

undefined

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!!!
 

 

 



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1 posted on 09/18/2005 6:59:56 PM PDT by StarCMC
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To: StarCMC

Yo Star Cool Thread.. *Hugs*


2 posted on 09/18/2005 7:00:48 PM PDT by GoldStarBrother (Don't Give Up Hope Moses Was A Basket Case Also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: StarCMC

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~


3 posted on 09/18/2005 7:01:12 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: StarCMC; All
Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Lord Please Bless Our Troops.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up.


4 posted on 09/18/2005 7:02:48 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: StarCMC
Evening Star.
Great thread.

{{{HUGS}}}
5 posted on 09/18/2005 7:03:01 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: All


6 posted on 09/18/2005 7:03:40 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (Going to the End of the Line...)
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To: HopeandGlory

Evening Hope beautiful graphic.

Thank you for the pledge.


7 posted on 09/18/2005 7:03:47 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: bentfeather

Evening Ms Feather.

{{{HUGS}}}


8 posted on 09/18/2005 7:04:15 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: GoldStarBrother

9 posted on 09/18/2005 7:05:07 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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10 posted on 09/18/2005 7:06:01 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

Good evening, Mrs. Nooseman.


11 posted on 09/18/2005 7:06:34 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (Going to the End of the Line...)
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Dear admin moderator, would you please pretty please fix the date in the thread title. While technically it is CORRECT that it is NOW Sept 18 (at least here in the CST Zone) the thread is REALLY for Sept 19. Thank you OH SO MUCH, Dear admin moderator! Sincerly, your humble servant, StarCMC
12 posted on 09/18/2005 7:07:49 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: StarCMC
Thanks for today's thread Daffy!


13 posted on 09/18/2005 7:08:17 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
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To: StarCMC
LOL.

I didn't even notice that the date is wrong.

It's still the 18th here as well,so that is probably the reason I didn't notice.~chuckle~
14 posted on 09/18/2005 7:09:19 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
You're very welcome . . . our Troops deserve all the support we can give.



15 posted on 09/18/2005 7:10:17 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: HopeandGlory

You are certainly right about that.

Let me see what I can come up with.

{{{HUGS}}}


16 posted on 09/18/2005 7:11:15 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: StarCMC
Geez....for once I thought I was on the right day......and now you go and change it!

Oh well, Happy Tomorrow Star!

17 posted on 09/18/2005 7:11:40 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)
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18 posted on 09/18/2005 7:11:55 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Have you said Thank You to a service man or woman today?)
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To: AZamericonnie

Good evening Connie-girl! *HUGS!*


19 posted on 09/18/2005 7:12:32 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: HopeandGlory

Good evening Hopey ~ thanks for the pledge!


20 posted on 09/18/2005 7:13:19 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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