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

Daffy Duck

[StarCMC]

 

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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]

Breaking news off Xinurea news wire rport that NORTH Korea has announced that they going give up all nuke program ALL OF IT according to spokeperson

DAMN Karl Rove he bully Chia Pet LOL!

Also report from Sky news did you hear about this new book by some Author claim that Russia former KGB head claim he had KGB invaded India govt including Indria Garhani back in da day old cabinet

DAMNNNN

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, GW and Twins Pawpaw. Glad your grandson was able to speak with one of our heroes, and you too.

[txradioguy]

The way the re-alignment is going now...there's not much left as it is.

BTW...did you ever get comfirmation of Vlad's little comment to Chris Matthews?

[SevenofNine]

Tass only one had the story YEAH so far I hearing from Tass news wire Vlad may not run for third term guess this I hearing that he can run in 2012 take a break write his memiors appear on Fox news or whatever

Then come back
I think he be back HE IS KGB Agent his duty to Mother Russia I hearing about Chia Pet I hearing Dubya did some Hollywood dealing

Apparently I hearing Kim Jong 11 get three picture deal and maybe appearance on South Park or West Wing

I hearing Chia Pet want do Law and ORder

[BIGLOOK]

Hmmmmm....a little bird just flew through my window, out of breath and tired. Gave me a message from the mainland; don't forget Happy Birthday Valerie!

[ValerieUSA]

I didn't actually meet Tim McGraw, but the one scene I can be seen in is was filmed that night after being out in cold rain and wind (all the makeup and hairspray were gone by then) and I am walking past the car where he's having a temper tantrum on the hood. It's shown in the outtakes on the DVD. I had to walk past the car over and over again while the lighting and sound guys were working with his stand-in to get the technical set up just right before they brought out McGraw. I recognized the back of my head anyway. *L*

[ValerieUSA]

muchas gracias

[SevenofNine]

MAN Too bad Lennie is dead I could imagine Lennie do his reset I miss Lennie BTW Lost won for Best Drama
Everybody love raymond won for Best comedy

And Best mini series is Lost Prince Masterpiece theatre movie on PBS That good movie rack that from PBS I dont' give rack to PBS that often

Hey TG you probably know more is kinda weird that Rummy has turn his back on ancenstor I hear Rummy still have kinfolks who was badmouth him in Brit papers something about second cousin twice remove badmouth him

The line that would produce Future Rummy left in Germany late 1800 that what I hear

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Kim Jong Il could act as Tattoo on a remake of Fantasy Island: "The prane, boss, the prane!"

Actually I hear he loves movies and kidnapped a South Korean film director and forced him to make a propaganda film about his life.

[ValerieUSA]

It was while filming at the stadium in Odessa that I got this lightning shot during a wild storm at night.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

star.....#250!!
AZ.....#300 and #350!!
tx.....#400!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Iran and North Korea?? Yeah, right!

[SevenofNine]

Kathy you know update on that I told you about NOrth Korea has agree to give up all nukes OF COURSE i think picture deal Kim Jong 11 want do movie with Barbara Streindard and sing with him we know how good voice Chia Pet has remember Team America

NOT LOL!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

The Monkees~Vallerie

Happy Birthday!

[SevenofNine]

Come think of it did Kim JOng 11 did version of Godzilla I hear that story LOL!

Yeah show North Korea Godzilla fighting Imperialist West COME ON CHIA PET you must have ideas LOL!

Rebel that too funny hey don't laugh but listen they are going do remake of Fanstey Island they looking for actor to play Mr Rourke and Tatoo I hear about that

Well HELLO there no new script in Hollywood they rehash ideas

[ValerieUSA]

That's a totally cute woo hoo.
I have to get some sleep -- nighty night all.

[ValerieUSA]

*LOL*
That's GREAT!
Thank you.

[SevenofNine]

Whoa only News organizaition that operate in North KOrea Tass news wire confirm now that NK did this

You know what another caindate who fault is this don't forget could be Condi Rice fault

We always blame the men BUT COME ON ladies everybody know Condi did this

Also report off SKY news reproting that Sri Lanka may call first open democratic election in Novemeber

And Kydto news wire reporting that Japansee Yen has go sky high since announcement of this yeah this pretty bad even Japanese don't feel confortable with Chia Pet that tell you something this only country in the world that has their own Mascot this mascot is TALL while Chia pet Kim Jong 11 could pass as one of little people in Willy Wonka and Chocolate factory

[SevenofNine]

OH I GOt idea okay Kim Jong 11 has agreement to give up his nuke I got idea

Have him say he got three picture deal with Dreamworks he could work with Sean Penn do West Wing with Martin Sheen or replace him everybody know that he is on his last season why they bring in Alan Aida and Jimmy Smits

Then have him produce sing duet with Barbara Streindard LOL!

You like it??? LOL!

OH MAN I should been Hollywood agent LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Belated Birthday, Valerie!!

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