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

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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

Warrant Officer 1
(WO1)

USN Warrant Officer 1
(WO1)

Warrant Officer 1
(WO)

No Warrant

Chief Warrant Officer 2
(CW2)

USN Chief Warrant Officer 2
(CWO2)

USCG

Chief Warrant Officer 2
(CWO2)

No Warrant

Chief Warrant Officer 3
(CW3)

USN Chief Warrant Officer 3
(CWO3)

USCG

Chief Warrant Officer 3
(CWO3)

No Warrant

Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CW4)

USN Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CWO4)

USCG

Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CWO4)

No Warrant

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!!!

521 posted on 09/19/2005 6:22:37 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Good morning Bro!! Thanks for my critters! (((HUGS)))

522 posted on 09/19/2005 6:27:40 AM PDT by Bethbg79 (God bless our Troops and their families!)

HELLO? Who is this please?

523 posted on 09/19/2005 6:29:39 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered".......(Thomas Paine))

524 posted on 09/19/2005 6:36:35 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Hello
Good Morning Beachn! :)
How was your weekend?
FR is very slow for me today.
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525 posted on 09/19/2005 6:38:04 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: StarCMC; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; bentfeather; tomkow6; Bethbg79; ...

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies and their families.

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities. Gee, it's Monday and you know how I feel about Mondays?

And, this Monday started off with a little drama as soon as I got to work. NO NETWORK! Nada.......Zilch......

In order to keep myself from stressing the fact that I could not get to the Canteen, I did some paperwork.

And, now that I am here and I see so many posts already, I have only one thing to say

I've got to make a quick dash through the Canteen to see who's here, say howdy, move along to doing some more office work. For the next two weeks I must try to stay on the top of all the work and get stuff ready for October, the beginning of a new fiscal year. So, I'll be popping in and out.

Now, just incase we had some newbies show up while I was gone, this is for you

I'm off......... But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

526 posted on 09/19/2005 6:50:14 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

Good morning and ((HUGS)) Tom.

527 posted on 09/19/2005 6:50:57 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

Good morning and (((HUGS))) GBU. I had a nice weekend. I was away in Chantilly, VA over the weekend doing a Outyear Planning meeting. So I was laid up in a fancy (to me anyway) hotel and eating good food in exchange for attending the meeting! I could get use to that kind of service!

How was your weekend?

528 posted on 09/19/2005 6:55:16 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

529 posted on 09/19/2005 6:55:41 AM PDT by NRA1995 (When liberals speak I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)

To: Just Kimberly

I heard you just had a birthday. So, Happy-Belated Birthday, JK. For your birthday, I got you a male dancer

530 posted on 09/19/2005 6:59:10 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

Good morning and ((HUGS)), hon

(should we get the Maryland Freepers together for a rain dance?)

531 posted on 09/19/2005 7:00:14 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

I heard you just had a birthday. So, Happy-Belated Birthday, Val. For your birthday, I got you a male dancer

532 posted on 09/19/2005 7:02:32 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

533 posted on 09/19/2005 7:03:57 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

Good morning TROOPS!

Howdy, Canteen Crew!

534 posted on 09/19/2005 7:04:38 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (Going to the End of the Line...)

Good morning and ((HUGS)) Bethy

Hi Connor

535 posted on 09/19/2005 7:04:57 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

Thank you so very much! Just what I needed!!

Age will not be discussed, of course!! JK

536 posted on 09/19/2005 7:05:07 AM PDT by Just Kimberly (Always proud, Always American, Always Trust in God...HOOAH!!( and Terri - we will never forget.))

1928 Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater NYC)

p.s. Good morning, Valin

537 posted on 09/19/2005 7:06:53 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)

538 posted on 09/19/2005 7:07:06 AM PDT by ValerieUSA

Yes, we can do it on Fridays at Walter Reed Army Hospital and drown the Code Pink types!

539 posted on 09/19/2005 7:07:36 AM PDT by NRA1995 (When liberals speak I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)

To: Just Kimberly

Morning JK.

{{{{HUGS}}}}

540 posted on 09/19/2005 7:07:54 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman

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