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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
For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.
Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!
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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~ Military Rank - Part 2 Officers Ranks |
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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.
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Army |
Navy & Coast Guard |
Marines |
Air Force |
W1 |
Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) |
USN Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
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Warrant Officer 1 (WO) |
No Warrant |
W2 |
Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
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USN Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) |
USCG |
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) |
No Warrant |
W3 |
Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) |
USN Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) |
USCG |
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) |
No Warrant |
W4 |
Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) |
USN Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4) |
USCG |
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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 |
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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 |
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General of the Army (reserved for wartime only) |
Fleet Admiral (reserved for wartime only) |
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General of the Air Force (reserved for wartime only) |
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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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To: LaDivaLoca; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; MoJo2001; bentfeather; beachn4fun; ...
Good Morning Canteen FReepers!
581
posted on
09/19/2005 7:42:12 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: tomkow6
582
posted on
09/19/2005 7:42:16 AM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: StarCMC
((HUGS))Good morning, Star.
Well, we're gonna see if we can get some rain here this weekend but otherwise it's just plain ol' hot and dry.
583
posted on
09/19/2005 7:42:53 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: darkwing104
584
posted on
09/19/2005 7:43:02 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: acad1228
acad1228s Daily Dose O Da Blues ~ Bump!
585
posted on
09/19/2005 7:44:25 AM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: tomkow6
Good Morning Tomkow! Too bad I didn't have time to meet you. The company there got their money's worth out of us.
586
posted on
09/19/2005 7:51:48 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: tomkow6
Now comes the light, last week the birds,
this weeks the bares.
You have never been fair to me!
Butter me up for the insults.
Sheeeesh..........
587
posted on
09/19/2005 7:53:04 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(Going to the End of the Line.......hehehehehehe Tom, you just wait! You're gonna pay.)
To: darkwing104
WOO HOO, morning darkwing.
588
posted on
09/19/2005 7:54:13 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(Going to the End of the Line.......hehehehehehe Tom, you just wait! You're gonna pay.)
To: darkwing104
Good morning and ((HUGS)), dangerous duck.
You may have already told us, but I may have missed it....so, have you gotten into your new home yet?
589
posted on
09/19/2005 8:02:20 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte)
To: bentfeather
590
posted on
09/19/2005 8:04:12 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: beachn4fun; All
Good Morning Troops & Canteeners! Monday comes too soon! *Hugs*
591
posted on
09/19/2005 8:04:43 AM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: tomkow6
Sure, now you post the birds.
Think I am gonna trust you
HUH, Burkaman??
No way.
592
posted on
09/19/2005 8:06:31 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(Going to the End of the Line.......hehehehehehe Tom, you just wait! You're gonna pay.)
To: AZamericonnie
.........why are you saying my "kitty-katz" stink???....
593
posted on
09/19/2005 8:07:14 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: bentfeather
...........I gotta bird to post for ya.........
594
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:00 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: AZamericonnie
Gad's we don't have a single good rock, country I thought KMLE and KNIX were supposed to be good country stations. What, are they too modern? (I really don't know these things, just going by what family members say...)
595
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:01 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
(~ Plug the Dike ~ Drain the Swamp ~)
To: bentfeather
596
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:27 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: bentfeather
597
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:28 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: bentfeather
598
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:29 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: bentfeather
599
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:29 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
To: bentfeather
600
posted on
09/19/2005 8:08:30 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)
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