Army Ranks Enlisted: E-1&E-2 Pvt. E-3 Pvt. First Class - 1 stripe E-4 Corporal/Sp4 - 2 stripes/ bird patch E-5 Sergeant/Sp5 - 3 up / bird w/cover E-6 Staff Sgt./Sp6 - 3 up 1 down/ bird w/2covers E-7 Sgt. 1st Class/Sp7 - 3 up two down/ bird w/3 E-8 Master Sgt/Master Specialist - 3 up 3 down/ bird w/4 E-9 First Sgt. - 3 up 3 down w/diamond in center E-9 Sgt. Major - Same but w/wreath in center Officers: O-1 2nd Lt./WO1 O-2 1st Lt./CW2 O-3 Captain/CW3 O-4 Major/CW4 O-5 Lt. Colonel O-6 Colonel O-7 Maj. General 4 more Gen. Ranks up to 5-Star General of the Army. ~ Ron W ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:29 AM Subject: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > OK, I am lost does corporal come before sergeant, and before captain? What > is the order for these? > > Sylvia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sylvia, If your question is about Civil War era it would be Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, then Captain. My husband's grandfather served as an E7 Master Sergeant in the cavalry in World Wars 1 & 2, so the ranks have changed and expanded. Corrections to the list below-- E-8 MSG Master Sgt has 3 + 3 with nothing in the middle. E-8 1SG First Sgt has 3 + 3 with diamond in the middle (not a E-9) -- my husband was one. E-9 SGM Sgt Major has star in middle E-9 CSM Command Sgt Major has star and wreath Warrant Officers are WOx and a separate "set" from the O-1, etc. Ron has corrected the General ranks. Other services are a bit different. For instance, a Navy Captain is an O-6, just below an Admiral. The Air Force has Airmen, not Privates. Nedra At 12:13 PM 5/3/2011 -0400, ~ Ron W. ~ wrote: Army Ranks Enlisted: E-1&E-2 Pvt. E-3 Pvt. First Class - 1 stripe E-4 Corporal/Sp4 - 2 stripes/ bird patch E-5 Sergeant/Sp5 - 3 up / bird w/cover E-6 Staff Sgt./Sp6 - 3 up 1 down/ bird w/2covers E-7 Sgt. 1st Class/Sp7 - 3 up two down/ bird w/3 E-8 Master Sgt/Master Specialist - 3 up 3 down/ bird w/4 E-9 First Sgt. - 3 up 3 down w/diamond in center E-9 Sgt. Major - Same but w/wreath in center Officers: O-1 2nd Lt./WO1 O-2 1st Lt./CW2 O-3 Captain/CW3 O-4 Major/CW4 O-5 Lt. Colonel O-6 Colonel O-7 Maj. General 4 more Gen. Ranks up to 5-Star General of the Army. ~ Ron W ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:29 AM Subject: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > OK, I am lost does corporal come before sergeant, and before captain? What > is the order for these? > > Sylvia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Nedra for the corrections. You are correct. I served as an E8 (both MSG and 1SG) and an E9 (both SGM and CSM) so I can confirm those designations. I retired as a CSM. Regards, Jim Groat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nedra Dickman Brill" <ndbrill@comcast.net> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Cc: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:52 Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > > Sylvia, > If your question is about Civil War era it would be Private, Corporal, > Sergeant, Lieutenant, then Captain. My husband's grandfather served as > an E7 > Master Sergeant in the cavalry in World Wars 1 & 2, so the ranks have > changed and expanded. > Corrections to the list below-- > E-8 MSG Master Sgt has 3 + 3 with nothing in the middle. > E-8 1SG First Sgt has 3 + 3 with diamond in the middle (not a E-9) -- my > husband was one. > E-9 SGM Sgt Major has star in middle > E-9 CSM Command Sgt Major has star and wreath > Warrant Officers are WOx and a separate "set" from the O-1, etc. Ron has > corrected the General ranks. > Other services are a bit different. For instance, a Navy Captain is an > O-6, > just below an Admiral. The Air Force has Airmen, not Privates. > Nedra > At 12:13 PM 5/3/2011 -0400, ~ Ron W. ~ wrote: > > Army Ranks > Enlisted: > E-1&E-2 Pvt. > E-3 Pvt. First Class - 1 stripe > E-4 Corporal/Sp4 - 2 stripes/ bird patch > E-5 Sergeant/Sp5 - 3 up / bird w/cover > E-6 Staff Sgt./Sp6 - 3 up 1 down/ bird w/2covers > E-7 Sgt. 1st Class/Sp7 - 3 up two down/ bird w/3 > E-8 Master Sgt/Master Specialist - 3 up 3 down/ bird w/4 > E-9 First Sgt. - 3 up 3 down w/diamond in center > E-9 Sgt. Major - Same but w/wreath in center > Officers: > O-1 2nd Lt./WO1 > O-2 1st Lt./CW2 > O-3 Captain/CW3 > O-4 Major/CW4 > O-5 Lt. Colonel > O-6 Colonel > O-7 Maj. General > 4 more Gen. Ranks up to 5-Star General of the Army. > ~ Ron W ~ > In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> > To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:29 AM > Subject: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > > OK, I am lost does corporal come before sergeant, and before > captain? > What > > is the order for these? > > > > Sylvia > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sylvia, If your question is about Civil War era it would be Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, then Captain. My husband's grandfather served as an E7 Master Sergeant in the cavalry in World Wars 1 & 2, so the ranks have changed and expanded. Corrections to the list below-- E-8 MSG Master Sgt has 3 + 3 with nothing in the middle. E-8 1SG First Sgt has 3 + 3 with diamond in the middle (not a E-9) -- my husband was one. E-9 SGM Sgt Major has star in middle E-9 CSM Command Sgt Major has star and wreath Warrant Officers are WOx and a separate "set" from the O-1, etc. Ron has corrected the General ranks. Other services are a bit different. For instance, a Navy Captain is an O-6, just below an Admiral. The Air Force has Airmen, not Privates. Nedra At 12:13 PM 5/3/2011 -0400, ~ Ron W. ~ wrote: Army Ranks Enlisted: E-1&E-2 Pvt. E-3 Pvt. First Class - 1 stripe E-4 Corporal/Sp4 - 2 stripes/ bird patch E-5 Sergeant/Sp5 - 3 up / bird w/cover E-6 Staff Sgt./Sp6 - 3 up 1 down/ bird w/2covers E-7 Sgt. 1st Class/Sp7 - 3 up two down/ bird w/3 E-8 Master Sgt/Master Specialist - 3 up 3 down/ bird w/4 E-9 First Sgt. - 3 up 3 down w/diamond in center E-9 Sgt. Major - Same but w/wreath in center Officers: O-1 2nd Lt./WO1 O-2 1st Lt./CW2 O-3 Captain/CW3 O-4 Major/CW4 O-5 Lt. Colonel O-6 Colonel O-7 Maj. General 4 more Gen. Ranks up to 5-Star General of the Army. ~ Ron W ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:29 AM Subject: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > OK, I am lost does corporal come before sergeant, and before captain? What > is the order for these? > > Sylvia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Picky, picky Nedra....:) Were you on active duty?? ~ Ron W, CW3, Army Security Agency 1956-76 ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nedra Dickman Brill" <ndbrill@comcast.net> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Cc: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > > Sylvia, > If your question is about Civil War era it would be Private, Corporal, > Sergeant, Lieutenant, then Captain. My husband's grandfather served as > an E7 > Master Sergeant in the cavalry in World Wars 1 & 2, so the ranks have > changed and expanded. > Corrections to the list below-- > E-8 MSG Master Sgt has 3 + 3 with nothing in the middle. > E-8 1SG First Sgt has 3 + 3 with diamond in the middle (not a E-9) -- my > husband was one. > E-9 SGM Sgt Major has star in middle > E-9 CSM Command Sgt Major has star and wreath > Warrant Officers are WOx and a separate "set" from the O-1, etc. Ron has > corrected the General ranks. > Other services are a bit different. For instance, a Navy Captain is an > O-6, > just below an Admiral. The Air Force has Airmen, not Privates. > Nedra > At 12:13 PM 5/3/2011 -0400, ~ Ron W. ~ wrote: > > Army Ranks > Enlisted: > E-1&E-2 Pvt. > E-3 Pvt. First Class - 1 stripe > E-4 Corporal/Sp4 - 2 stripes/ bird patch > E-5 Sergeant/Sp5 - 3 up / bird w/cover > E-6 Staff Sgt./Sp6 - 3 up 1 down/ bird w/2covers > E-7 Sgt. 1st Class/Sp7 - 3 up two down/ bird w/3 > E-8 Master Sgt/Master Specialist - 3 up 3 down/ bird w/4 > E-9 First Sgt. - 3 up 3 down w/diamond in center > E-9 Sgt. Major - Same but w/wreath in center > Officers: > O-1 2nd Lt./WO1 > O-2 1st Lt./CW2 > O-3 Captain/CW3 > O-4 Major/CW4 > O-5 Lt. Colonel > O-6 Colonel > O-7 Maj. General > 4 more Gen. Ranks up to 5-Star General of the Army. > ~ Ron W ~ > In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> > To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:29 AM > Subject: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > > OK, I am lost does corporal come before sergeant, and before > captain? > What > > is the order for these? > > > > Sylvia > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yeah, thank you Ron! -------------------------------------------------- From: "~ Ron W. ~" <ronwaldron@verizon.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 12:13 PM To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > > Army Ranks > Enlisted: > E-1&E-2 Pvt. > E-3 Pvt. First Class - 1 stripe > E-4 Corporal/Sp4 - 2 stripes/ bird patch > E-5 Sergeant/Sp5 - 3 up / bird w/cover > E-6 Staff Sgt./Sp6 - 3 up 1 down/ bird w/2covers > E-7 Sgt. 1st Class/Sp7 - 3 up two down/ bird w/3 > E-8 Master Sgt/Master Specialist - 3 up 3 down/ bird w/4 > E-9 First Sgt. - 3 up 3 down w/diamond in center > E-9 Sgt. Major - Same but w/wreath in center > > Officers: > O-1 2nd Lt./WO1 > O-2 1st Lt./CW2 > O-3 Captain/CW3 > O-4 Major/CW4 > O-5 Lt. Colonel > O-6 Colonel > O-7 Maj. General > 4 more Gen. Ranks up to 5-Star General of the Army. > > ~ Ron W ~ > In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> > To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:29 AM > Subject: [NYGREENE] Military ranks > > >> OK, I am lost does corporal come before sergeant, and before captain? >> What >> is the order for these? >> >> Sylvia >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message