UNITED STATES MILITARY
ENLISTED RANK AND INSIGNIA

ARMY

NAVY/COAST GUARD

AIR FORCE

MARINE CORP

E1

No Insignia

No Insignia

No Insignia

Private
(PV1)

Seaman Recruit
(SR)

Airman Basic
(AB)

Private
(PVT)

E2

Private
(PV2)

Seaman
Apprentice (SA)

Airman
(Amn)

Private First
Class (PFC)

E3

Private First
Class (PFC)

Seaman
(SN)

Airman First
Class (A1C)

Lance
Corporal
(LCpl)

E4

Corporal

Petty Officer
Third Class
(PO3)

Senior Airman
(SrA)

Corporal
(CPL)

Specialist
(SPC)

E5

Sergeant
(SGT)

Petty Officer
Second Class
(PO2)

Staff
Sergeant
(SSgt)

Sergeant
(Sgt)

E6

Staff
Sergeant
(SSG)

Petty Officer
First Class
(PO1)

Technical
Sergeant
(TSgt)

Staff
Sergeant
(SSgt)

E7

Sergeant
First Class
(SFC)

Chief Petty
Officer
(CPO)

Master
Sergeant

Gunnery
Sergeant
(GySgt)

(Collar & Cap)

First Sergeant
(Master
Segeant)

E8

Master
Sergeant
(MSG)

Senior Chief
Petty Officer
(SCPO)

Senior Master
Sergeant
(SMSgt)

Master
Sergeant
(MSgt)

First
Sergeant
(1SG)

(Collar & Cap)

First Sergeant
(Senior Master
Sergeant)

First Sergeant
(1stSgt)

E9

Sergeant
Major
(SGM)

Master Chief
Petty Officer
(MCPO)

Chief Master
Sergeant
(CMSgt)

Master
Gunnery
Sergeant
(MGySgt)

Command
Sergeant
Major
(CSM)

(Collar & Cap)

First Sergeant
(Chief Master
Sergeant)

Sergeant
Major
(SgtMaj)

Command Chief
Master
Sergeant

SPEC
PAY
GRADE

Sgt. Major
of the
Army
(SMA)

Master Chief
Petty Officer
of the Navy
(MCPON)

Chief Master
Sergeant of
the Air Force
(CMAF)

Sgt. Major
of the
Marine Corps
(SgtMajMC)