Enlisted military ranks in order
Enlisted military ranks in order
Military ranks in order army.
United States Army enlisted rank insignia
The chart below shows the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Army, with seniority, and pay grade, increasing from right to left.
The enlisted ranks of corporal (E-4) and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs). The rank of specialist is also in pay grade E-4, but does not hold non-commissioned officer status; it is common that a soldier may never hold the rank of corporal, and instead be promoted from specialist to sergeant, attaining junior NCO status at that time.
- ^First sergeant is considered a temporary and lateral rank and is senior to master sergeant. A first sergeant can revert to master sergeant upon leaving assignment.
- ^SP4 is sometimes encountered as an abbreviation for specialist instead of SPC.
This is a holdover from when there were additional specialist ranks at pay grades E-5 to E
- ^PVT is also used as an abbreviation for both private ranks when pay grade need not be distinguished.