Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!pacbell.com!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Rank of military officers Message-ID: <1991Feb5.043249.6192@cbnews.att.com> Date: 5 Feb 91 04:32:49 GMT References: <1991Feb4.063141.20048@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: The Boeing Co., MMST, Seattle, Wa. Lines: 49 Approved: military@att.att.com From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) > From: "John D. Karunananthan" > Can someone list the Rank of military officers in order of > command. (For the Army,Navy,Air Force and the Marines) > Thanks Army-AirForce-Marine Navy Insignia ----------------------------------------------------------- General Admiral 4-stars Lieutenant General Vice Admiral 3-stars Major General Rear Admiral 2-stars Brigadier General Rear Admiral(l/h*) 1-star Colonel Captain silver eagle Lieutenant Colonel Commander silver oak leaf Major Lieutenant Commander gold oak leaf Captain Lieutenant 2 silver bars First Lieutenant Lieutenant j.g. 1 silver bar Second Lieutenant Ensign 1 gold bar (*Rear Admiral (lower half) wears 2-stars) In the Army "Command Chain": Generals command Armies Lieutenant Generals command Corps Major Generals command Divisions Brigadier Generals are assistant division commanders Colonels command Brigades Lieutenant Colonels command Battalions Majors don't command anything - but are great staff officers, by god! Captains command Companies Lieutenants command Platoons "General Grade" are the general officers "Field Grade" are the colonel, lt col, and majors "Company Grade" are the captains and lieutenants mike schmitt The most dangerous weapon in the world? A second lieutenant with a map!