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e-1 private
lowest rank of enlisted serivce men given after recruit training. they hold no insignia. -
E-3 private first class
given after a year of service or sooner by supervisor -
e-4 corporal or specialst
given after minium two years of service -
E-5 sargant
typically coammands a squad -
E-6 staff sargant
commands a squad with two to three sargants under them -
E-7 sargant first class
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E-8 master sargant and first sargant
holding the same o0f E-8 wiht different responsibilties -
E-9 sargant major and command sargant major
hold both E-9 wiht different responisibilities -
sargant major of the army
highest enlisted rank possible to achieve -
O-1 second lieuntant
lowest comishioned officer rank -
O-2 First lieutant
commonly in chgarge of a conmapny sized unit -
O-3 captain
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O-4 major
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O-10 general
holds four stars -
special- genral of the army
five star general only given at times of war -
general george washington
awarded the rank of a six staqr general post humorously in order to keep him as the highest ranking officer in united states history
