]> $Id: us.daml,v 1.8 2002/03/31 02:15:40 mdean Exp $ U.S. Military Ranks Second Lieutenant 2LT Ensign ENS Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt. First Lieutenant 1LT Lieutenant Junior Grade LTJG First Lieutenant 1st Lt. Captain CPT Lieutenant LT Captain Capt. Major MAJ Lieutenant Commander LCDR Major Maj. Lieutenant Colonel LTC Commander CDR Lieutenant Colonel Lt. Col. Colonel COL Captain CAPT Colonel Col. Brigadier General BG Rear Admiral (lower half) RDML Brigadier General Brig. Gen. Major General MG Rear Admiral (upper half) RADM Major General Maj. Gen. Lieutentant General LTG Vice Admiral VADM Lieutenant General Lt. Gen. General GEN Admiral ADM General Gen. reserved for wartime use only -- none since World War II General of the Army no abbreviation Fleet Admiral FADM General of the Air Force no abbreviation Warrant Officer 1 WO1 no longer in use by USN Warrant Officer 1 WO Chief Warrant Officer 2 CW2 Chief Warrant Officer 2 CWO2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 CW3 Chief Warrant Officer CWO3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 CW4 Chief Warrant Officer 4 CWO4 Chief Warrant Officer 5 CW5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 CWO5 Private no abbreviation Seaman Recruit SR Airman Basic no abbreviation Private E-2 PV2 Seaman Apprentice SA Private First Class PFC Airman Amn Private First Class PFC Seaman SN Lance Corporal LCpl Airman First Class A1C Specialist SPC Corporal CPL Petty Office Third Class PO3 Corporal Cpl Senior Airman SrA Sergeant SGT Petty Officer Second Class PO2 Sergeant Sgt Staff Sergeant SSgt Staff Sergeant SSG Petty Officer First Class PO1 Staff Sergeant SSgt Technical Sergeant TSgt Sergeant First Class SFC Chief Petty Officer CPO Gunnery Sergeant GySgt Master Sergeant MSgt Master Sergeant MSG First Sergeant 1SG Senior Chief Petty Officer SCPO Master Sergeant MSgt Senior Master Sergeant SMSgt Sergeant Major SGM Command Sergeant Major SGM Sergeant Major of the Army SMA Master Chief Petty Officer MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy MCPON Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard MCPOCG Master Gunnery Sergeant MGySgt Sergeant Major SgtMaj Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps SgtMajMC Chief Master Sergeant CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force CMSgt