How does the military rank their solders?? ?

Question

well i was just wondering how the marines go about it with the ranking. i guess it starts off with grunts? then what? squad leader?

Answer 1

They rank em by the good the bad and the ugly.  All infantry are the ugly.  You don't mess with em!

Answer 2

Bwahahaha!!!

Wow...I never knew "grunt" was a rank...what military have I been in???

That's a "nickname," not rank.

Answer 3

Enlisted Ranks

Private

Private First Class

Lance Corporal

Corporal

Sergeant

Staff Sergeant

Gunnery Sergeant

First Sergeant/Master Sergeant

Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant

Limited Duty Officers

Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer 2 thru 5

Unrestricted Duty Officers

2nd Lieutenant

1st Lieutenant

Captain

Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

Generals 1 to 5 stars

A grunt is term of endearment for Infantry (a job specialty).

You basically need to serve so much time in each rank before qualifying the next.  As you get higher and higher, it becomes a question of how many billets they have open for the job you are in.

As per positions of grunts -

Riflemen

Fireteam Leader

Squad Leader

Platoon Sergeant

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Answer 4

WTF?! solders?