In military terms, how do people rank from lowest to highest?

Question

ie: Sargent, lieutenant, etc.

i've always wondered!

Answer 1

Two separate paths.

Officer (OCS or similar training, military academy, ROTC)

Enlisted (simply sign up and make it through the initial processes and boot camp)

Officers outrank those who enlisted.

http://www.easternct.edu/personal/facult...

There's a link to the full list of ranks, in order.  There are many, so I decided not to list them here.  Also, the Navy has "rates" instead of ranks. They are different titles.

The name says it all, don't listen to him.  An enlisted person is never in command of a base.  If anything, a high ranking enlisted person can work directly with a high ranked officer and give orders of unit policies but cannot make decisions and tell an officer what to do.

Answer 2

An O1 ALWAYS outranks an E9.  Period.  A wise "O" will listen and respect his/her NCOs, but the "O" makes the decision.  

Depends on the nation and branch of service:

US Army/AF

E1 (Private, Airman Basic)

E2 (Private, Airman)

E3 (Private First Class, Airman 1st Class)

E4 (Corpora/Specialist, Senior Airman )

E5 ( Sergeant, Staff Sergeant)

E6 (Staff Sergeant, Technical Sergeant)

E7 (Sergeant 1st Class, Master Sergeant)

E8 (Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant)

E9 (Sergeant Major, Chief Master Sergeant)

O1 2nd Lieutenant

O2 1st Lieutenant

O3 Captain

O4 Major

O5 Lieutenant Colonel

O6 Colonel

O7 Brigadier General

O8 Major General (Originally "Sgt Major General". That's why a Major seems to rank below a Lieutenant.)

O9 Lieutenant General

O10 General

O11 General of the Army (only used in wartime)

Answer 3

you will salute anyone who gives you the respect of a salute regardless of rank unless you are at an disadvantage. to do otherwise is just disrespectful

Answer 4

If you're looking at it purely from a military ranking system regardless of services it's ordered as enlisted personal from 1-9, Warrant Officers from WO1-CW5, then officers from 1-10. That would be written as E1, E2, E3,..., O1, O2, O3, etc.

If you want the actual title for the rank it varies by service. Each services has different names for it.

AirForce:

E1-Airman Bascic

E2-Airman

E3-Airman First Class

E4-Senior Airman

E5-Staff Sergeant

E6-Technical Sergeant

E7-Master Sergeant

E8-Senior Master Sergeant

E9-Chief Master Sergeant, Command Chief Master Sergeant, or Chief Master Sergeant of the AirForce.

O1-2nd Lieutenant

O2-1st Lieutenant

O3-Captain

O4-Major

O5-Lieutenant Colonel

O6-Colonel

O7-Brigadier General

O8-Major General

O9-Lieutenant General

O10-General

Army

E1-Private

E2-Private

E3-Private First Class

E4-Specialist/Corporal

E5-Sergeant

E6-Staff Sergeant

E7-Sergeant First Class

E8-First Sergeant, Master Sergeant

E9-Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major of the Army

WO1- Warrant Officer

CW2- Chief Warrant Officer 2

CW3-Chief Warrant Officer 3

CW4-Chief Warrant Officer 4

CW5- Chief Warrant Officer 5

O1-2nd Lieutenant

O2-1st Lieutenant

O3-Captain

O4-Major

O5-Lieutenant Colonel

O6-Colonel

O7-Brigadier General

O8-Major General

O9-Lieutenant General

O10-General

Marine

E1-Private

E2-Private First Class

E3-Lance Corporal

E4-Corporal

E5-Sergeant

E6-Staff Sergeant

E7-Gunnery Sergeant

E8-Master Sergeant, First Sergeant

E9-Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, or Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

WO1-Warrant Officer

CWO2-Chief Warrant Officer 2

CWO3-Chief Warrant Officer 3

CWO4-Chief Warrant Officer 4

CWO5-Chief Warrant Officer 5

Navy

E1-Seaman Recruit

E2-Seaman Apprentice

E3-Seaman

E4-Petty Officer 3rd Class

E5-Petty Officer 2nd Class

E6-Petty Officer 1st Class

E7-Chief Petty Officer

E8-Senior Chief Petty Officer

E9-Master Chief Petty Officer, Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

CWO2-Chief Warrant Officer 2

CWO3-Chief Warrant Officer 3

CWO4-Chief Warrant Officer 4

CWO5-Chief Warrant Officer 5

O1-Ensign

O2-Lieutenant Junior Grade

O3-Lieutenant

O4-Lieutenant Commander

O5-Commander

O6-Captain

O7-Rear Admiral (Lower Half)

O8-Rear Admiral (Upper Half)

O9-Vice Admiral

O10-Admiral

Those are all of the ranks in the military.

Answer 5

An officer is not always going to out rank an enlisted, such as second Lt or a first Lt h**l even a Capt isnt going to out rank a Chief or Command CMSgt that may have the command of a base.

U do however salute all officers and will not salute an enlisted. But theres a diffrenece between out rank and those placed in charge over you.

Answer 6

Here is the ranks from top to bottom. These are the ranks in the Army.

General of the Army

General

Lieutenant General

Major General

Brigadier General

Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel

Major

Captain

First Lieutenant

Second Lieutenant  

Sergeant Major of the Army

Command Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major

First Sergeant

Master Sergeant

Sergeant First Class

Staff Sergeant

Sergeant

Corporal

Specialist

Private First Class

Private E-2

Private E-1