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href="/wiki/Template:Military_ranks" title="Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Military_ranks" title="Template talk:Military ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Military_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>chief petty officer</b> (CPO) is a senior <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> in many navies and coast guards, usually above <a href="/wiki/Petty_officer" title="Petty officer">petty officer</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_country">By country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: By country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Chief Petty Officer" is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_2nd_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief petty officer 2nd class">chief petty officer 2nd class</a> (CPO2) (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">premier maître de deuxième classe</i></span> or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">pm2</i></span> in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>) is equivalent to a <a href="/wiki/Master_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Warrant Officer">master warrant officer</a> in the Army and Air Force, and <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_1st_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief petty officer 1st class">chief petty officer 1st class</a> (CPO1) (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">premier maître de première classe</i></span> or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">pm1</i></span>) is equivalent to a chief warrant officer in the Army and Air Force. In spoken references, chief petty officers may be addressed as "chief" but are never addressed as "<a href="/wiki/Sir#Military_and_police" title="Sir">sir</a>". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Chief petty officer in <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a> is a junior-commissioned officer. This rank is equivalent to <a href="/wiki/Naib_subedar" class="mw-redirect" title="Naib subedar">Naib subedar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Junior_commissioned_officer" title="Junior commissioned officer">Junior warrant officer</a> in <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Air force">Indian Air force</a>. The two highest enlisted ranks are Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class (MCPO II), equivalent to Subedar/Warrant Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer First Class (MCPO I), equivalent to Subedar Major/Master Warrant Officer in Indian Army/Indian Air Force respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fleet chief petty officer is a commissioned and gazetted rank in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy" title="Pakistan Navy">Pakistan Navy</a> above chief petty officer and below <a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">master chief petty officer</a>. It is equivalent to the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">Pakistan Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> subedar.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Military ranks of the Philippines</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Philippine Navy</a>, the rank of chief petty officer, is equivalent to <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Marine_Corps" title="Philippine Marine Corps">Philippine Marine Corps</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, the rank of chief petty officer comes above that of <a href="/wiki/Petty_officer" title="Petty officer">petty officer</a> and below that of <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">warrant officer class 2</a>. It is the equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">colour sergeant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a>, colour sergeant or <a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">staff sergeant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">Army</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">flight sergeant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_petty_officer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)" title="Chief petty officer (United States)">Chief petty officer (United States)</a></div> <p>Chief petty officer is an E-7 <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted rank</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a>, just above <a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">petty officer first class</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">senior chief petty officer</a>. Chief petty officers are classified as senior <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a>. The grade of chief petty officer was established on April 1, 1893, for the U.S. Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> first authorized the U.S. Coast Guard to use the promotion to chief petty officer on 18 May 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike petty officer first class and lower rates, advancement to chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy not only carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, and specialty examinations, but also carries an added requirement of <a href="/wiki/Peer_review" title="Peer review">peer review</a>. 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height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Papua New Guinea Maritime Element"><img alt="Papua New Guinea Maritime Element" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg/76px-PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg/113px-PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg/151px-PNG_Maritime_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="296" data-file-height="469" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force">Papua New Guinea Maritime Element</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sierra Leone Navy"><img alt="Sierra Leone Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg/76px-Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg/114px-Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg/152px-Sierra_Leone-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="117" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Navy">Sierra Leone Navy</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="South African Navy[15]"><img alt="South African Navy[15]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg/76px-SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg/114px-SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg/152px-SAN-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="117" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Navy" title="South African Navy">South African Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-SouthAfrica_Navy_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthAfrica_Navy-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sri Lanka Navy[16]"><img alt="Sri Lanka Navy[16]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg/76px-Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg/114px-Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg/152px-Sri_Lanka-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="117" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy" title="Sri Lanka Navy">Sri Lanka Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-SriLanka_Navy_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SriLanka_Navy-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[17]"><img alt="Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[17]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg/76px-Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg/114px-Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg/152px-Trinidad_%26_Tobago-Navy-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="117" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard">Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard</a><sup id="cite_ref-Trinidad&Tobago_Other_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trinidad&Tobago_Other-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal Navy[18]"><img alt="Royal Navy[18]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg/47px-British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg/70px-British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg/94px-British_Royal_Navy_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-UK_Navy_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_Navy-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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Kingdom)">Warrant officer class 1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Air recruit</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Air specialist (class 2)</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Air specialist (class 1)</a> /<br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman_technician" title="Senior aircraftman technician">Air specialist (class 1) technician</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal#United_Kingdom" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> (<a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regt</a> only) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_Kingdom" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_Kingdom" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> /<br /><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> /<br /><a href="/wiki/Master_aircrew" title="Master aircrew">Master aircrew</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_enlisted_ranks" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:lightsteelblue"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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style="background:linear-gradient(to top right,gainsboro 48%,transparent 49%,transparent 51%,gainsboro 52%);line-height:1;"><div style="margin:0 1ex;text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">Pay grade</a></div><div style="margin:0 9ex 0 1ex;text-align:left;">Branch of service</div> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-1</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-2</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-3</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-4</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-5</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-6</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-7</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-8</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-9</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">Special</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)#United_States" title="Private (rank)">PVT</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-02_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="91" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)#United_States" title="Private (rank)">PV2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-03_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-04a_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="108" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)" title="Specialist (rank)">SPC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_States_Army" title="Corporal">CPL</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-05_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="124" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">SGT</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-06_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="147" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">SSG</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-07_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-08a_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="First Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSG</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Army" title="First sergeant">1SG</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09c_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09b_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Sergeant Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#United_States" title="Sergeant major">SGM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">CSM</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/30px-USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/45px-USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/60px-USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09a_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major of the Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau">SEANGB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">SMA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5940" data-file-height="4680" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)#United_States" title="Private (rank)">Pvt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/USMC-E2.svg/30px-USMC-E2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/USMC-E2.svg/45px-USMC-E2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/USMC-E2.svg/60px-USMC-E2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="109" data-file-height="91" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_first_class#United_States" title="Private first class">PFC</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lance Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-E3.svg/30px-USMC-E3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-E3.svg/45px-USMC-E3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-E3.svg/60px-USMC-E3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="342" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal#Marine_Corps" title="Lance corporal">LCpl</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/USMC-E4.svg/30px-USMC-E4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/USMC-E4.svg/45px-USMC-E4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/USMC-E4.svg/60px-USMC-E4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="396" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Corporal">Cpl</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USMC-E5.svg/30px-USMC-E5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USMC-E5.svg/45px-USMC-E5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USMC-E5.svg/60px-USMC-E5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="464" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant">Sgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/USMC-E6.svg/30px-USMC-E6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/USMC-E6.svg/45px-USMC-E6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/USMC-E6.svg/60px-USMC-E6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="515" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">SSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Gunnery Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USMC-E7.svg/30px-USMC-E7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USMC-E7.svg/45px-USMC-E7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USMC-E7.svg/60px-USMC-E7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="556" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_sergeant" title="Gunnery sergeant">GySgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E8-MSG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/USMC-E8-MSG.svg/30px-USMC-E8-MSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/USMC-E8-MSG.svg/45px-USMC-E8-MSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/USMC-E8-MSG.svg/60px-USMC-E8-MSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="598" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E8-1SG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="First sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/USMC-E8-1SG.svg/30px-USMC-E8-1SG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/USMC-E8-1SG.svg/45px-USMC-E8-1SG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/USMC-E8-1SG.svg/60px-USMC-E8-1SG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="597" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Marine_Corps" title="First sergeant">1stSgt</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-MGyS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Gunnery Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/USMC-E9-MGyS.svg/30px-USMC-E9-MGyS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/USMC-E9-MGyS.svg/45px-USMC-E9-MGyS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/USMC-E9-MGyS.svg/60px-USMC-E9-MGyS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="638" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/30px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/45px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/60px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_gunnery_sergeant" title="Master gunnery sergeant">MGySgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant major">SgtMaj</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg/30px-USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg/45px-USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg/60px-USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="638" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/USMC-E9-SEAC.svg/30px-USMC-E9-SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/USMC-E9-SEAC.svg/45px-USMC-E9-SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/USMC-E9-SEAC.svg/60px-USMC-E9-SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="638" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">SMMC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman recruit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_recruit" title="Seaman recruit">SR</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E2_SM_USN.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman apprentice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/E2_SM_USN.svg/30px-E2_SM_USN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/E2_SM_USN.svg/45px-E2_SM_USN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/E2_SM_USN.svg/60px-E2_SM_USN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_apprentice" title="Seaman apprentice">SA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E3_SM_USN.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/E3_SM_USN.svg/30px-E3_SM_USN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/E3_SM_USN.svg/45px-E3_SM_USN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/E3_SM_USN.svg/60px-E3_SM_USN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)#United_States" title="Seaman (rank)">SN</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM3_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Third Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/30px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/45px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/60px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="220" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_third_class" title="Petty officer third class">PO3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM2_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Second Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/30px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/45px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/60px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="260" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_second_class" title="Petty officer second class">PO2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM1_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/30px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/45px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/60px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">PO1</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMC_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/30px-BMC_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/45px-BMC_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/60px-BMC_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)" title="Chief petty officer (United States)">CPO</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMCS_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/30px-BMCS_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/45px-BMCS_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/60px-BMCS_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMDCS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Senior Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/30px-CMDCS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/45px-CMDCS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/60px-CMDCS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">SCPO</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer#Command_Senior_Chief_Petty_Officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">CMDCS</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMCM_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/30px-BMCM_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/45px-BMCM_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/60px-BMCM_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/30px-CMCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/45px-CMCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/60px-CMCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FMCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer / Force Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/30px-FMCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/45px-FMCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/60px-FMCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">MCPO</a> – <a href="/wiki/Command_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Command master chief petty officer">CMDCM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer#Fleet_and_force_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">FORCM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer#Fleet_and_force_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">FLTCM</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MCPON.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/30px-MCPON.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/45px-MCPON.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/60px-MCPON.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USN-E9-SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/30px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/45px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/60px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">MCPON</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Airman basic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Airman_basic" title="Airman basic">AB</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E2_USAF_AM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Airman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/E2_USAF_AM.svg/30px-E2_USAF_AM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/E2_USAF_AM.svg/45px-E2_USAF_AM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/E2_USAF_AM.svg/60px-E2_USAF_AM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="354" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Airman#United_States_Air_Force" title="Airman">Amn</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E3_USAF_AM1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Airman first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/E3_USAF_AM1.svg/30px-E3_USAF_AM1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/E3_USAF_AM1.svg/45px-E3_USAF_AM1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/E3_USAF_AM1.svg/60px-E3_USAF_AM1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="447" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Airman_first_class" title="Airman first class">A1C</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E4_USAF_SAM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Airman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/E4_USAF_SAM.svg/30px-E4_USAF_SAM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/E4_USAF_SAM.svg/45px-E4_USAF_SAM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/E4_USAF_SAM.svg/60px-E4_USAF_SAM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="540" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_airman" title="Senior airman">SrA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E5_USAF_SSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/E5_USAF_SSGT.svg/30px-E5_USAF_SSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/E5_USAF_SSGT.svg/45px-E5_USAF_SSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/E5_USAF_SSGT.svg/60px-E5_USAF_SSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="773" data-file-height="634" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">SSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E6_USAF_TSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Technical sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/E6_USAF_TSGT.svg/30px-E6_USAF_TSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/E6_USAF_TSGT.svg/45px-E6_USAF_TSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/E6_USAF_TSGT.svg/60px-E6_USAF_TSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="726" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">TSgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg/30px-E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg/45px-E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg/60px-E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1051" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg/30px-E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg/45px-E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg/60px-E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1051" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Air_Force" title="First sergeant">1st Sgt</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg/30px-E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg/45px-E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg/60px-E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1169" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg/30px-E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg/45px-E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg/60px-E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1169" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">SMSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Air_Force" title="First sergeant">1st Sgt</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg/30px-E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg/45px-E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg/60px-E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg/30px-E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg/45px-E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg/60px-E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Chief Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg/30px-E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg/45px-E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg/60px-E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Air_Force" title="First sergeant">1st Sgt</a>¹ – <a href="/wiki/Command_chief_master_sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Command chief master sergeant">CCM</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/30px-USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/45px-USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/60px-USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg/30px-E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg/45px-E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg/60px-E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USAF_SEAC.svg/30px-USAF_SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USAF_SEAC.svg/45px-USAF_SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USAF_SEAC.svg/60px-USAF_SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau">SEANGB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">CMSAF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="708" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 1" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc1</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 4" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USSF_Specialist_4.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USSF_Specialist_4.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USSF_Specialist_4.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc4</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="574" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#Space_Force" title="Sergeant">Sgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Technical sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="633" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">TSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior master sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">SMSgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief master sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="758" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Space Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="758" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SEAC_USSF.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/30px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/45px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/60px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="758" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force">CMSSF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="803" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman Recruit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/USCG_SR.svg/30px-USCG_SR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/USCG_SR.svg/45px-USCG_SR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/USCG_SR.svg/60px-USCG_SR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_recruit" title="Seaman recruit">SR</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seaman Apprentice"><img alt="border" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/USCG_SA.svg/30px-USCG_SA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/USCG_SA.svg/45px-USCG_SA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/USCG_SA.svg/60px-USCG_SA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_apprentice" title="Seaman apprentice">SA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seaman"><img alt="border" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USCG_SM.svg/30px-USCG_SM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USCG_SM.svg/45px-USCG_SM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USCG_SM.svg/60px-USCG_SM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)#United_States" title="Seaman (rank)">SN</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_PO3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Third Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USCG_PO3.svg/30px-USCG_PO3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USCG_PO3.svg/45px-USCG_PO3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USCG_PO3.svg/60px-USCG_PO3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="220" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_third_class" title="Petty officer third class">PO3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_PO2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Second Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/USCG_PO2.svg/30px-USCG_PO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/USCG_PO2.svg/45px-USCG_PO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/USCG_PO2.svg/60px-USCG_PO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="260" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_second_class" title="Petty officer second class">PO2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_PO1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/USCG_PO1.svg/30px-USCG_PO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/USCG_PO1.svg/45px-USCG_PO1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/USCG_PO1.svg/60px-USCG_PO1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">PO1</a> </td> 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/USCG_SCPO.svg/45px-USCG_SCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/USCG_SCPO.svg/60px-USCG_SCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">SCPO</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_MCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/USCG_MCPO.svg/30px-USCG_MCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/USCG_MCPO.svg/45px-USCG_MCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/USCG_MCPO.svg/60px-USCG_MCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_CMC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USCG_CMC.svg/30px-USCG_CMC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USCG_CMC.svg/45px-USCG_CMC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USCG_CMC.svg/60px-USCG_CMC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_MCPOCG_(reserve).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Area Command Master Chief Petty Officer, CMC Reserve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg/30px-USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg/45px-USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg/60px-USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">MCPO</a> – <a href="/wiki/Command_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Command master chief petty officer">CMC</a> – DMCPOCG<small><sup>2</sup></small> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_MCPOCG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/USCG_MCPOCG.svg/30px-USCG_MCPOCG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/USCG_MCPOCG.svg/45px-USCG_MCPOCG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/USCG_MCPOCG.svg/60px-USCG_MCPOCG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" 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