US Military (All Branches) Enlisted Ranks Explained – What is a Chief? Sergeant? Private?

let's make an executive summary of the enlisted ranks and titles for all branches in the US military enlisted ranks are designated as efer enlisted in our numbered 1 through 9 with 1 being the youngest recruit and 9 being the senior enlisted advisors enlisted men and women who become leaders are called noncommissioned officers or NCOs all enlisted ranks get paid the same regardless of the branch in the military for example an e4 in the Army gets paid the same as an e4 in the Navy what varies is the different specialty pays and housing allowances for example a soldier who earns jump a Demolition pay and language pay earns a lot more than someone who doesn't get any specialty paid someone stationed in Washington DC gets more money for housing allowance than somebody stationed in Texas this is because DC has a higher cost of living in Texas let's get started with the ranks he one is the first enlisted rank and he won in the Army is called a private in the Marine Corps they are also called privates the Air Force calls they're a one's Airmen basic and in the Navy an e one is called the seaman recruit abbreviations are in the parentheses note that e ones are not yet able to have or to wear rank on their uniform an e2 in the army is called the private or pv2 in the Marines in e2 is called the private first class the Air Force calls e2s airmen and in the Navy and e2 is called the seaman apprentice an e3 in the Army is called the private first class in the Marines is called the Lance Corporal in the Air Force is called an airman first class and in the navy is called the seaman an e4 in the army is called a specialist but if an e4 is in a leadership position they're called corporals an e4 in the marine corps is also called a corporal in the Air Force and he Forrest called a senior Airman and in the Navy an e4 is called a Petty Officer third class there are dozens of complicated nuances for Navy rank the Navy ranked you see now is the silver rank you pin to a cap if you imagine it black and made of stitching with a square camouflage background you will see the chest rank on the Navy working uniform type 3 this is by far the most common uniform rank you will see an e5 in the Army and Marines is called a sergeant in the Air Force is called a staff sergeant and in the navy is called a petty officer 2nd class an e6 in the Army and Marines is called a staff sergeant in the Air Force is called a tech sergeant and in the Navy is called a petty officer 1st class an e7 in the army is called a sergeant 1st class in the Marines is called a gunnery sergeant or Gunny and in the Air Force is called a Master Sergeant an Air Force II 7 can also serve in a First Sergeant position like all first sergeant's they have a diamond between their Chevron's and their rockers in the Navy and e7 is called the chief petty officer or chief an E aid in the Army and Marines is called a master sergeant in the Air Force is called a Senior Master Sergeant and in the Navy is called a senior chief petty officer or senior chief and e8 in a First Sergeant position is called first sergeant in the army Marines and Air Force the Navy does not have a first sergeant position but since 2015 it does have a command senior chief billet let's finish off with three variations of the highest and listed rank he 9 an e 9 in the army is called a sergeant major in the Marine Corps they are called master gunnery sergeant and in the Air Force they are called chief master sergeant an Air Force e 9 in a First Sergeant position is called First Sergeant and in the Navy and E 9 is called a Master Chief Petty Officer or Master Chief an e 9 in a command position in the Army is called command sergeant major in the Marine Corps is called sergeant major and in the Air Force is called a command Chief Master Sergeant in the Navy and nine in a command position is called a command master chief but sometimes called fleet or fleet Master Chief force or Force Master Chief when in doubt if you see two stars be respectful called the Master Chief the highest-ranked een ein in each of the services is called the sergeant major of the army the sergeant major of the Marine Corps the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy called Mick pawn okay there you have it an executive summary of the enlisted ranks as a young lieutenant I was assigned as the medical platoon leader of the second of the 5 Oh deuce Parachute Infantry Regiment in the hundred and first Airborne Division Air Assault the battalion commander was the Special Forces and Ranger tabbed infantryman who encouraged me to go into Special Forces but perhaps the most remarkable man in our battalion was our command sergeant major he was skinny and scrappy hardest woodpecker lips and about a hundred and fifty pounds soaking wet I never saw him without a cigarette in his mouth and a harsh look on his face he had a combat infantryman's badge from Vietnam and was the most feared and respected man in the unit he didn't speak very often but what he said was gold I appreciated his leadership and mentoring and was able to learn early in my career that NCOs are the venerated backbone of the military nothing but respect thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe and too forward to a friend who also needs to know this life is a special operation are you ready for it [Music]

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Length: 5min 58sec (358 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 23 2018