Enlisted rank

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An enlisted rank in the Military of the United States is generally any rating below that of a commissioned officer. The term can be inclusive of non-commissioned officers or NCO for short. In its most exclusive sense, the term applies only to the lowest ranks of military service. Though it is the lowest of the ranks, it is the most important. The lower-enlisted (in the United States Army, E-4 and below) are the core of the working force, while the NCO corps (in the United States Army, E-5 and above) provides the direct leadership and training to these soldiers. The United States Coast Guard uses the same enlisted rank structure as the US Navy.

In the British Armed Forces and the armed forces of other Commonwealth countries (except Canada), the equivalent term in respect of armies and air forces is Other Rank (or OR for short), while navies use the term rating; in Canada, the term is non-commissioned member (NCM).

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U.S. military enlisted ranks

  E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Air Force: AB Amn A1C SrA SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt - CCM - CMSAF
Army: PV1 PV2 PFC SPC - CPL SGT SSG SFC MSG - 1SG SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps: Pvt PFC LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt GySgt MSgt - 1stSgt MGySgt - SgtMaj - SgtMajMarCor
Navy: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO - CMCPO - MCPON
Coast Guard: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO - CMCPO - MCPOCG