Enlisted rank

"Enlisted" redirects here. For the 2013 TV series, see Enlisted (TV series).
Navies Armies Air forces
Commissioned officers
Admiral of
the fleet		 Marshal or
Field marshal		 Marshal of
the air force
Admiral General Air chief marshal
Vice admiral Lieutenant general Air marshal
Rear admiral Major general Air vice-marshal
Commodore Brigadier or
Brigadier general		 Air commodore
Captain Colonel Group captain
Commander Lieutenant colonel Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander		 Major or
Commandant		 Squadron leader
Lieutenant Captain Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant Lieutenant or
First lieutenant 		Flying officer
Ensign Second
lieutenant		 Pilot officer
Midshipman Officer cadet Officer cadet
Enlisted grades
Chief petty officer or
Warrant officer		 Sergeant major or
Warrant officer		 Warrant officer
Petty officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading seaman Corporal Corporal
Seaman Private Aircraftman

An enlisted rank (also known as an enlisted grade or enlisted rate) is, in some armed services, any rank below that of a commissioned officer. The term can be inclusive of non-commissioned officers or warrant officers. In most cases, enlisted service personnel perform jobs specific to their own occupational specialty, as opposed to the more generalized command responsibilities of commissioned officers.[1] The term "enlistment" refers solely to a military commitment (whether officer or enlisted) whereas the terms "taken of strength" and "struck off strength" refer to a servicemember being carried on a given unit's roll.[2]

Canadian Forces

In the Canadian Forces, the term non-commissioned member (NCM) is used.[3]

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

For the ranks used by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, non-commissioned ranks are coded OR1–OR9 (bottom to top), OR being an abbreviation for Other Ranks.[4][5]

United States Armed Forces

The five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces all use the same "E-" designation for enlisted pay grades, with service-specific names applied to each (e.g., chief petty officer, master gunnery sergeant, private first class).[6] Each branch incorporates it as part of a service member's job specialty designator. In the United States Air Force, this job specialty designator is known as an Air Force Specialty Code, in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, a Military Occupational Specialty, and in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a rating.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Glossary | Australian War Memorial". Awm.gov.au. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
    "Lest We Forget: First World War Cenotaph Research" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
    "The Leadership of S.V. Radley-Walters: Enlistment to D-Day Part One". Journal.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
    Cox, Kenneth G. (2011). Call to the Colours, A: Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors. Ontario Genealogical Society. p. 161. ISBN 9781554888641. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
    Wilson, David A. (2009). Irish Nationalism in Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780773536357. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Queen's Regulations and Orders (QR&Os) - Volume I Chapter 1: Introduction and Definitions". Admfincs.forces.gc.ca. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. ↑ NATO glossary of abbreviations used in NATO documents and publications / Glossaire OTAN des abréviations utilisées dans les documents et publications OTAN (PDF). 2010. p. 238.
  5. ↑ "NATO NATO Rank Codes and UK Service Ranks". Royal Air Force (doc).
  6. ↑ "U.S. military enlisted ranks". www.defense.gov. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 4 July 2013.