ENLISTED RANK STRUCTURE COMPARISON CHART
GRADE US ARMY US NAVY US MARINE CORPS US AIR FORCE
E-1 Private (PV1) Seaman Recruit (SR) Private (Pvt) Airman Basic (AB)
E-2 Private (PV2) Seaman Apprentice (SA) Private First Class (PFC) Airman (Amn)
E-3 Private First Class (PFC) Seaman (SN) Lance Corporal (LCpl) Airman First Class (A1C)
E-4 Corporal (CPL)
 

Specialist

 Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Corporal (Cpl) Senior Airman (SrA)
E-5 Sergeant (SGT)
 

Specialist

 Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Sergeant (Sgt) Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
E-6 Staff Sergeant (SSG)
 

Specialist

Petty Officer First Class (PO1) Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Technical Sergeant (TSgt)
E-7 Sergeant First Class (SFC) Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Master Sergeant (MSgt)
E-8 Master Sergeant (MSG)

 


First Sergeant (1SG)

 Senior Chief Petty  Officer (SCPO) Master Sergeant (MSgt)

 


First Sergeant (1stSgt)

 Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
E-9 Sergeant Major (SGM)

 

Command Sergeant Major

 Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt)




Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)

 Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
E-9 Sergeant Major of the Army Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force