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This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army, with dates showing each rank's beginning and end. Ranks used to the end of the Revolutionary War are shown as ending on June 2, 1784. This is the date that the Continental Army was ordered to be demobilized; [1] actual demobilization took until June 20.
The term military tribune is even sometimes translated into English as "colonel"—most notably by the late classicist Robert Graves in his Claudius novels and his translation of Suetonius' Twelve Caesars—to avoid confusion with the political "tribunes of the people"; in addition, they must not either be confused with the "military tribunes ...
Comparative military ranks of World War I; Comparative officer ranks of World War II; World War II German Army ranks and insignia; Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine; Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
The biggest change in the history of US Army enlisted ranks came on June 4, 1920. On that day congress passed a law [32] that changed how enlisted ranks were managed. It created seven pay grades, numbered one to seven with one being the highest, and gave the president the authority to create whatever ranks were necessary within those grades.
Pages in category "Military ranks of the United States Army" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
army general: Admiral: Air chief marshal: Lieutenant general or army corps general: Vice admiral: Air marshal: Major general or divisional general: Rear admiral or Counter admiral: Air vice-marshal: Brigadier or brigadier general: Commodore or flotilla admiral: Air commodore: Senior officers; Colonel (Ship-of-the-line) Captain: Group captain ...
United States Army officer rank insignia Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title United States Army rank insignia .
United States military enlisted ranks (3 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Military ranks of the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.