US Military ranks: Pvt - Private Pfc - Private 1st Class T5 - Technician 5th Grade Cpl - Corporal T4 - Technician 4th Grade Sgt - Sergeant T3 - Technician 3rd Grade S/Sgt - Staff Sergeant T/Sgt - Technical Sergeant M/Sgt - Master Sergeant 1Sgt - 1st Sergeant Warrant Officers WO1 - Warrant Officer 1 WO2 - Chief Warrant Officer 2 WO3 - Chief Warrant Officer 3 WO4 - Chief Warrant Officer 4 WO5 - Chief Warrant Officer 5 Commissioned Officers 2Lt - 2nd Lieutenant 1Lt - 1st Lieutenant Capt - Captain Maj - Major LtC - Leutenant Colonel Col - Colonel BG - Brigadier General MG - Major General LtG - Lieutenant General Gen - General ARM - Airman A/C - Aviation Cadet Status KIA - Killed in Action DOW - Died of Wounds WIA - Wounded in Action POW - Prisoner of War FOD - Finding of Death Dis - Discharged Hon - Honorable discharge DNB - Died, non-battle Med - Medical discharge MIA - Missing in Action MARINE CORPS RANKS Enlisted Personnel Pvt - Private Pfc - Private 1st Class LCpl - Lance Corporal T/Cpl - Technical Corporal Cpl - Corporal Sgt - Sergeant S/Sgt - Staff Sergeant GySgt - Gunnery Sergeant MSgt - Master Sergeant Warrant Officers W1 - Warrant Officer 1 W2 - Warrant Officer 2 W3 - Warrant Officer 3 W4 - Warrant Officer 4 W5 - Warrant Officer 5 Commissioned Officers 2Lt - 2nd Lieutenant 1Lt - 1st Lieutenant Capt - Captain Maj - Major Lt Col - Lieutenant Colonel Col - Colonel B Gen - Brigadier General Maj Gen - Major General Lt Gen - Lieutenant General Gen - General COASTAL GUARD (USCG), NAVY (USN), AND MERCHANT MARINE (USMM) RANKS Enlisted Personnel Pvt - Private Pfc - Private 1st Class LCpl - Lance Corporal T/Cpl - Technical Corporal Cpl - Corporal Sgt - Sergeant S/Sgt - Staff Sergeant GySgt - Gunnery Sergeant MSgt - Master Sergeant Warrant Officers W1 - Warrant Officer 1 W2 - Warrant Officer 2 W3 - Warrant Officer 3 W4 - Warrant Officer 4 W5 - Warrant Officer 5 Commissioned Officers 2Lt - 2nd Lieutenant 1Lt - 1st Lieutenant Capt - Captain Maj - Major Lt Col - Lieutenant Colonel Col - Colonel B Gen - Brigadier General Maj Gen - Major General Lt Gen - Lieutenant General Gen - General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Military abbreviations: 1st O, 2d O, 3d O - First Officer, Second Officer, Third Officer 4-F - Not acceptable for service in the Armed Forces for medical, dental, or other reasons A-1 - Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Personnel A-4 - Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Materiel AA - Antiaircraft AAA - Antiaircraft artillery AAB - Army Air Base AACS - Army Airways Communications Service AAF - Army Air Forces
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