The precedence of the warrant officers, noncommissioned officers and petty officers of all the services is determined upon the same principle, the seniority of the different grades and the relative seniority of the grades in different services being determined by regulations and orders, and the precedence in each grade being determined by the dates of the warrants or appointments.
The accompanying table shows the rank and title of each grade in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, all of the grades having the same relative rank being on the same horizontal line.
TABLE OF RELATIVE RANK OF OFFICERS IN THE NAVAL
AND MILITARY SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES
| COMMISSIONED OFFICERS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Navy | Marine Corps | Coast Guard | Public Health Service |
| None | Admiral of the Navy | None | None | None |
| General | Admiral | None | None | None |
| Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | None | None | None |
| Major General | Rear Admiral | Major General | None | None |
| Brigadier General[A] | Commodore | Brigadier General | None | Surgeon General |
| Colonel | Captain | Colonel | Captain Commandant | Assistant Surgeon General |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Senior Captain | Senior Surgeon |
| Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major | Captain | Surgeon Passed Assistant |
| Captain | Lieutenant | Captain | First Lieutenant | Surgeon |
| First Lieutenant | Lieutenant, Junior Grade | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Surgeon |
| Second Lieutenant | Ensign | Second Lieutenant | Third Lieutenant | None |
| Chief Boatswain, Chief Gunner, Chief Machinist, Chief Carpenter, Chief Sailmaker, Chief Pharmacist, Chief Pay Clerk | ||||
| APPOINTED OFFICERS | ||||
| Aviator, Signal Corps Cadet at the Academy, West Point | Midshipman at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. | None | Cadet and Cadet Engineer at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. | |
| WARRANT OFFICERS | ||||
| Army Field Clerk Field Clerk Quartermaster Corps. | Boatswain, Gunner, Machinist, Carpenter, Sailmaker, Pharmacist, Pay Clerk, Mate | Marine Gunner Quartermaster Clerk | Boatswain, Gunner, Machinist, Carpenter, Keeper, Master’s Mate | Interne Pharmacist Clerk |
[A] In accordance with an Act of Congress of October 6, 1917. Brigadier Generals of the Army and Marine Corps take relative rank with Rear Admirals of the lower half of the grade of Rear Admiral.
The personnel of the Army, as provided by statute law, consists of commissioned officers, appointed officers, noncommissioned officers and privates as follows, according to grade or rank:
Officers
- COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
- 1. General.
- 2. Lieutenant General.
- 3. Major General.
- 4. Brigadier General.
- 5. Colonel.
- 6. Lieutenant Colonel.
- 7. Major.
- 8. Captain.
- 9. First Lieutenant.
- 10. Second Lieutenant.
- APPOINTED OFFICERS
- 11. Aviator, Signal Corps.
- 12. Cadet.
- 13. Field Clerk, Field Clerk Quartermaster Corps.
Enlisted Men
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES