The highest rank in the army is?
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General of the Armies
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It's the rank of Specialist.  Such as Specialist John Doe, abbreviated as SPC John Doe..  It's the pay grade of E-4.  It's an Army rank.
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lol  what??????  china has the BIGGEST army with over a million soldiers
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private\nprivate(2)\nprivate first class\ncorporal or specialist(corporl has leadership responsibilties, specialist doesn't)\nsergeant\nstaff sergeant\nSergeant first class\nmaster sergeant\nsergeant major\n\nfor officers it goes\n2nd lieutenant\n1st lieutenant\ncaptain\nmajor\nlieutenant colonel\ncolonel\nbrigadier general\nmajor general\nlieutenant general\ngeneral
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Enlisted:\nE1-Private (PVT) (no rank worn)\nE2-Private (PVT) (one bar)\nE3-Private First Class (PFC)\nE4-Specialist (SPC) or Corporal depending on duty position\nE5-Sergeant (SGT) The first of the Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks (NCO)\nE6-Staff Sergeant (SSG)\nE7-Sergeant First Class (SFC)\nE8-Master Sergeant (MSG) or 1st Sergeant (1SG) depending on Duty position\nE9-Sergeant Major (or Sergeant's Major) (SGM) or Command Sergeant Major (CSM) again, duty dependent.\nE10- Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)\n\nWarrant Officers\nW01-Warrent Officer 1\nCW2-Chief Warrant Officer 2\nCW3\nCW4\nCW5\n\nCommissioned Officers\nO1-2LT-2nd Lieutenant\n02-1LT-1st Lieutenant (Not the naval rank, which is an 03)\n03-CPT-Captain (Not the naval rank, which is an 06)\n04-MAJ-Major\n05-LTC-Leutenent Colonel\n06-COL-Colonel\n07-BG-Brigader General (1 Star)\n08-MG-Magor General (2 Star)\n09-LTG-Lieutenant General (3 Star)\n010-GEN-General\n010-GEN-General of the Army (War time only, and rarely then)
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Commissioned officers assume the duty of command starting with four star generals who assume duty for the entire command, such as the war in Iraq.  Actually, I believe that general is a lieutenant general.  All the way down to platoon or unit command which is usually held by a first or second lieutenant.\nNCO's are usually entrusted with the responsibility of commanding the enlisted ranks, some of which are operations, and some of which are administrative.  A 1st sergeant as an example, may command the entire company as senior enlisted NCO, however he will report to the commanding officer who will be a commissioned officer, probably a captain.  A Sgt/mjr may command at a higher level, but again the enlisted ranks of a larger unit, such as a battalion.  Again, the Sgt/mjr. will report to the commanding officer of the battalion, probably a major or Lieutenant Colonel.\n\nThe chain of command sometimes gets a little fuzzy when dealing with a battalion level Sgt/Mjr, as it pertains to officers within the battalion.  Obviously, the Sgt/mjr has a lot of sway at that level, after all, he answers only to the boss, so he's treated with respect even by the junior officers.  To say, these junior officers take orders from the Sgt/mjr would not be accurate, however, if the Sgt/mjr is passing on verbal orders from the CO, they had better be listening to the Sgt/mjr.
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It all depends on what you mean by "better." The officer corps are the managers of the military and are granted that rank by the President (at least indirectly). Usually they are better educated, normally requiring a college degree. Have completed some sort of military training such as Officer Candidate School, the Military Academy or ROTC. This is followed by several months, typically, of training in their branch of service. The pay for officers and the breadth of their responsibilities are normally greater than those of NCOs.\n\nIf the officers are the brains of the military, NCOs are the backbone. They are more specialized in their jobs and typically have less overall responsibility. However, they have worked up through the ranks and know how things work. For this reason, they supervise soldiers on a day-to-day basis to ensure objectives of 'management' are met.  They will typically have more experience than the newly commissioned lieutenant and the wise officer will solicit their input. Personally, I had more fun and a lot less politics as an NCO.\n\nAnother category, between NCO and Officer, is Warrant Officer. This is a highly specialized individual normally with expert technical skills but lacking a normal commission. Examples may include some pilots.  I haven't been one of these, but that seems the way to go ;-)
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The Navy went to the stripes for E-1 - E-3 in the late '40s/early 50s-- before that, sailors' uniforms didn't show any differentiation between those paygrades.  However, certain sea-going ratings wore a white stripe all the way around one shoulder-- you can see them in old photos.  \n\nAlso, right through World War II Chief Petty Officer (E-7) was the highest enlisted rank-- there were no Senior or Master Chiefs. In fact, the Chief Petty Officer (CPO) rank didn't exist until 1893-- for the Navy's first hundred years, First Class Petty Officer was the Navy's highest enlisted rank. The additional ranks were added so that a sailor could continue progressing upwards, which was good for the Navy (more senior sailors striving for excellence) as well as for the sailors themselves.\n\nIn any case, the reason for the change to the stripes for E-1 - E-3 was both to bring the Navy in line with the other services, and more importantly to make the Sailors' seniority (and hopefully abilities) clear.  Military rankings are always hierarchical-- someone is always in charge.  When there are no officers are petty officers present, the E-3, by virtue of superior rank, is at least theoretically 'in charge' of a group of E-2s.
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I believe it is:\n\nprivate, corporal, sargeant, lieutenant, major, colonel, general (with all of their various degrees)
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There are several branches of the military with several different ranks (like army/navy/marine corps/air force/etc.)\n\nFirst resource states:\nArmy Ranks are broken down by enlisted and officer.\n\nEnlisted Ranks\n  E-1 Private\n  E-2 Private\n  E-3 Private First Class\n  E-4 Specialist\n  E-5 Sergeant\n  E-6 Staff Sergeant\n  E-7 Sergeant First Class\n  E-8 Master Sergeant\n  E-8 First Sergeant\n  E-9 Sergeant Major\n  E-9 Command Sergeant Major\n  E-10 Sergeant Major of the Army\n\nWarrant Officer Ranks\n  W-1 Warrant Officer 1\n  W-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2\n  W-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3\n  W-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4\n  W-5 Master Warrant Officer 5\n\nOfficer Ranks\n  O-1 Second Lieutenant\n  O-2 First Lieutenant\n  O-3 Captain\n  O-4 Major\n  O-5 Lieutenant Colonel\n  O-6 Colonel\n  O-7 Brigadier General\n  O-8 Major General\n  O-9 Lieutenant General\n  O-10 General\n  O-10 General of the Army (wartime rank)\n\nI could paste the rest in this answer, but what I will do is give you some website resources to read up on the other forces of the military.  See below resources.
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Private E-1\nPrivate E-2\nPrivate First Class\nCorpral/Specialist\nSergeant\nStaff Sergeant\nSergeant First Class\nFirst Sergeant/Master Sergeant\nCommand Sergeant Major\n\nSecond Lieutenant\nFirst Lieutenant\nCaptain\nMajor\nLieutenant Colonel\nColonel\nBrigadier General\nMajor General\nLieutenant General\nGeneral
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Royal corps of signals, \nthe cream of the crop of any army in the world
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The Fields Medal is probably the highest honor in math.\nIt's awarded every four years by the International Mathematical Union.
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Enlisted: Airman Basic, Airman, Senior Airman, Airman first class, Technical Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force\n\nOfficer Ranks: 1st Lietenant, 2nd Lietenant, Captain, Major, Lietenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lietenant General, and General.
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/intro/ranks.htm
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In the U.S. Army there is no Marshall rank.  But it is a military rank. I believe that un some other countries, it is most likey an officer rank, so it's higher than sergeant.  Probably equivilent to a General.
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Which state and at what rank???