what are the ranks of order in the armed forces?
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British officer ranks\n \n  Student Officer OF(D) OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 OF-7 OF-8 OF-9 OF-10 \nRoyal Navy: O/C Mid SLt Lt Lt Cdr Cdr Capt Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Adm of the Fleet \nRoyal Marines: OCdt  2Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen  \nArmy: OCdt  2Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen FM \nRoyal Air Force: OC / SO  APO / PO Fg Off Flt Lt Sqn Ldr Wg Cdr Gp Capt ACdre AVM AM ACM MRAF \n\nU.S. commissioned officer ranks \n  Student Officer O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10 O-11 (wartime only) Special Grade \nUnited States Navy: MIDN/OC ENS LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT RDML RADM VADM ADM FADM Admiral of\nthe Navy \nUnited States Marine Corps: Midn 2ndLt 1stLt Capt Maj LtCol Col BGen MajGen LtGen Gen (no equivalent) (no equivalent) \nUnited States Army: CDT/OC 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN General of\nthe Army General of the Armies \nUnited States Air Force: Cadet 2nd Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Gen Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen General of\nthe Air Force (no equivalent)
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You are very inaccurate. This is the real ranking. \n\nMilitary: \nNOTE: Nuclear weapons, past and current military experience, unit training and equipment quality are not taken into account.\n\n1.)  United States of America \n2.)  China \n3.) Russia\n4.) India\n5.) Germany\n6.)  France\n7.)  Japan\n8.) Turkey\n9.) Great Britain\n10.) Brazil\n11.) Italy\n12.) South Korea \n13.) Indonesia\n14.) Canada\n15.) Iran\n16.)Spain\n17.) Egypt\n18.)  North Korea\n19.) Australia\n20.) Pakistan\n21.) Mexico\n22.) Saudi Arabia\n23.) Israel\n24.) Argentina\n25.) Greece\n26.) Syria\n27.) Iraq\n28.) Taiwan\n29.) Poland\n30.) Philippines\n31.) Ukraine\n32.) Venezuela\n33.) Libya\n34.) Afghanistan\n35.) Nepal\n\nEconomy: \n1.) USA\n2.) Japan\n3.) Germany\n4.) China\n5.) UK
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Order of the British Empire\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nJump to: navigation, search\n \nCommander's Badge of the Order of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are\n\nKnight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) \nKnight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE) \nCommander (CBE) \nOfficer (OBE) \nMember (MBE) \nOnly the two highest ranks entail admission into knighthood.\n\nThere is also a related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are not members of the Order, but which is affiliated with the Order nonetheless. This is no longer conferred in the United Kingdom, but is still used in some overseas territories and Commonwealth nations.\n\nThe Order's motto is For God and the Empire. It is the most junior of the British orders of chivalry and has more members than any other.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 History \n2 Composition \n3 Vestments and accoutrements \n4 Chapel \n5 Precedence and privileges \n6 Criticism \n7 See also \n8 References \n \n\n\n[edit]\nHistory\nKing George V founded the Order to fill gaps in the British honours system: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath honoured only senior military officers and civil servants; The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George honoured diplomats; and the Royal Victorian Order honoured those who had personally served the Royal Family. In particular, King George V wished to honour the many thousands of people who served in numerous non-combatant capacities during the First World War. Originally, the Order included only one division; however, in 1918, soon after its foundation, it was formally divided into Military and Civil Divisions. This Order of Knighthood has a more democratic character than the exclusive orders of the Bath or Saint Michael and Saint George, and in its early days was not held in high esteem. This changed over the years.\n\n[edit]\nComposition\nThe British monarch is Sovereign of the Order and appoints all other members of the Order (by convention, on the advice of the Government). The next-most senior member is the Grand Master, of which there have been three: Edward, Prince of Wales (1917–1936), Queen Mary (1936–1953) and the current Grand Master is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (1953–present).\n\nThe Order is limited to 100 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 845 Knights and Dames Commander, and 8960 Commanders. There are no limits on the total number of members of the fourth and fifth classes, but no more than 858 Officers and 1464 Members may be appointed per year. Appointments are made on the advice of the governments of the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms. By convention, female judges of the High Court of England and Wales are created Dames Commander after appointment. Male judges, however, are created Knights Bachelor.\n\nAlthough the Order of the British Empire has by far the highest number of members of the British Orders of Chivalry, there are fewer appointments to knighthoods than in other orders. Most Knights Commander are honorary members or British subjects living abroad, with only a handful being residents of the United Kingdom. The grade of Dame Commander, on the other hand, is the commonest grade of dame in the British honours system and is awarded in circumstances where men would be created Knights Bachelor.\n\nMost members are citizens of the United Kingdom or other Commonwealth realms ruled by the Queen. Citizens of other countries, however, may be admitted as "honorary members". They do not count towards the numerical limits aforementioned, nor are holders of the GBE, KBE or DBE addressed as "Sir" or "Dame". (They may be made full members if they subsequently become British citizens.) See List of honorary British Knights.\n\nAt the foundation of the Order, the "Medal of the Order of t
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Commissioned Officers have college degrees and received a "commission" to serve.  Non-commissioned officers are higher ranking enlisted soldiers, usually an E-5 and above.
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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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Solemnity is the highest rank of celebration.\n\nMemorial is the next highest rank.\n\nFeast is the lowest rank and has two kinds, obligatory and optional.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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U.S. Army ribbons are worn on the wearer's left side. These are individual ribbons (individual awards, campaign ribbons, etc). The U.S. equivalent to the Victoria Cross is the Medal of Honor. It is worn on the wearer's left side.  The order of precedence begins on the extreme left side of the chest (nearest the left arm) on the bottom row (right above the left chest pocket).  The ribbons are stacked in rows of either three to four ribbons as high as they go. The Medal of Honor is first in order of precedence and therefore would be at the very top of the stack.  Unit awards in the U.S. Army are worn on the wearer's right side. These are also worn in order of precedence from left to right.
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http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/Ribbons/OrderofPrecedence.htm\n\nhere is a chart showing the order of presedence  hope it helps.  my only question is what unit are you in the doesn't do class inspections?
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You will want to double -check these, but here goes. From bottom to top\nRAF: Pilot Officer, Flight Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal\nUSAF: 2d lieutenant, 1st lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general (The USAF didn't become a separate service from the army until after WW II, and retained the Army nomenclature. Naval aviators are naval officers, and naval ranks are different.)
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12\nAnywhere from captain, to lieutenant to corporal to private
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Name Number of personnel Number of subordinate units Officer in charge \nCorps 30,000+ 2 divisions Lieutenant General \nDivision 10,000–20,000 2-3 brigades Major General \nBrigade 2000–5000 2+ battalions Brigadier \nBattalion 300–1000 2–6companies Colonel \nCompany 150–300 3–6 platoons Captain \nPlatoon 30–40 n/a Lieutenant
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Police - depends upon the police department.  Generally, they go something like this:\n\nChief\nDeputy Chief\nColonel\nMajor\nCaptain\nLieutenant\nSergeant\nCorporal\nPatrolman or Patrol Officer, or Police Officer\n\nARMY:\nGeneral of the Army\nArmy Chief of Staff\nGeneral (4 stars)\nLieutenant General (3 stars)\nMajor General (2 stars)\nBrigadier General (1 star)\nColonel\nLieutenant Colonel\nMajor\nCaptain\nFirst Lieutenant\nSecond Lieutenant\nMaster Warrant Officer 5\nWarrant Officer 4\nWarrant Officer 3\nWarrant Officer 2\nWarrant Officer 1\nSergeant Major of the Army\nCommand Sergeant Major\nSergeant Major\nFirst Sergeant\nMaster Sergeant\nSergeant First Class\nStaff Sergeant\nSergeant\nCorporal\nSpecialist\nPrivate First Class\nPrivate\nPrivate (Recruit)\n\nAIR FORCE:\nGeneral of the Air Force\nAir Force Chief of Staff\nGeneral\nLieutenant General\nMajor General\nBrigadier General\nColonel\nLieutenant Colonel\nMajor\nCaptain\nFirst Lieutenant\nSecond Lieutenant\nThe Air Force does not current use Warrant Officer ranks\nChief Master Sergeant of the Air Force\nFirst Sergeant (Chief Master Sergeant)\nChief Master Sergeant\nFirst Sergeant (Senior Master Sergeant)\nSenior Master Sergeant\nFirst Sergeant (Master Sergeant)\nMaster Sergeant\nTechnical Sergeant\nStaff Sergeant\nSenior Airman\nAirman First Class\nAirman\nAirman Basic\n\nMARINES:\nCommandant of the Marine Corps\nGeneral\nLieutenant General\nMajor General\nBrigadier General\nColonel\nLieutenant Colonel\nMajor\nCaptain\nFirst Lieutenant\nSecond Lieutenant\nChief Warrant Officer 5\nChief Warrant Officer 4\nChief Warrant Officer 3\nChief Warrant Officer 2\nWarrant Officer\nSergeant Major of the Marine Corps\nSergeant Major\nMaster Gunnery Sergeant\nFirst Sergeant\nMaster Sergeant\nGunnery Sergeant\nStaff Sergeant\nSergeant\nCorporal\nLance Corporal\nPrivate First Class\nPrivate\n\nNAVY:\nFleet Admiral\nChief of Naval Operations\nCommandant of the Coast Guard\nAdmiral\nVice Admiral\nRear Admiral (upper half)\nRear Admiral (commodore)\nCaptain\nCommander\nLieutenant Commander\nLieutenant\nLieutenant Junior Grade\nEnsign\nMaster Warrant Officer\nWarrant Officer 4\nWarrant Officer 3\nWarrant Officer 2\nWarrant Officer 1\nMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Navy\nMaster Chief Petty Officer\nSenior Chief Petty Officer\nChief Petty Officer\nPetty Officer First Class\nPetty Officer Second Class\nPetty Officer Third Class\nSeaman\nSeaman Apprentice\nSeaman Recruit\n\nA rank of the same name is not necessarily the same rank level from one branch of service to another - for instance, a Navy Lieutenant is the same rank level as a Captain in the three other branches of the service.  See the chart referenced in the source link to compare.  Some of these ranks are only held by one individual at a time - for instance, there is only ever one Fleet Admiral, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Air Force Chief of Staff, etc.
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well if ur in the army, pay grade e-3 means you are a private first class, and you now make the money of a private first class instead of just a private, it follows ranking, the higher the ranking the higher the pay grade, for example u go pay grade e-1, e-2, e-3 and so on
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General of the Armies
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NCO's are the backbone of the Army, they are very well respected or should be, and have gone up through the ranks so they know all about the job, most Officers look up to them when they 1st come out of Sandhurst as NCO's have knowledge and experiance. If you want to know more about NCO's or the Army go to MoD website.
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I can only speak for my USAF service from 1965 to 1969, but when I went in the lowest four ranks were Airman Basic (E1), Airman Third Class (E2), Airman Second Class (E3) and Airman First Class (E4).  I think it was about 1967 or 1968 that my three Airman First Class Stripes (E4) became Sargeant (E4) and we were recognized as NCO's.  The lower ranks were; Airman Basic (E1) , Airman (E2), Airman First Class (E3) and then Sargeant (E4).  At some time in the early 70's, the star disappeard from the center of the wings and the Sargeant (E4) had two levels (Both E4), Senior Airman and Sargeant, then the Sargeant was dropped and only the Senior AIrman (E4) remained.  About the same time the star returned, maybe some time in the 90's  All the others remained the same.\n Bill\nFormer USAF Sargeant, currently CAP Lt. Col.
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Navy, the branches of service call the Air Force--"The chair force".  They also have the most members of the fat boys club.  If you ever see an overweight person in the military, he's in the chair force.  My husband is ex-Army.  But Air Force has better uniforms than the Navy.  hee-hee.