Chain of Command HO1
Chain of Command HO1
Army Family Team Building Level I
The Chain of Command
Army Ranks, Insignia and Grades
Officer Enlisted
General of the Army Sergeant Major
of the Army E-9
General/O-10 Command
Sergeant Major E-9
Lieutenant Sergeant Major
General/O-9 E-9
Major General/O-8 First Sergeant
E-8
Brigadier General
O-7 Master Sergeant
E-8
Colonel/O-6 Sergeant First Class
E-7
Lieutenant Colonel Staff Sergeant
O-6 (Silver) E-6
Major/O-4 Sergeant E-5
(Gold)
Corporal E-4
Captain/O-3 Specialist
E-4
First Lieutenant/O-2 Private First Class
(Silver) E-3
Private E-2
Second Lieutenant
O-1 (Gold) No Insignia Private E-1
Warrant Officer
Master Chief Chief Chief Warrant
Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Officer
(W-5) (W-4) (W-3) (W-2) (W-1)
Source: Profile of the Army: A Reference Handbook (Arlington, VA: Association of the United States Army, Institute of Land Warfare),
January 1993.