Ranks
From the Call of Duty Wiki
Ranks are military indicators that show how much command a Soldier has. Most modern military services recognize three broad categories of personnel. These are codified in the Geneva Conventions, which somewhat ambiguously distinguish officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.
The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system. The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as either silver grey on dark blue, olive drab on dark blue, or khaki on dark blue as seen in the charts below. This scheme of rank insignia was established by War Department Circular No. 303 on 5 August 1920 and would see two significant changes in 1942. The usage of this style of insignia was ended by Department of the Army Circular No. 202, dated 7 July 1948, which provided for significant changes in both rank and insignia.
Apart from conscripted personnel one can distinguish:
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[edit] American Ranks
[edit] In Call of Duty games
| General Gen | Lieutenant General Ltg | Major General Mg | Colonel Col | Major Maj | Captain Capt | Lieutenant Lt |
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| O-10 | O-9 | O-8 | O-6 | O-4 | O-3 | O-2 |
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Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 3
| Staff Sergeant S/Sgt. | Sergeant Sgt. | Corporal Cpl. | Technician Fifth Grade T/5. | Private First Class Pfc. | Private Pvt. |
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| Grade 4 | Grade 6 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World at War
| Master Sergeant MSgt | Staff Sergeant SSgt | Sergeant Sgt | Corporal Cpl | Lance Corporal LCpl | Private First Class/Private PFC/Pvt |
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| E-7 | E-5 | E-4 | E-3 | E-2 | E-1 |
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[edit] In United States Army
| General of the Armies | General of the Army GA | General GEN | Lieutenant General LTG | Major General MG | Brigadier General BG |
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| OF-12 | OF-11 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 |
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| Colonel COL | Lieutenant Colonel LTC | Major MAJ | Captain CPT | First Lieutenant 1LT | Second Lieutenant 2LT |
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| OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 |
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| Chief Warrant Officer 5 CW5 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 CW4 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 CW3 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 CW2 | Chief Warrant Officer 1 CW1 |
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| WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 |
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| Sergeant Major of the Army SMA | Sergeant Major SGM | First Sergeant FGM | Master Sergeant MSG | Sergeant First Class SFC |
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| OR-10 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 |
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| Staff Sergeant SSG | Sergeant SGT | Corporal CPL | Private First Class PFC | Private PVT |
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| OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
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1920 - 1942
| Master Sergeant M/Sgt. | First Sergeant 1st Sgt. | Technical Sergeant T/Sgt. | Staff Sergeant S/Sgt. |
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| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
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| Sergeant Sgt. | Corporal Cpl. | Private First Class Pfc. | Private Pvt. |
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| Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
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1942 - 1948
| First Sergeant 1st Sgt. | Master Sergeant M/Sgt. | Technical Sergeant T/Sgt. | Staff Sergeant S/Sgt. |
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| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
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| Technician Third Grade T/3. | Sergeant Sgt. | Technician Fourth Grade T/4. | Corporal Cpl. |
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| Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
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| Technician Fifth Grade T/5. | Private First Class Pfc. | Private Pvt. |
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| Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 |
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[edit] In United States Marine Corps
| General Gen | Lieutenant General LtGen | Major General MajGen | Brigadier General BGen |
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| O-10 | O-9 | O-8 | O-7 |
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| Colonel Col | Lieutenant Colonel LtCol | Major Maj |
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| O-6 | O-5 | O-4 |
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| Captain Capt | First Lieutenant 1stLt | Second Lieutenant 2ndLt |
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| O-3 | O-2 | O-1 |
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| Chief Warrant Officer 5 CWO 5 | Chief Warrant Officer 4 CWO 4 | Chief Warrant Officer 3 CWO 3 | Chief Warrant Officer 2 CWO 2 | Warrant Officer WO |
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| W-5 | W-4 | W-3 | W-2 | W-1 |
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| Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps SgtMajMarCor | Sergeant Major SgtMaj | Master Gunnery Sergeant MGySgt | First Sergeant FSgt | Master Sergeant MSgt | Gunnery Sergeant GySgt |
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| E-9 | E-9 | E-9 | E-8 | E-8 | E-7 |
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| Staff Sergeant SSgt | Sergeant Sgt | Corporal Cpl | Lance Corporal LCpl | Private First Class Pfc | Private Pvt |
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| E-6 | E-5 | E-4 | E-3 | E-2 | E-1 |
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[edit] British Ranks
[edit] In Call of Duty games
| Major Maj | Captain Cap | First Lieutenant 1st Lt | Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt |
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| OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
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| Sergeant Sgt | Corporal Cpl | Lance-Corporal L-Cpl |
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| OR-5/6 | OR-4 | OR-3 |
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[edit] In British Army
| Field Marshal FM | General Gen | Lieutenant-General Lt-Gen | Major-General Maj-Gen | Brigadier Brig |
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| OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 |
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| Colonel Col | Lieutenant-Colonel Lt-Col | Major Maj | Captain Cap | First Lieutenant 1st Lt | Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt |
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| OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
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| Warrant Officer Class 1 WOI | Warrant Officer Class 1 WOI | Warrant Officer Class 2 WOII | Warrant Officer Class 2 WOII |
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| OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 |
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| Colour Sergeant CSgt | Sergeant Sgt | Corporal Cpl | Lance-Corporal L-Cpl |
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| OR-7 | OR-5/6 | OR-4 | OR-3 |
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[edit] In Royal Marines
| General Gen | Lieutenant-General Lt-Gen | Major-General Maj-Gen | Brigadier Brig |
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| OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 |
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| Colonel Col | Lieutenant-Colonel Lt-Col | Major Maj |
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| OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 |
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| Captain Cap | First Lieutenant 1st Lt | Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt |
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| OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
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| Warrant Officer Class 1 WOI | Warrant Officer Class 2 WOII | Colour Sergeant CSgt |
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| OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 |
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| Sergeant Sgt | Corporal Cpl | Lance-Corporal L-Cpl |
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| OR-5/6 | OR-4 | OR-3 |
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[edit] German Ranks
[edit] In Call of Duty games
| Captain (Hauptmann) Hptm/H | Lieutenant (Oberleutnant) OLt /OL | Second Lieutenant (Leutnant) Lt/L | Sergeant (Unteroffizier) Uffz/U | Corporal (Oberstabsgefreiter) OStGefr/OSG | Private (Soldat) S |
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| OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-1 |
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[edit] In Bundeswehr
| General (General) Gen | Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) GenLt/GL | Major General (Generalmajor) GenMaj/GM | Brigadier (Brigadegeneral) BrigGen/BG |
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| OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 |
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| Colonel (Oberst) Oberst/O | Lieutenant Colonel (Oberstleutnant) Oberstlt/OTL | Major (Major) Maj/M | Staff Captain (Stabshauptmann) StHptm/SH |
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| OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 |
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| Captain (Hauptmann) Hptm/H | Lieutenant (Oberleutnant) OLt /OL | Second Lieutenant (Leutnant) Lt/L | Warrant Officer (Oberstabsfeldwebel) OStFw/OSF |
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| OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OR-9 |
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| Sergeant Major (Stabsfeldwebel) StFw/SF | Staff Sergeant (Hauptfeldwebel) HptFw/HF | Sergeant (Oberfeldwebel) OFw/OF |
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| OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 |
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| Sergeant (Feldwebel) Fw/F | Sergeant (Stabsunteroffizier) StUffz/SU | Sergeant (Unteroffizier) Uffz/U |
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| OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-5 |
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| Corporal (Oberstabsgefreiter) OStGefr/OSG | Staff Corporal (Stabsgefreiter) StGefr/SG | Lance Corporal (Hauptgefreiter) HptGefr/HG |
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| OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-3 |
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| Lance Corporal (Obergefreiter) OGefr/OG | Private (Gefreiter) Gefr/G | Private (Soldat) S |
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| OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
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[edit] Japan Ranks
[edit] In Call of Duty games
| Captain 陸軍大尉 CAP | Lance-Corporal 兵長 LCPL | Superior Private 上等兵 SP | Private 1st Class 一等兵 PFC | Private 2nd Class 二等兵 PSC |
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| Special | Special | Special | Special | Special |
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[edit] In Imperial Japanese Army
| Marshal 元帥陸軍大将 | General 陸軍大将 GEN | Lieutenant General 陸軍中将 LG | Major General 陸軍少将 MG |
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| Colonel 陸軍大佐 COL | Lieutenant Colonel 陸軍中佐 LTC | Major 陸軍少佐 MAJ |
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| Captain 陸軍大尉 CAP | First Lieutenant 陸軍中尉 1LT | Second Lieutenant 陸軍少尉 2LT | Warrant Officer 陸軍准尉 WO |
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| Special | Special | Special | Special |
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| Sergeant Major 曹長 SGM | Sergeant 軍曹 SGT | Corporal 伍長 CPL | Lance-Corporal 兵長 LCPL |
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| Superior Private 上等兵 SP | Private 1st Class 一等兵 PFC | Private 2nd Class 二等兵 PSC | Private 兵 PVT |
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[edit] Russian Ranks
[edit] In Call of Duty games
| Captain (капита́н) Cap. | First Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) Lt. | Second Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) Lt. | Sergeant (сержа́нт) Sgt. | Corporal (ефре́йтор) Cpl. | Private (рядово́й) Pvt. |
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| Special | Special | Special | Special | Special | Special |
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[edit] In Russian Loyalists
| Sergeant (сержа́нт) Sgt. | Corporal (ефре́йтор) Cpl. | Private (рядово́й) Pvt. |
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| Special | Special | Special |
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[edit] In Soviet Armed Forces
| Marshal of the Russian Federation (Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции) MRF | General of the Army (генера́л а́рмии) GEA | Polkovnik General (генера́л-полко́вник) POG | Lieutenant General (генера́л-лейтена́нт) LLG | Major General (генера́л-майо́р) MAG |
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| Special | Special | Special | Special | Special |
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| Colonel (полко́вник) Col. | Lieutenant Colonel (подполко́вник) Ltc. | Major (майо́р) Maj. | Captain (капита́н) Cap. | First Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) Lt. | Second Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) Lt. |
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| Warrant Officer (пра́порщик) CW3 | Warrant Officer (пра́порщик) CW2 | Sergeant-Major (старшина́) Sgm. | Senior Sergeant (ста́рший сержа́нт) Ssg. |
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| Sergeant (сержа́нт) Sgt. | Junior Sergeant (мла́дший сержа́нт) Jsg. | Corporal (ефре́йтор) Col. | Private (рядово́й) Pvt. |
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| Special | Special | Special | Special |
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