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- From: dpe@inel.gov (Don Palmrose)
- Subject: Re: Ranks & Stuff
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:33:16 GMT
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- From dpe@inel.gov (Don Palmrose)
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- In article <Bxo17r.6A5@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>, athos@apple.com (Rick Eames) writes:
- >
- >
- > From athos@apple.com (Rick Eames)
- >
- > Hi there,
- >
- > I am writing a story that involves some military types and need to know a
- > few things...any help would be appreciated.
- >
- > * What are the ranks in the different branches?
-
- For officers, the Army, Air Force, and Marines ranking (from lowest to
- highest) are:
-
- 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Leutenant Colonel, Colonel,
- Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, and General
-
- For the Navy and Coast Guard the ranking in the same order is:
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- Ensign, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander,
- Captain, Rear Admiral (Lower Grade), Rear Admiral (Upper Grade), Vice Admiral,
- and Admiral
-
- > * What are the payscales for those ranks?
-
- Navy Times typically publishes the pay scales once or twice a year. Your
- local library, military recruiter's office, or reserve center should have
- it (especially the last two, typically on a bullitin board somewhere on the
- premise)
-
- > * Now many years does the average soldier take to get those ranks?
-
- That depends on the current numbers. For officers in the Navy (that's my
- background) it is generally shorter than the other services. Typically
-
- Ensign-2 yrs, LT(jg)-2 yrs, LT-4 to 6 yrs, LCDR-5 to 8 yrs, CDR-5 to 8 yrs,
- CAPT-5 to 8 yrs, all Admiral ranks depend on too much other stuff but could
- be 2 to 6 years.
-
- > ############################################################################
- > Rick Eames Internet: athos@apple.com
- > Apple Computer, Inc. CompuServe: 76666,2114
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Don Palmrose
- "I'd rather not serve on a ship designed to sink..."
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