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Rank title
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Notes
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Recruit (Rct.)
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Private (Pvt.)
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Third Specialist (3Spc.)
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Private First Class (Pfc.)
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Second Specialist (2Spc.)
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Lance Corporal (LCpl.)
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Junior NCO, fireteam lead.
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Specialist (Spc.)
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Corporal (Cpl.)
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Junior NCO, squad lead.
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Sergeant (Sgt.)
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NCO, drop lead.
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Staff Sergeant (SSgt.)
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NCO, drop lead.
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Technical Sergeant (TSgt.)
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Unused
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Master Sergeant (MSgt.)
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Platoon Sergeant, typically the second in command of the unit.
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Warrant Officer 1 (WO.)
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Should be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Warrant Officer 2 (WO2.)
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Should be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Warrant Officer 3 (WO3.)
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Should be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Chief Warrant Officer (CWO.)
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Should be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Officer Cadet (OCdt.)
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Not formally commissioned.
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Third Lieutenant (3Lt.)
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Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am". Probationary CO rank - typically held for no more than one drop.
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Second Lieutenant (2Lt.)
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Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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First Lieutenant (Lt.)
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Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Captain (Cpt.)
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Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Major (Maj.)
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Unused. Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Unused. Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Brigadier General
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Unused. Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Major General
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Unused. Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Lieutenant General
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Unused. Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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General
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Unused. Commissioned officer. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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Sky Marshal
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Unused. Commander-in-Chief. Should be saluted and addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
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