Army Ranks
An army is a country's armed force that fights on the land. Its most senior rank is usually General, as you see here. (There is in fact a rank more senior than General; this is Field Marshal [British Army] or General of the Army [US Army]. It is seldom awarded and is not shown in this table.) The most junior rank is usually Private.
| United Kingdom | USA | |
|---|---|---|
| British Army | US Army | |
| officers | General | General |
| Lieutenant General | Lieutenant General | |
| Major General | Major General | |
| Brigadier | Brigadier General | |
| Colonel | Colonel | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Major | Major | |
| Captain | Captain | |
| Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | |
| Second Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant | |
| other ranks | Warrant Officer 1 | Sergeant Major |
| Warrant Officer 2 | Master Sergeant | |
| Staff Sergeant | Sergeant First Class | |
| Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | |
| Sergeant | ||
| Corporal | Corporal | |
| Lance Corporal | Private First Class | |
| Private | Private |
Common abbreviations:
- Brig: Brigadier
- Capt: Captain
- Col: Colonel
- Cpl: Corporal
- Gen: General
- Lt: Lieutenant
- LtCol: Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj: Major
- Maj Gen: Major General
- Sgt: Sergeant
- WO: Warrant Officer