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
 United Kingdom USA

British Army US Army

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