PICTURE	RANK	DESCRIPTION	COMMAND
	Private	No insignia	In charge of no one but himself, and usually not even that
	Private First Class	One stripe	Same as above
	Corporal	Two stripes	Assistant squad leader
	Technician Grade 5	Two stripes with T	No command. Rank is awarded to indicate a techincal expertese in an area
	Sergeant	Three stripes	Squad leader
	Technician Grade 4	Three stripes with T	Same as the T5
	Technician Grade 3	Three stripes with T and a rocker underneath	Same as the T5
	Staff Sergeant	Three stripes with a rocker underneath	Squad leader or platoon Sergeant
	Technical Sergeant	Three stripes with two rockers underneath	Senior squad NCO
	First Sergeant	Three stripes on top, three rockers underneath, and a diamond in the middle	Senior Company NCO
	Master Sergeant	Three stripes on top and three rockers underneath	Senior Staff NCO
	2nd Lieutenant	Gold bar	Platoon
	1st Lieutenant	Silver bar	Platoon or company
	Captain	Two silver bars	Company
	Major	Gold leaf	Battalion
	Lieuntenant Colonel	Silver leaf	Battalion
	Colonel	Eagle	Regiment
	Brigadier General	One silver star	Division
	Major General	Two silver stars	Division or corps
	Lieutenant General	Three silver stars	Corps or army
	General	Four silver stars	Army group

How to place your insignia and chevrons on your sleeve.

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