Army Abbreviations Abbreviation Rank Descripiton 1LT FIRST LIEUTENANT 1SG FIRST SERGEANT 1ST BGLR FIRST BUGLER 1ST COOK FIRST COOK 1ST CORP FIRST CORPORAL 1ST LEADER FIRST LEADER 1ST LIEUT FIRST LIEUTENANT 1ST LIEUT ADC FIRST LIEUTENANT AIDE-DE-CAMP 1ST LIEUT ADJT FIRST LIEUTENANT ADJUTANT 1ST LIEUT ASST SURG FIRST LIEUTENANT ASSISTANT SURGEON 1ST LIEUT BN ADJT FIRST LIEUTENANT BATTALION ADJUTANT 1ST LIEUT REGTL QTR FIRST LIEUTENANT REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTER 1ST LT FIRST LIEUTENANT 1ST MUS FIRST MUSICIAN 1ST OFFICER FIRST OFFICER 1ST SERG FIRST SERGEANT 1ST SGT FIRST SERGEANT 2 CL PVT SECOND CLASS PRIVATE 2 CL SPEC SECOND CLASS SPECIALIST 2D CORP SECOND CORPORAL 2D LIEUT SECOND LIEUTENANT 2D SERG SECOND SERGEANT 2LT SECOND LIEUTENANT 2ND LT SECOND LIEUTENANT 3 CL SPEC THIRD CLASS SPECIALIST 3D CORP THIRD CORPORAL 3D LIEUT THIRD LIEUTENANT 3D SERG THIRD SERGEANT 3RD OFFICER THIRD OFFICER 4 CL SPEC FOURTH CLASS SPECIALIST 4 CORP FOURTH CORPORAL 5 CL SPEC FIFTH CLASS SPECIALIST 6 CL SPEC SIXTH CLASS SPECIALIST ACTG HOSP STEW ACTING HOSPITAL STEWARD ADC AIDE-DE-CAMP ADJT ADJUTANT ARMORER ARMORER ART ARTIF ARTILLERY ARTIFICER ARTIF ARTIFICER ASST BAND LDR ASSISTANT BAND LEADER ASST ENGR CAC ASSISTANT ENGINEER ASST QTR MR ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER ASST STEWARD ASSISTANT STEWARD
ASST SURG AUX 1 CL SPEC AVN CADET BAND CORP BAND LDR BAND SERG BG BGLR BGLR 1 CL BLKSMITH BN COOK BN QM SGT BN SGT MAJ BN SUP SGT BOATBUILDER BOMBARDIERS BRIG GEN CADET CAPT CAPT ASST QTR MR CAPT ASST SURG CAPT REGTL ADJT CARP CFR CFR 1 CL CH (CAPT) CH (MAJ) CH OF PRIN MUS CHAPLAIN CHIEF BGLR CHIEF MECH CHIEF MUS CHIEF NURSE CHIEF TRUMP COBBLER COL COMSY SERG CONT SURG COOK CORP CORP BGLR CORP CFR CPL CPT CSM CW2 ASSISTANT SURGEON AUXILARY 1ST CLASS SPECIALIST AVIATION CADET BAND CORPORAL BAND LEADER BAND SERGEANT BRIGADIER GENERAL BUGLER BUGLER 1ST CLASS BLACKSMITH BATTALION COOK BATTALION QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT BATTALION SERGEANT MAJOR BATTALION SUPPLY SERGEANT BOATBUILDER BOMBARDIERS BRIGADIER GENERAL CADET CAPTAIN CAPTAIN ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER CAPTAIN ASSISTANT SURGEON CAPTAIN REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT CARPENTER CHAUFFEUR CHAUFFEUR FIRST CLASS CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) CHAPLAIN (MAJOR) CHIEF OF PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN CHAPLAIN CHIEF BUGLER CHIEF MECHANIC CHIEF MUSICIAN CHIEF NURSE (MALE) CHIEF TRUMPETER COBBLER COLONEL COMMISSARY SERGEANT CONTRACT SURGEON COOK CORPORAL CORPORAL BUGLER CORPORAL CHAUFFEUR CORPORAL CAPTAIN COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS
CW3 CW4 CW5 CWO CWO2 CWO3 CWO4 CWO5 DECKHAND DRAGOONS DRILL SERG DRUM MAJ DRUMMER ELEC SGT ELEC SGT 1 CL ELEC SGT 2 CL ELEC SGT ARTY ENGR ENGR YEO ENSIGN FARRIER FIFE MAJOR FIFER FIREMAN FLD CLK FLD MUS FLT O FLYING CADET FOREIGN CADET GA GEN GUNNER HARNESS MKR HEAD BLK HOSP SGT HOSP STEW HOSP WARDMASTER HS JR 2D LIEUT JR LEADER LANCE CPL LIEUT LIEUT COL LIEUT GEN LIGHT DRAGOONS LT COL CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3RD CLASS CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4TH CLASS CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER FIFTH GRAADE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CHIEF WARRENT OFFICER DECKHAND DRAGOONS DRILL SERGEANT DRUM MAJOR DRUMMER ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT, FIRST CLASS ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT SECOND CLASS ELECTRICIAN SERGEANT ARTILLERY ENGINEER ENGINEER YEOMAN ENSIGN FARRIER FIFE MAJOR FIFER FIREMAN (MINE PLANTER) FIELD CLERK FIELD MUSICIAN FLIGHT OFFICER FLYING CADET FOREIGN CADET (USMA) GENERAL OF THE ARMY GENERAL GUNNER HARNESS MAKER HEAD BLACKSMITH HOSPITAL SERGEANT HOSPITAL STEWARD HOSPITAL WARDMASTER HORSESHOER JUNIOR SECOND LIEUTENANT JUNIOR LEADER LANCE CORPORAL LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT COLONEL LIEUTENANT GENERAL LIGHT DRAGOONS LIEUTENANT COLONEL
LT GEN LTC LTG M BLKSMITH M ELEC M ELEC (JG) M ENGR M ENGR (JG) M ENGR (SG) M GNR M GNR ARTY M HOSP SGT M OF HOSP SGTS M SGT M SGT (SG) M SGT ELEC M WHEELWRIGHT MAJ MAJ ASST QTR MR MAJ GEN MATROSS MECH MED ATTENDANT MESS SGT MG MR SIG ELEC MSG MSGR MSP MUS MUS 1 CL MUS 2 CL MUS 3 CL MW4 OILER ORD SERG ORD SGT OVERSEER P SGT PAYMASTERS CLERK PFC PIONEER POST COMSY SERG POST QTR MR SERG PRIN FARRIER PRIN MUS LIEUTENANT GENERAL LIEUTENANT COLONEL LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASTER BLACKSMITH MASTER ELECTRICIAN MASTER ELECTRICIAN JUNIOR GRADE MASTER ENGINEER MASTER ENGINEER JUNIOR GRADE MASTER ENGINEER SENIOR GRADE MASTER GUNNER MASTER GUNNER ARTILLERY (USMA) MASTER HOSPITAL SERGEANT MASTER OF HOSPITAL SERGEANTS MASTER SERGEANT MASTER SERGEANT SENIOR GRADE (CAC) MASTER SERGEANT ELECTRICIAN MASTER WHEELWRIGHT MAJOR MAJOR ASSISTAN QUARTERMASTER MAJOR GENERAL MATROSS MECHANIC MEDICAL ATTENDANT MESS SERGEANT MAJOR GENERAL MASTER SERGEANT SIGNAL ELECTIRICAN MASTER SERGEANT MESSENGER MASTER SPECIALIST MUSICIAN MUSICIAN FIRST CLASS MUSICIAN SECOND CLASS MUSICIAN THIRD CLASS MASTER WARRANT OFFICER FOURTH CLASS OILER (MINE PLANTER) ORDERLY SERGEANT ORDANANCE SERGEANT OVERSEER (CORP CIVIL WAR) PLATOON SERGEANT PAYMASTERS CLERK PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PIONEER POST COMMISSARY SERGEANT POST QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT PRINCIPAL FARRIER PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN
PRIV 1 CL PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PSG PLATOON SERGEANT PV1 PRIVATE PV2 PRIVATE PVT PRIVATE PVT 2 CL PRIVATE SECOND CLASS PVT 8 CL PRIVATE EIGHT CLASS PVT HOSP PRIVATE HOSPITAL CORPS QTR GUNNER QUARTER GUNNER QTR MR QUARTERMASTER QTR MR GEN QUARTERMASTER GENERAL QTR MR SERG QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT RAD SGT RADIO SERGEANT RANGER RANGER RCT RECRUIT RECRUIT RECRUIT REGTL COMSY SGT REGIMENTAL COMMISSARY SERGEANT REGTL COOK REGIMENTAL COOK REGTL QM SGT REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT REGTL SGT MAJ REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR REGTL SUP SGT REGIMENTAL SUPPLY SERGEANT S SGT STAFF SERGEANT SADDLER SADDLER SADDLER SERG SADDLER SERGEANT SAPPER SAPPER SERG SERGEANT SFC SERGEANT FIRST CLASS SGM SERGEANT MAJOR SGT SERGEANT SGT (SG) SERGEANT SENIOR GRADE SGT BGLR SERGEANT BUGLER SGT CFR SERGEANT CHAUFFEUR SGT ELEC SERGEANT ELECTRICIAN SGT FLD MUS SERGEANT FIELD MUSICIAN SGT MAJ SERGEANT MAJOR SGT MAJ (JG) SERGEANT MAJOR JUNIOR GRADE SGT MAJ (SG) SERGEANT MAJOR SENIOR GRADE SMA SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY SMJ SERGEANT MAJOR SP1 SPECIALIST 1 SP2 SPECIALIST 2 SP3 SPECIALIST 3 SP4 SPECIALIST 4 SP5 SPECIALIST 5 SP6 SPECIALIST 6 SP7 SPECIALIST 7
SP8 SPECIALIST 8 SP9 SPECIALIST 9 SPC SPECIALIST? SQ & BN SGT MAJ SQUADRON & BATTALION SERGEANT MAJOR SQ SGT MAJ SQUADRON SERGEANT MAJOR SR ASST SN ENGR SENIOR ASSISTANT SEMAN ENGINEER SSG STAFF SERGEANT STAB SERG STABLE SERGEANT STEWARD STEWARD (MINE PLANTER SVC) SUP SGT SUPPLY SERGEANT SURG SURGEON T SGT TECHNICAL SERGEANT TEAMSTER TEAMSTER TEC TECHNICIAN TEC 3 TECHNICAL 3 TEC 4 TECHNICAL 4 TEC 5 TECHNICAL 5 TEC 6 TECHNICAL 6 TRMPTR TRUMPETER TROOPER TROOPER TRUM MAJ TRUMPET MAJOR UNDER-COOK UNDER-COOK VET SERG VETERINARIAN SEREANT VET SURG VETERINARIAN SURGEON WAGON MASTER WAGON MASTER WAGR WAGONER WARDMASTER WARDMASTER (HOSPITAL CORPS) WHEELRIGHT WHEELRIGHT WO WARRANT OFFICER WO1 WARRANT OFFICER 1 WOC WARRANR OFFICER CANDIDATE WOJG WARRANT OFFICER JUNIOR GRADE