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VetGuide Appendix C: Officer Personnel by Pay Grades and Titles (Ranks)

Pay Grade Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps Navy, Coast Guard, and NOAA Public Health Service Major and Above Below Major
O-10 General Admiral n/a X  
O-09 Lieutenant General Vice Admiral n/a X  
O-08 Major General Rear Admiral Asst. Surgeon General X  
O-07 Brigadier General Rear Admiral (lower half) or Commodore Asst. Surgeon General X  
O-06 Colonel Captain Direct Grade X  
O-05 Lieutenant Colonel Commander Senior Grade X  
O-04 Major Lieutenant Commander Full Grade X  
O-03 Captain Lieutenant Senior Asstant Grade   X
O-02 First Lieutenant Lieutenant (jg) Asstant Grade   X
O-01 Second Lieutenant Ensign Junior Assistant   X
W-4 Chief Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer 
(see note 1 below)		 n/a   X
W-3 Chief Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer n/a   X
W-2 Chief Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer n/a   X
W-1 Warrant Officer Warrant Officer n/a   X
E- (see note 2 below) (see note 2 below) n/a   X

Notes:

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Environmental Sciences Services Administration, formerly Coast and Geodetic Survey) and Public Health Service do not have warrant officer ranks.
  2. Pay grades indicated by the letter "E" (e.g., E-5) are for enlisted (non officer) personnel.

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