TABLE 2-9


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GRADE TITLES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL A/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARMY PAY B/ GRADE NCO SPECIALIST NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-9 COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR; MASTER CHIEF PETTY SERGEANT MAJOR; CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT SERGEANT MAJOR OFFICER MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT E-8 FIRST SERGEANT; SENIOR CHIEF PETTY FIRST SERGEANT; SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT MASTER SERGEANT OFFICER MASTER SERGEANT E-7 PLATOON SERGEANT; CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GUNNERY SERGEANT MASTER SERGEANT SERGEANT FIRST CLASS E-6 STAFF SERGEANT PETTY OFFICER, 1ST STAFF SERGEANT TECHNICAL SERGEANT CLASS E-5 SERGEANT PETTY OFFICER, 2ND SERGEANT STAFF SERGEANT CLASS E-4 CORPORAL SPECIALIST PETTY OFFICER, 3RD CORPORAL SERGEANT CLASS SENIOR AIRMAN E-3 PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SEAMAN C/ LANCE CORPORAL AIRMAN FIRST CLASS E-2 PRIVATE, PV-2 SEAMAN APPRENTICE D/ PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AIRMAN E-1 PRIVATE, PV-1 SEAMAN RECRUIT D/ PRIVATE AIRMAN BASIC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/ AMONG THE SERVICES, RANK AND PRECEDENCE ARE DETERMINED BY PAY GRADE. B/ IN GENERAL, TITLES FOR PETTY OFFICERS ARE ACCORDING TO RATING (NAVAL SKILL) SUCH AS BOATSWAIN, GUNNER'S MATE, YEOMAN, STOREKEEPER, ETC. PERSONNEL IN GRADES E-3, E-2 AND E-1 ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS POSSESSING RATINGS. THE TITLES LISTED DENOTE THE RATE OR PAY GRADE. C/ E-3 PAY GRADE ALSO INCLUDES AIRMAN, CONSTRUCTION MAN, DENTAL MAN, FIREMAN, HOSPITAL MAN, AND STEWARDSMAN. D/ E-1 AND E-2 PAY GRADES ALSO INCLUDE RECRUITS AND APPRENTICES IN 6 RATES LISTED IN FOOTNOTE C/.