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

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