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List of ranks used by the United States Army

December 15, 2023

This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army, with dates showing each rank's beginning and end.

Ranks used to the end of the Revolutionary War are shown as ending on June 2, 1784. This is the date that the Continental Army was ordered to be demobilized;[1] actual demobilization took until June 20.

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  • Electrician Sergeant: March 2, 1899[138] - January 25, 1907[139]
  • Electrician Sergeant First Class: January 25, 1907[139] - July 1, 1920[140]
  • Electrician Sergeant Second Class: January 25, 1907[139] - July 1, 1920[141]
  • Engineer: January 25, 1907[77] - July 1, 1920[142]
  • Enlisted Men of Ordnance: May 14, 1812[143] - July 5, 1862[144]
  • Ensign: July 18, 1775[145] - June 2, 1784, June 3, 1784 - March 3, 1799,[146] March 16, 1802[147] - March 3, 1815[148]

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  1. ^ Continental Congress 1784 27:515
  2. ^ a b 24 Stat. 435
  3. ^ 32 Stat. 930, Acting Hospital Stewards became Sergeants of the Hospital Corps.
  4. ^ Continental Congress 1775, 2:210
  5. ^ Continental Congress 1777, 7:162
  6. ^ a b c 1 Stat. 721
  7. ^ 2 Stat. 85 officers raised under previous acts to be discharged
  8. ^ a b 2 Stat. 820
  9. ^ a b c d 3 Stat. 615
  10. ^ a b Continental Congress 1777, 7:178 on pay table
  11. ^ Continental Congress 1778, 11:541 not on pay table
  12. ^ a b c d e 1 Stat. 241
  13. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Artificers became Mechanics.
  14. ^ 3 Stat. 115
  15. ^ a b Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 242.
  16. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Principal Musicians became Assistant Band Leaders
  17. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, The Assistant Band Leader at West Point became a Master Sergeant, and all others Staff Sergeants.
  18. ^ AEF General Order 14, July 15, 1917. Rank created under executive authority granted on May 18, 1917 40 Stat 76.
  19. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920 End of World War I ranks. Proposed legislation in 1918 to make Assistant Chauffeur a regular rank in the army did not pass
  20. ^ 2 Stat. 816
  21. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 116.
  22. ^ a b LOUIS C. DUNCAN (1931). "APPENDIX B. LIST OF MEDICAL MEN WHO TOOK A PART IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION". MEDICAL MEN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783. MEDICAL FIELD SERVICE SCHOOL, CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA.
  23. ^ 3 Stat. 128
  24. ^ 3 Stat. 224 not included in law
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 39 Stat. 166
  26. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Assistant Engineers became Technical Sergeants
  27. ^ a b Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 259.
  28. ^ a b c 14 Stat. 332
  29. ^ 27 Stat. 226, Assistant Medical Purveyors became Assistant Surgeons General.
  30. ^ a b c d 40 Stat. 882
  31. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Assistant Stewards became Specialists Fifth Class
  32. ^ 3 Stat. 615, Post Surgeons and Surgeon’s Mates became Assistant Surgeons
  33. ^ 35 Stat 67, Assistant Surgeons became Captains or First Lieutenants
  34. ^ a b 3 Stat. 426
  35. ^ 12 Stat. 378
  36. ^ 35 Stat. 67, Assistant Surgeons General became Colonels
  37. ^ Not listed in General Order 36, June 19, 1920, but probably abolished by it as an enlisted rank.
  38. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Band Corporals became Corporals
  39. ^ 1 Stat. 761, Band Leaders became Warrant Officers
  40. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Band Sergeants became Sergeants, those in the West Point Band Became Master Sergeants.
  41. ^ a b c d e f 12 Stat. 279
  42. ^ a b 14 Stat. 332 rank not included in law
  43. ^ a b c 12 Stat. 599
  44. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Battalion Sergeants Major became Staff Sergeants
  45. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Battalion Quartermaster Sergeants became Battalion Supply Sergeants
  46. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Battalion Supply Sergeants Staff Sergeants
  47. ^ 30 Stat. 363
  48. ^ a b 39 Stat. 166, Battery Quartermaster Sergeants became Battery Supply Sergeants
  49. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Battery Supply Sergeants became Sergeants
  50. ^ 1 Stat. 750
  51. ^ 2 Stat. 482 rank not included in law
  52. ^ 1 2 Stat. 764
  53. ^ a b c 3 Stat. 224
  54. ^ a b 3 Stat. 47
  55. ^ a b c 3 Stat. 219
  56. ^ Continental Congress 1775, 2:223
  57. ^ Continental Congress 1775, 2:97
  58. ^ 1 Stat. 223
  59. ^ 3 Stat. 114
  60. ^ 3 Stat 225
  61. ^ 4 Stat 652
  62. ^ 12 Stat. 737, Buglers became Trumpeters
  63. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Buglers Became Specialists Sixth Class
  64. ^ a b 40 Stat. 893
  65. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Buglers First Class Became Specialists Sixth Class
  66. ^ a b c d e Continental Congress 1775, 2:89
  67. ^ Continental Congress 1775, 2:220, on Pay Table
  68. ^ a b 1 Stat. 222
  69. ^ 41 Stat. 769, Chaplains given regular line ranks
  70. ^ a b 40 Stat. 244
  71. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Chauffeurs became Specialists Fifth Class
  72. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Chauffeurs First Class became Specialists Fifth Class
  73. ^ a b 4 Stat. 652
  74. ^ a b 12 Stat. 599, Chief Buglers became Chief Trumpeters
  75. ^ Continental Congress 1780 18:878
  76. ^ Continental Congress 1782 22:5
  77. ^ a b c d 34 Stat. 862
  78. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Chief Mechanics became Specialists Fourth Class
  79. ^ 14 Stat. 334
  80. ^ 27 Stat. 276, Chief Medical Purveyor became an Assistant Surgeon General
  81. ^ 1 Stat 750
  82. ^ 2 Stat. 132, Chief Musicians became Teachers of Music
  83. ^ 15 Stat. 318
  84. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Chief Musicians became Band Leaders
  85. ^ a b Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 365.
  86. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 102.
  87. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 109.
  88. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 129.
  89. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 138.
  90. ^ 55 Stat. 651. The Mine Planter Service positions of Master and Chief Engineer were classified as Chief Warrant Officers. Chief Warrant Officers became Chief Warrant Officers 2, 3, 4 and eventually 5.
  91. ^ a b c d 68 Stat. 157
  92. ^ 105 Stat. 1491
  93. ^ Continental Congress 1775, 2:188
  94. ^ a b c d 2 Stat. 132
  95. ^ 31 Stat. 748 Rank created in 1901, but had been a position with special insignia since 1883
  96. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920
  97. ^ Fisher, Ernest, Guardians of the Republic, New York: Ballentine, 1994, p. 316
  98. ^ a b Continental Congress 1777, 8:434
  99. ^ a b Continental Congress 1781, 20:734
  100. ^ a b 2 Stat. 697
  101. ^ 5 Stat. 513
  102. ^ 17 Stat. 485
  103. ^ a b 30 Stat. 977 added Commissary Sergeants to regiments, Those at posts were now Post Commissary Sergeants
  104. ^ 14 Stat, 332 rank not included in law
  105. ^ a b c 12 Stat. 280
  106. ^ 16 Stat 315 rank not included in law. The 1874 Army Register’s table of organization states that Company Quartermaster Sergeants were eliminated by not being included in an act of March 15, 1872, but the law is dated in May.
  107. ^ 30 Stat. 366
  108. ^ a b 39 Stat. 166, Company Quartermaster Sergeants became Company Supply Sergeants
  109. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Company Supply Sergeants became Sergeants
  110. ^ 30 Stat. 721
  111. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Cooks became Specialists Fourth Class
  112. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 246. Earliest appointment of a Cornet in book.
  113. ^ 1 Stat. 750, Cornets converted to Second Lieutenants.
  114. ^ 2 Stat 482, Dragoon troops to contain both Second Lieutenants and Cornets.
  115. ^ 3 Stat. 224, Cornets abolished along with the Dragoon Regiments.
  116. ^ a b c d e f g Continental Congress 1784, 28:48
  117. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Corporal Buglers became Corporals
  118. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Deck Hands became Specialists Fifth Class
  119. ^ 3 Stat. 298
  120. ^ a b Continental Congress 1777 8:434
  121. ^ a b Continental Congress 1780 20:734
  122. ^ Continental Congress 1777 7:232
  123. ^ Continental Congress 1780 18:878 rank not included in law
  124. ^ Continental Congress 1776 7:232 rank mentioned
  125. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 328. John Pierce promoted to Paymaster General.
  126. ^ 27 Stat. 276, Assistant Medical Purveyors and Surgeons equivalent to Lieutenant Colonels became Deputy Surgeons General
  127. ^ 35 Stat. 67, Assistant Surgeons General became Lieutenant Colonels
  128. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:209
  129. ^ a b 2 Stat. 735
  130. ^ 3 Stat. 297, duties given to line officers
  131. ^ 3 Stat. 113, rank not included in law
  132. ^ a b c d Continental Congress 1776 5:563
  133. ^ 14 Stat. 332, rank not included in law
  134. ^ a b c d 30 Stat. 977
  135. ^ 39 Stat 166, duties given to the First Sergeant of each Headquarters Company.
  136. ^ a b Continental Congress 1785 28:248
  137. ^ Continental Congress 1787 33:603, Drummers became Musicians
  138. ^ a b c 30 Stat. 978
  139. ^ a b c 34 Stat. 862, rank divided into first and second classes
  140. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Electrician Sergeants First Class became Technical Sergeants
  141. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Electrician Sergeants Second Class became Staff Sergeants
  142. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Engineers became Master Sergeants
  143. ^ 2 Stat. 732
  144. ^ 12 Stat. 508, Enlisted Men of Ordnance became Sergeants, Corporals, Privates First Class and Privates Second Class.
  145. ^ a b Continental Congress 1775 2:188
  146. ^ 1 Stat. 750, Ensigns became Second Lieutenants
  147. ^ 2 Stat. 132, Companies were to contain both Ensigns and Second Lieutenants
  148. ^ 3 Stat. 224, rank not included in law
  149. ^ a b c d 2 Stat. 133
  150. ^ a b c d e 2 Stat. 481
  151. ^ 36 Stat. 245
  152. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, rank not in general order, but must have been abolished by it.
  153. ^ 7 Stat. 652
  154. ^ 36 Stat. 245, Farrier and Blacksmith became the separate ranks of Farrier and Horseshoer
  155. ^ 39 Stat, 625
  156. ^ 44 Stat. 328, Field Clerks became Warrant Officers
  157. ^ Continental Congress 1787 33:603, Fifers became Musicians
  158. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Firemen became Specialists First Class
  159. ^ 1 Stat. 749 “First” used to differentiate from Second Lieutenants
  160. ^ 5 Stat. 258 is the first mention of First Sergeants in law. The position, if not the rank, may have existed since the 1770s. They were mentioned in the 1832 Uniform Regulations.
  161. ^ 56 Stat. 649
  162. ^ This is the date the Air Force Separated from the Army. Fight Officers were shown on army pay tables until 1949.
  163. ^ 3 Stat. 297, Garrison Surgeons became Post Surgeons
  164. ^ 1 Stat. 222, law allowed for Surgeon’s Mates. Some were at Garrisons.
  165. ^ 1 Stat. 430, 1791 law repealed.
  166. ^ 3 Stat. 297, Garrison Surgeon’s Mates became Post Surgeons
  167. ^ 40 Stat. 410, allowed only for the commander in France (John Pershing) and the Army Chief of Staff (Tasker Bliss then later Payton March)
  168. ^ Official Army Register,January 1, 1921, p. 6, General Payton March reverted to Major General
  169. ^ 45 Stat. 1255
  170. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:96
  171. ^ Continental Congress 1783 25:837
  172. ^ 41 Stat. 283, Rank had been first created for George Washington in 1799 (1 Stat. 752) but he never took the office.
  173. ^ Official Army Register,January 1, 1924, p. 772, Pershing retired on this date. He remained a General of the Armies on the Retired List until his death on July 15, 1948. George Washington was posthumously promoted to General of the Armies on July 4, 1976 (90 Stat. 2078)
  174. ^ 38 Stat. 802
  175. ^ The rank of General of the Army ended with the death of Omar Bradley.
  176. ^ 14 Stat. 223
  177. ^ General William Tecumseh Sherman Retired. A law passed on July 15, 1870 (16 Stat. 316) had abolished the rank once it became vacant.
  178. ^ 25 Stat. 165, law combined the ranks of General of the Army and Lieutenant General to allow Phillip Sheridan to be promoted.
  179. ^ The death of General Phillip Sheridan was on this date.
  180. ^ a b 24 Stat. 167
  181. ^ 28 Stat. 233, General Service Clerks became civilian employees.
  182. ^ 28 Stat. 233, General Service Messengers became civilian employees.
  183. ^ 3 Stat. 47, artillerymen in the Continental Army were also sometimes referred to as Gunners
  184. ^ 36 Stat, 245, the Blacksmith half of Farriers and Blacksmiths became Horseshoers.
  185. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Horseshoers became Specialists Fourth Class
  186. ^ 12 Stat. 404
  187. ^ 13 Stat. 46, Hospital Chaplains became Chaplains.
  188. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Hospital Sergeants became Technical Sergeants.
  189. ^ 11 Stat. 51, Hospital Stewards existed, probably as civilian employees, long before this, but this law codified them as enlisted men.
  190. ^ 32 Stat. 930, Hospital Stewards became Sergeants First Class of the Hospital Corps.
  191. ^ a b 2 Stat. 85
  192. ^ 3 Stat. 426, Hospital Surgeons move to other medical positions.
  193. ^ 3 Stat. 426 Hospital Surgeon’s Mates became Post Surgeons.
  194. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:220 on pay table
  195. ^ Continental Congress 1776 5:645 The Judge Advocate was made a Lieutenant Colonel.
  196. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 258. New Judge Advocate appointed, no evidence he held other rank.
  197. ^ Continental Congress 1780 22:314, the Judge Advocate resigned, his replacements appear to have been taken from regiments.
  198. ^ a b 2 Stat. 671
  199. ^ a b 3 Stat. 615, rank not included in law.
  200. ^ General Regulations for the Army, or, Military Institutes (Articles 18 and 20)
  201. ^ War Department Circular No. 303
  202. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:89
  203. ^ 1 Stat. 750, Lieutenants became First Lieutenants
  204. ^ Continental Congress 2:188
  205. ^ Continental Congress 28:48
  206. ^ a b c 1 Stat. 558
  207. ^ 1 Stat. 749
  208. ^ 13 Stat. 11
  209. ^ Death of Phillip Sheridan. He held both the ranks of General of the Army and Lieutenant General since June 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 165)
  210. ^ 28 Stat. 938
  211. ^ Retirement of John Schofield
  212. ^ 31 Stat. 655
  213. ^ Retirement of Arthur MacArthur, rank ceased to exist under a law of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat.1160)
  214. ^ 34 Stat. 410, Law allowed for two Corps commanders during World War I
  215. ^ Corps Commanders reverted to Major General
  216. ^ 53 Stat. 1214
  217. ^ a b c Continental Congress 1775 2:220, on pay table
  218. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:97
  219. ^ 1 Stat. 507
  220. ^ 2 Stat. 761
  221. ^ 32 Stat. 930
  222. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Master Engineers Junior Grade became Technical Sergeants
  223. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Master Engineers Senior Grade became Master Sergeants
  224. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Half of the Master Gunners became Master Sergeants and the other half Staff Sergeants.
  225. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Master Hospital Sergeants became Master Sergeants
  226. ^ 2 Stat. 764
  227. ^ 3 Stat, 224 rank not included in law
  228. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Regimental Sergeants Major, Sergeants Major Senior Grade, Quartermaster Sergeants Senior Grade, Master Hospital Sergeants, Master Engineers Senior Grade, Master Electricians, Master Signal Electricians, Engineers, Regimental Supply Sergeants, a quarter of Ordnance Sergeants, half of the Master Gunners, Band Sergeants in the West Point Band and The Assistant Leader of the West Point Band became Master Sergeants.
  229. ^ 33 Stat. 261
  230. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Master Signal Electricians became Master Sergeants.
  231. ^ a b c d Army Regulation 615-15, July 2, 1954
  232. ^ a b DA Message 344303, June 1958, Master Specialists became Specialists 7.
  233. ^ 12 Stat. 287
  234. ^ There is no law eliminating Master Wagoners. The disappear from the tables of organization in 1879.
  235. ^ "History of Army CW5 Insignia". WARRANT OFFICER HISTORICAL FOUNDATION. (this is the date of the approval of the insignia)
  236. ^ 105 Stat. 1491, Master Warrant Officers became Chief Warrant Officers 5.
  237. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Mechanics became Specialists Fifth Class.
  238. ^ 12 Stat. 288
  239. ^ 14 Stat. 332, rank not included in law.
  240. ^ a b 12 Stat. 379
  241. ^ FRANCIS B. HEITMAN.,HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, Vol. 1, Washington: GPO, 1903, p. 648, Discharge date of the last Medical Inspector.
  242. ^ FRANCIS B. HEITMAN.,HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, Vol. 1, Washington: GPO, 1903, p. 713, Discharge date of the Medical Inspector General Madison Mills.
  243. ^ 1 Stat 721
  244. ^ 2 Stat 86 Provisional Army Discharged
  245. ^ 12 Stat. 403
  246. ^ 19 Stat. 61, last Medical Storekeeper left the army on February 25, 1894.
  247. ^ 39 Stat, 166
  248. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Mess Sergeants became Sergeants.
  249. ^ 2 Stat. 696, Military Agents became Deputy Quartermasters.
  250. ^ 2 Stat3 816. Storekeepers in the Ordnance Department became Ordnance Storekeepers on July 28, 1866 (14 Stat. 332).
  251. ^ 18 Stat. 339. The last Military Storekeeper left the army on September 22, 1896.
  252. ^ 30 Stat. 571
  253. ^ 30 Stat. 977, The Military Storekeeper(Charles Loefller) retired on January 12, 1901.
  254. ^ 39 Stat. 626
  255. ^ Official Army Register, January 1, 1927, p. 829, the Military Storekeeper (Charles Daly) died on this date.
  256. ^ Continental Congress 1787 33:603, Fifers and Drummers became Musicians
  257. ^ a b c d 39 Stat. 166, Musicians divided into Classes.
  258. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Musicians First Class became Specialists Third Class.
  259. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Musicians Second Class became Specialists Fourth Class.
  260. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Musicians Third Class at West Point became Specialists Fourth Class and the rest Specialists Fifth Class.
  261. ^ a b General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Oilers became Specialists Second Class
  262. ^ 4 Stat. 504
  263. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, a quarter of the Ordnance Sergeants became Master Sergeants and the rest Technical Sergeants.
  264. ^ U.s. Army Register, January 1, 1904 P. 406, Retirement date of Last Ordnance Storekeeper Valentine McNally.
  265. ^ a b 3 Stat. 297
  266. ^ 9 Stat. 184, Paymasters given line ranks.
  267. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:94
  268. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 328. Death of Paymaster General John Pierce
  269. ^ 1 Stat. 279. Title varied from Paymaster (the only one) to Paymaster of the Army, to Paymaster General.
  270. ^ 9 Stat. 184, the Paymaster General became a Colonel.
  271. ^ a b Continental Congress 1777 7:235
  272. ^ FRANCIS B. HEITMAN.,HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, Vol. 1, Washington: GPO, 1903,p. 334
  273. ^ a b c 3 Stat. 224, rank not included in law.
  274. ^ 2 Stat. 85. Law allowed unneeded officers to be discharged. The Physician General left the army on June 15, 1800.
  275. ^ Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of the Continental Army. Washington, Lowdermplk & CO., 1893, Page 104. Resignation of last Physician General of Hospitals William Brown
  276. ^ 31 Stat. 748
  277. ^ 37 Stat. 592, Post Commissary Sergeants became Quartermaster Sergeants, Quartermaster Corps.
  278. ^ 23 Stat. 109
  279. ^ 37 Stat. 592, Post Quartermaster Sergeants became Quartermaster Sergeants, Quartermaster Corps.
  280. ^ 3 Stat. 615, Post Surgeons became Assistant Surgeons.
  281. ^ 2 Stat. 482, Teachers of Music became Principal Musicians.
  282. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Principal Musicians became Assistant Band Leaders.
  283. ^ a b 9 Stat. 185
  284. ^ 9 Stat. 304, law creating Principal Teamsters was repealed.
  285. ^ a b 9 Stat. 12
  286. ^ 32 Stat. 930, Privates of the Hospital Corps became Privates First Class.
  287. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Privates Second Class are not listed in the order but it probably made them into Privates.
  288. ^ 1 Stat. 222. Both “Quartermaster General” and just “Quartermaster” were used.
  289. ^ 2 Stat. 132, the Quartermaster General was replaced with Military Agents.
  290. ^ a b c 2 Stat. 482
  291. ^ 30 Stat. 977 Quartermaster Sergeants became Regimental Quartermaster Sergeants.
  292. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Master Electricians in the Quartermaster Corps became Quartermaster Sergeants Senior Grade
  293. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Quartermaster Sergeants Senior Grade became Master Sergeants.
  294. ^ 37 Stat. 592
  295. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Quartermaster Sergeants, Quartermaster Corps became Technical Sergeants.
  296. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Radio Sergeants became Staff Sergeants.
  297. ^ a b 12 Stat. 269
  298. ^ a b 16 Stat. 318
  299. ^ 30 Stat. 977, Quartermaster Sergeants became Regimental Quartermaster Sergeants.
  300. ^ a b 39 Stat. 166, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeants became Regimental Supply Sergeants.
  301. ^ 30 Stat. 977, Sergeants Major became Regimental Sergeants Major.
  302. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Regimental Sergeants Major became Master Sergeants.
  303. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Regimental Supply Sergeants became Master Sergeants.
  304. ^ a b Continental Congress 1777 7:178, on pay table
  305. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Saddlers became Specialists Fifth Class.
  306. ^ 1 Stat. 759
  307. ^ 1 Stat. 120
  308. ^ 3 Stat. 671
  309. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Sergeant Buglers became Staff Sergeants.
  310. ^ 26 Stat. 654
  311. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Sergeants First Class became Staff Sergeants.
  312. ^ a b Department of the Army Circular No. 202, July 7, 1948, Technical Sergeants became Sergeants First Class.
  313. ^ 1 Stat. 483
  314. ^ 30 Stat. 977 Sergeants Major became Regimental Sergeants Major.
  315. ^ a b c DA Message 344303, June 1958
  316. ^ Mages, Robert M., Sergeants Major of the Army. Center for Military History, 1995, p. 80 states that Commander Sergeant Major and Staff Sergeant Major were Created at the same time. Sergeants Major not the senior enlisted advisor of a unit became Staff Sergeants Major, those who were Command Sergeants Major.
  317. ^ a b "Enlisted Titles of Grade from 1958-2011" (PDF). ncohistory.com. (Staff Sergeants Major became Sergeants Major.)
  318. ^ Army Digest, August 1966, Page 2.
  319. ^ 31 Stat. 748, Battalion Sergeants Major of Artillery became Sergeants Major Junior Grade.
  320. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Sergeants Major Junior Grade became Staff Sergeants.
  321. ^ 31 Stat. 748, Regimental Sergeants Major of Artillery became Sergeants Major Senior Grade.
  322. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Sergeants Major Senior Grade became Master Sergeants.
  323. ^ The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps, Center of Military History, 2007, P. 300. Specialists 4 became Specialists
  324. ^ a b DA Message 344303, June 1958, Specialists Third Class became Specialists 4.
  325. ^ a b c The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps, Center of Military History, 2007, P. 300.
  326. ^ a b DA Message 344303, June 1958, Specialists Second Class became Specialists 5.
  327. ^ a b DA Message 344303, June 1958, Specialists First Class became Specialists 6.
  328. ^ Army Times, March 13, 1978
  329. ^ a b "Enlisted Titles of Grade from 1958-2011" (PDF). ncohistory.com.
  330. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920,Chauffeurs, Chauffeurs First Class, Musicians First Class not at West Point, Saddlers, Assistant Stewards, Mechanics and Wagoners became Specialists Fifth Class.
  331. ^ a b c Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942.
  332. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Musicians First Class in the West Point Band became Specialists First Class.
  333. ^ Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942. Specialists First Class became Technicians Grade 4.
  334. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Chief Mechanics, Horseshoers, Cooks, Musicians Second Class not in the West Point band, Musicians Third Class in the West Point became Specialists Fourth Class.
  335. ^ Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942. Specialists Fourth Class became Technicians Grade 5.
  336. ^ Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942. Specialists Second Class became Technicians Grade 4.
  337. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Buglers and Buglers First Class became Specialists Sixth Class.
  338. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Stewards, Firemen, Musicians First Class that were not in the West Point Band and Musicians Second Class that were in the West Point Band became Specialists Third Class.
  339. ^ Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942. Specialists Third Class became Technicians Grade 4 or 5.
  340. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Squadron Sergeants Major became Staff Sergeants.
  341. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Stable Sergeants became Sergeants.
  342. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Squadron Sergeants Major, Battalion Sergeants Major, Battalion Supply Sergeants, Sergeants Major Junior Grade, Sergeants First Class, half of Master Gunners, Assistant Band Leaders not at West Point, Sergeant Buglers, Electrician Sergeants, Radio Sergeants, Color Sergeants and Sergeants in the West Point Band became Staff Sergeants.
  343. ^ Department of the Army Circular No. 202, July 7, 1948, Staff Sergeants became Sergeants.
  344. ^ DA Message 344303, June 1958.
  345. ^ Mages, Robert M., Sergeants Major of the Army. Center for Military History, 1995, p. 80 states that Commander Sergeant Major and Staff Sergeant Major were Created at the same time. Sergeants Major not the senior enlisted advisor of a unit became Staff Sergeants Major.
  346. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Stewards became Specialists Third Class
  347. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Supply Sergeants became Sergeants.
  348. ^ 2 Stat. 132, Surgeons became Garrison Surgeons
  349. ^ 35 Stat. 67, Surgeons became Majors.
  350. ^ 35 Stat. 67, The Surgeon General became a Brigadier General.
  351. ^ 2 Stat. 132, Surgeon’s Mates became Garrison Surgeon’s Mates.
  352. ^ 3 Stat. 615, Surgeon’s Mates became Assistant Surgeons.
  353. ^ a b 2 Stat. 206
  354. ^ a b 2 Stat. 720, rank not included in law.
  355. ^ 2 Stat. 482, Teachers of Music became Principal Musicians
  356. ^ 9 Stat. 304, law creating Teamsters was repealed.
  357. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Hospital Sergeants, Master Engineers Junior Grade, three quarters of Ordnance Sergeants, Electrician Sergeants First Class, Assistant Engineers and Quartermaster Sergeant and Electrician Sergeants from the Artillery School and West Point became Technical Sergeants.
  358. ^ Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942. Specialists First, Second and some Third Class became Technicians Grade 4.
  359. ^ Department of the Army Circular No. 202, July 7, 1948, Technicians Grade 3 became Sergeants.
  360. ^ Army Circular No. 204, June 24, 1942. some Specialists Third Class and Specialists Fourth Class became Technicians Grade 5.
  361. ^ Department of the Army Circular No. 202, July 7, 1948, Technicians Grade 4 became Corporals.
  362. ^ 2 Stat. 791
  363. ^ 4 Stat. 533
  364. ^ 30 Stat. 365
  365. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Troop Quartermaster Sergeants became Supply Sergeants.
  366. ^ Continental Congress 1775 2:90
  367. ^ 1 Stat. 750, Trumpeters became Musicians.
  368. ^ a b 12 Stat. 787
  369. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Trumpeters became Buglers.
  370. ^ 14 Stat. 335. The law added a Veterinary Surgeon to each regiment but they were civilians. The Veterinary Surgeons authorized by the 1863 law continued on the Table’s of Organization until 1871 or 1872. It is possible that appointments of Veterinary Surgeons after 1866 were as civilians and the non civilian Veterinary Surgeons disappeared by attrition.
  371. ^ 30 Stat 364
  372. ^ 39 Stat. 166, Veterinarian became First or Second Lieutenants.
  373. ^ 12 Stat 269
  374. ^ General Order 36, June 19, 1920, Wagoners became Specialists Fifth Class.
  375. ^ 40 Stat. 881. Masters, Chief Engineers, First Mates, Second Mates and Assistant Engineers in the Mine Planter Service were classified as Warrant Officers.
  376. ^ 55 Stat. 651. Warrant Officers were splint into Chief Warrant Officers and Warrant Officers Junior Grade. Mine planter Masters and Chief Engineers became Chief Warrant Officers and the others Warrant Officers Junior Grade.
  377. ^ a b 68 Stat. 157, Warrant Officers Junior Grade became Warrant Officers 1.
  378. ^ 55 Stat. 651. Warrant Officers were splint into Chief Warrant Officers and Warrant Officers Junior Grade. Mine planter First Mates, Second Mates, Assistant Engineers and the new position of Second Assistant Engineer were Classified as Warrant Officers Junior Grade.

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This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army with dates showing each rank s beginning and end Ranks used to the end of the Revolutionary War are shown as ending on June 2 1784 This is the date that the Continental Army was ordered to be demobilized 1 actual demobilization took until June 20 Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZA editActing Hospital Steward March 1 1887 2 March 2 1903 3 Apothecary July 27 1775 4 June 2 1784 Apothecary General February 27 1777 5 June 2 1784 March 2 1799 6 May 14 1800 7 March 3 1813 8 March 2 1821 9 Armorer March 14 1777 10 May 27 1778 11 Artificer March 5 1792 12 June 3 1916 13 Assistant Apothecary March 30 1813 14 March 2 1821 9 Assistant Apothecary General October 6 1780 15 July 23 1782 15 Assistant Band Leader June 3 1916 16 July 1 1920 17 Assistant Chauffeur July 15 1917 18 July 1 1920 19 Assistant Commissary March 3 1813 20 March 2 1821 9 Assistant Deputy Apothecary September 20 1781 21 June 2 1784 Assistant Deputy Director of Hospitals January 7 1777 22 May 9 1777 22 Assistant District Paymaster April 18 1814 23 March 3 1815 24 Assistant Engineer June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 26 Assistant Medical Purveyor October 6 1780 27 July 23 1782 27 July 28 1866 28 July 27 1892 29 Assistant Steward Mine Planter Service July 9 1918 30 July 1 1920 31 Assistant Surgeon March 2 1821 32 April 23 1908 33 Assistant Surgeon General April 14 1818 34 March 2 1821 9 April 16 1862 35 April 23 1908 36 Aviator June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 37 B editBand Corporal June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 38 Band Leader June 3 1916 25 June 4 1920 39 Band Sergeant June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 40 Battalion Commissary Sergeant July 29 1861 41 July 28 1866 Battalion Hospital Steward July 29 1861 July 28 1866 42 Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant July 29 1861 41 June 3 1916 42 Battalion Saddler Sergeant July 29 1861 41 July 17 1862 43 Battalion Sergeant Major July 29 1861 41 July 1 1920 44 Battalion Supply Sergeant June 3 1916 45 July 1 1920 46 Battalion Veterinary Sergeant July 29 1861 41 July 17 1862 43 Battery Quartermaster Sergeant April 26 1898 47 June 3 1916 48 Battery Supply Sergeant June 3 1916 48 July 1 1920 49 Blacksmith March 3 1799 50 April 12 1808 51 June 26 1812 52 March 3 1815 53 Boatswain Sea Fencibles July 26 1813 54 February 27 1815 55 Bombardier July 29 1775 56 June 2 1784 Brigadier General June 17 1775 57 June 2 1784 March 3 1791 58 Bugler March 30 1814 59 March 3 1815 60 March 2 1833 61 March 3 1863 62 June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 63 Bugler First Class July 9 1918 64 July 1 1920 65 C editCaptain June 14 1775 66 Captain Lieutenant July 29 1775 67 June 2 1784 Chaplain March 3 1791 68 June 4 1920 69 Chauffeur July 24 1917 70 July 1 1920 71 Chauffeur First Class July 24 1917 70 July 1 1920 72 Chief Bugler March 2 1833 73 July 17 1862 74 Chief Hospital Physician September 30 1780 75 January 3 1782 76 Chief Mechanic January 25 1907 77 July 1 1920 78 Chief Medical Purveyor July 28 1866 79 July 27 1892 80 Chief Musician March 2 1799 81 March 16 1802 82 March 3 1869 83 June 3 1916 84 Chief Physician July 15 1775 85 December 1 1776 85 March 22 1780 86 June 2 1784 Chief Physician and Hospital Surgeon March 1 1781 87 June 2 1784 Chief Physician and Surgeon of the Army October 6 1780 88 December 23 1783 89 Chief Trumpeter July 17 1862 74 June 3 1916 25 Chief Warrant Officer August 21 1941 90 May 29 1954 91 Chief Warrant Officer 2 May 29 1954 91 Chief Warrant Officer 3 May 29 1954 91 Chief Warrant Officer 4 May 29 1954 91 Chief Warrant Officer 5 December 5 1991 92 Colonel July 18 1775 93 June 2 1784 March 8 1802 94 Color Sergeant February 2 1901 95 July 1 1920 96 Command Sergeant Major July 12 1967 97 Commissary General of Issues June 10 1777 98 July 10 1781 99 Commissary General of Purchases June 10 1777 98 July 10 1781 99 March 28 1812 100 April 22 1842 101 Commissary Sergeant March 3 1873 102 March 2 1899 103 Company Commissary Sergeant July 17 1862 43 July 28 1866 104 Company Quartermaster Sergeant July 29 1861 105 May 15 1872 106 April 26 1898 107 June 3 1916 108 Company Supply Sergeant June 3 1916 108 July 1 1920 109 Cook July 7 1898 110 July 1 1920 111 Cornet June 15 1776 112 June 2 1784 March 3 1792 12 March 3 1799 113 April 12 1808 114 March 3 1815 115 Corporal June 14 1775 66 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 116 Corporal Bugler July 9 1918 64 July 1 1920 117 D editDeck hand Mine Planter Service July 9 1918 30 July 1 1920 118 Deputy Commissary March 28 1812 100 March 2 1821 119 Deputy Commissary General of Issues June 10 1777 120 June 28 1780 121 Deputy Commissary General of Purchases June 10 1777 120 July 10 1780 121 Deputy Director General of Hospitals April 7 1777 122 September 30 1780 123 Deputy Paymaster General June 7 1776 124 January 17 1781 125 Deputy Surgeon General July 27 1892 126 April 23 1908 127 Director General and Chief Physician July 27 1775 128 June 2 1784 District Paymaster May 16 1812 129 April 24 1816 130 Driver of Artillery May 16 1812 129 March 30 1814 131 Drum Major July 16 1776 132 June 2 1784 July 29 1861 41 July 28 1866 133 March 2 1899 134 June 3 1916 135 Drummer June 14 1775 66 June 2 1784 April 12 1785 136 October 3 1787 137 E editElectrician Sergeant March 2 1899 138 January 25 1907 139 Electrician Sergeant First Class January 25 1907 139 July 1 1920 140 Electrician Sergeant Second Class January 25 1907 139 July 1 1920 141 Engineer January 25 1907 77 July 1 1920 142 Enlisted Men of Ordnance May 14 1812 143 July 5 1862 144 Ensign July 18 1775 145 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 March 3 1799 146 March 16 1802 147 March 3 1815 148 F editFarrier March 14 1777 10 June 2 1784 March 3 1792 12 March 16 1802 149 April 12 1808 150 March 3 1815 53 March 23 1910 151 July 1 1920 152 Farrier and Blacksmith March 2 1833 153 March 23 1910 154 Field Clerk August 29 1916 155 April 27 1926 156 Fife Major July 16 1776 132 June 2 1784 Fifer June 18 1775 145 June 2 1784 April 12 1785 136 October 3 1787 157 Fireman January 25 1907 77 July 1 1920 158 First Lieutenant March 3 1799 159 First Sergeant July 5 1838 160 Flight Officer July 8 1942 161 July 26 1947 162 G editGarrison Surgeon March 16 1802 149 April 24 1816 163 Garrison Surgeon s Mate March 3 1791 164 March 3 1795 165 March 16 1802 149 April 24 1816 166 General October 6 1917 167 June 30 1920 168 February 23 1929 169 General and Commander in Chief June 17 1775 170 December 23 1783 171 General of the Armies of the United States September 3 1919 172 September 13 1924 173 General of the Army December 14 1944 174 April 8 1981 175 General of the Army of the United States July 25 1866 176 February 8 1884 177 June 1 1888 178 August 5 1888 179 General Service Clerk July 29 1886 180 August 6 1894 181 General Service Messenger July 29 1886 180 August 6 1894 182 Gunner Sea Fencibles July 26 1813 183 February 27 1815 55 H editHorseshoer March 23 1910 184 July 1 1920 185 Hospital Chaplain May 20 1862 186 April 9 1864 187 Hospital Sergeant June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 188 Hospital Steward April 15 1856 189 March 2 1903 190 Hospital Surgeon March 2 1799 6 May 14 1800 191 April 12 1808 150 April 14 1818 192 Hospital Surgeon s Mate March 2 1799 6 May 14 1800 191 April 12 1808 150 April 14 1818 193 J editJudge Advocate July 29 1775 194 August 10 1776 195 April 10 1777 196 June 3 1782 197 January 11 1812 198 March 2 1821 199 L editLance Corporal March 2 1821 200 August 3 1920 201 Lieutenant June 14 1775 202 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 116 March 3 1799 203 Lieutenant Colonel July 18 1775 204 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 205 Lieutenant General May 28 1798 206 March 3 1799 207 February 29 1864 208 August 5 1888 209 February 5 1895 210 September 29 1895 211 June 6 1900 212 June 2 1909 213 October 6 1918 214 June 30 1920 215 August 5 1939 216 M editMajor July 29 1775 217 June 2 1784 116 June 3 1784 116 Major General June 17 1775 218 June 2 1784 March 3 1791 68 March 3 1797 219 May 28 1798 206 March 16 1802 94 January 11 1812 220 Master Electrician March 2 1903 221 June 3 1916 25 Master Engineer Junior Grade June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 222 Master Engineer Senior Grade June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 223 Master Gunner January 25 1907 77 July 1 1920 224 Master Hospital Sergeant June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 225 Master of the Sword June 26 1812 226 March 3 1815 227 Master Sergeant July 1 1920 228 Master Signal Electrician April 28 1904 229 July 1 1920 230 Master Specialist July 1 1955 231 March 1 1958 232 Master Wagoner August 3 1861 233 1879 234 Master Warrant Officer April 8 1988 235 December 5 1991 236 Mechanic March 2 1899 138 July 1 1920 237 Medical Cadet August 3 1861 238 July 28 1866 239 Medical Inspector April 16 1862 240 November 20 1865 241 Medical Inspector General April 16 1862 240 October 31 1865 242 Medical Purveyor March 2 1799 243 May 14 1800 244 Medical Storekeeper May 20 1862 245 June 28 1878 246 Mess Sergeant June 3 1916 247 July 1 1920 248 Military Agent March 16 1802 94 March 28 1812 249 Military Storekeeper March 3 1813 250 March 3 1875 251 July 1 1898 252 March 2 1899 253 August 29 1916 254 November 13 1926 255 Musician October 3 1787 256 June 3 1916 257 Musician First Class June 3 1916 257 July 1 1920 258 Musician Second Class June 3 1916 257 July 1 1920 259 Musician Third Class June 3 1916 257 July 1 1920 260 O editOiler Mine Planter Service July 9 1918 30 July 1 1920 261 Ordnance Sergeant April 5 1832 262 July 1 1920 263 Ordnance Storekeeper July 28 1866 28 October 3 1903 264 P editPaymaster April 24 1816 265 March 3 1847 266 Paymaster General June 16 1775 267 August 1 1788 268 May 8 1792 269 March 3 1847 270 Physician and Surgeon General April 7 1777 271 January 1 1781 272 March 3 1813 8 June 15 1815 273 Physician General May 28 1798 206 May 14 1800 274 Physician General of Hospitals April 7 1777 271 July 21 1780 275 Post Chaplain July 28 1866 28 February 2 1901 276 Post Commissary Sergeant March 2 1899 103 August 24 1912 277 Post Quartermaster Sergeant July 5 1884 278 August 24 1912 279 Post Surgeon April 24 1816 265 March 2 1821 280 Principal Musician April 12 1808 281 June 3 1916 282 Principal Teamster March 3 1847 283 February 3 1848 284 Private June 14 1775 66 Private First Class May 15 1846 285 Private of the Hospital Corps March 1 1887 2 March 2 1903 286 Private Second Class May 15 1846 285 July 1 1920 287 Q editQuarter Gunner Sea Fencibles July 26 1813 54 February 27 1815 55 Quartermaster General March 3 1791 288 March 16 1802 289 Quartermaster Sergeant July 16 1776 132 June 2 1784 April 12 1808 290 March 2 1899 291 Quartermaster Sergeant Senior Grade June 3 1916 292 July 1 1920 293 Quartermaster Sergeant Quartermaster Corps August 24 1912 294 July 1 1920 295 R editRadio Sergeant June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 296 Regimental Commissary Sergeant July 22 1861 297 July 15 1870 298 March 2 1899 134 June 3 1916 25 Regimental Hospital Steward July 22 1861 297 July 15 1870 298 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant March 2 1899 299 June 3 1916 300 Regimental Sergeant Major March 2 1899 301 July 1 1920 302 Regimental Supply Sergeant June 3 1916 300 July 1 1920 303 Riding Master March 14 1777 304 June 2 1784 April 12 1808 290 March 3 1815 273 S editSaddler March 14 1777 304 June 2 1784 March 5 1792 12 March 16 1802 94 April 12 1808 290 March 3 1815 53 July 29 1861 105 July 1 1920 305 Saddler Sergeant July 29 1861 105 March 2 1899 134 Second Lieutenant March 3 1799 306 Senior Musician April 30 1790 307 March 3 1799 308 Sergeant June 14 1775 66 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 116 Sergeant Bugler June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 309 Sergeant First Class October 1 1890 310 July 1 1920 311 August 1 1948 312 Sergeant Major July 16 1776 132 June 2 1784 May 20 1796 313 March 2 1899 314 June 1 1958 315 July 12 1967 316 November 1 1969 317 Sergeant Major of the Army July 11 1966 318 Sergeant Major Junior Grade February 2 1901 319 July 1 1920 320 Sergeant Major Senior Grade February 2 1901 321 July 1 1920 322 Specialist October 1 1985 323 Specialist 4 June 1 1958 324 October 1 1985 325 Specialist 5 June 1 1958 326 October 1 1985 325 Specialist 6 June 1 1958 327 October 1 1985 325 Specialist 7 June 1 1958 232 March 1 1978 328 Specialist 8 June 1 1958 315 September 1 1965 329 Specialist 9 June 1 1958 315 September 1 1965 329 Specialist Fifth Class July 1 1920 330 June 1 1942 331 Specialist First Class July 1 1920 332 June 1 1942 333 July 1 1955 231 June 1 1958 327 Specialist Fourth Class July 1 1920 334 June 1 1942 335 Specialist Second Class July 1 1920 261 June 1 1942 336 July 1 1955 231 June 1 1958 326 Specialist Sixth Class July 1 1920 337 June 1 1942 331 Specialist Third Class July 1 1920 338 June 1 1942 339 July 1 1955 231 June 1 1958 324 Squadron Sergeant Major March 2 1899 134 July 1 1920 340 Stable Sergeant March 2 1899 138 July 1 1920 341 Staff Sergeant July 1 1920 342 August 1 1948 343 June 1 1958 344 Staff Sergeant Major July 12 1967 345 November 1 1969 317 Steward Mine Planter Service July 9 1918 30 July 1 1920 346 Supply Sergeant June 3 1916 25 July 1 1920 347 Surgeon July 29 1775 217 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 116 March 16 1802 348 April 12 1808 150 April 23 1908 349 Surgeon General April 14 1818 34 April 23 1908 350 Surgeon s Mate July 29 1775 217 June 2 1784 June 3 1784 116 March 16 1802 351 April 12 1808 150 March 2 1821 352 T editTeacher of Drawing February 28 1803 353 April 29 1812 354 Teacher of Music March 16 1802 149 April 12 1808 355 Teacher of The French Language February 28 1803 353 April 29 1812 354 Teamster March 3 1847 283 February 3 1848 356 Technical Sergeant July 1 1920 357 August 1 1948 312 Technician Grade 3 June 1 1942 331 August 1 1948 Technician Grade 4 June 1 1942 358 August 1 1948 359 Technician Grade 5 June 1 1942 360 August 1 1948 361 Third Lieutenant January 20 1813 362 March 2 1821 199 June 15 1832 363 March 2 1833 73 Troop Quartermaster Sergeant April 26 1898 364 June 3 1916 365 Trumpeter June 14 1775 366 June 2 1784 March 5 1792 12 March 3 1799 367 January 11 1812 198 March 3 1815 273 March 3 1863 368 June 3 1916 369 V editVeterinary Surgeon March 3 1863 368 July 28 1866 370 Veterinarian March 2 1899 371 June 3 1916 372 W editWagoner July 22 1861 373 July 1 1920 374 Warrant Officer July 9 1918 375 August 21 1941 376 Warrant Officer 1 May 29 1954 377 Warrant Officer Junior Grade August 21 1941 378 May 29 1954 377 References edit Continental Congress 1784 27 515 a b 24 Stat 435 32 Stat 930 Acting Hospital Stewards became Sergeants of the Hospital Corps Continental Congress 1775 2 210 Continental Congress 1777 7 162 a b c 1 Stat 721 2 Stat 85 officers raised under previous acts to be discharged a b 2 Stat 820 a b c d 3 Stat 615 a b Continental Congress 1777 7 178 on pay table Continental Congress 1778 11 541 not on pay table a b c d e 1 Stat 241 39 Stat 166 Artificers became Mechanics 3 Stat 115 a b Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 242 39 Stat 166 Principal Musicians became Assistant Band Leaders General Order 36 June 19 1920 The Assistant Band Leader at West Point became a Master Sergeant and all others Staff Sergeants AEF General Order 14 July 15 1917 Rank created under executive authority granted on May 18 1917 40 Stat 76 General Order 36 June 19 1920 End of World War I ranks Proposed legislation in 1918 to make Assistant Chauffeur a regular rank in the army did not pass 2 Stat 816 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 116 a b LOUIS C DUNCAN 1931 APPENDIX B LIST OF MEDICAL MEN WHO TOOK A PART IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MEDICAL MEN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783 MEDICAL FIELD SERVICE SCHOOL CARLISLE BARRACKS PENNSYLVANIA 3 Stat 128 3 Stat 224 not included in law a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 39 Stat 166 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Assistant Engineers became Technical Sergeants a b Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 259 a b c 14 Stat 332 27 Stat 226 Assistant Medical Purveyors became Assistant Surgeons General a b c d 40 Stat 882 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Assistant Stewards became Specialists Fifth Class 3 Stat 615 Post Surgeons and Surgeon s Mates became Assistant Surgeons 35 Stat 67 Assistant Surgeons became Captains or First Lieutenants a b 3 Stat 426 12 Stat 378 35 Stat 67 Assistant Surgeons General became Colonels Not listed in General Order 36 June 19 1920 but probably abolished by it as an enlisted rank General Order 36 June 19 1920 Band Corporals became Corporals 1 Stat 761 Band Leaders became Warrant Officers General Order 36 June 19 1920 Band Sergeants became Sergeants those in the West Point Band Became Master Sergeants a b c d e f 12 Stat 279 a b 14 Stat 332 rank not included in law a b c 12 Stat 599 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Battalion Sergeants Major became Staff Sergeants 39 Stat 166 Battalion Quartermaster Sergeants became Battalion Supply Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Battalion Supply Sergeants Staff Sergeants 30 Stat 363 a b 39 Stat 166 Battery Quartermaster Sergeants became Battery Supply Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Battery Supply Sergeants became Sergeants 1 Stat 750 2 Stat 482 rank not included in law 1 2 Stat 764 a b c 3 Stat 224 a b 3 Stat 47 a b c 3 Stat 219 Continental Congress 1775 2 223 Continental Congress 1775 2 97 1 Stat 223 3 Stat 114 3 Stat 225 4 Stat 652 12 Stat 737 Buglers became Trumpeters General Order 36 June 19 1920 Buglers Became Specialists Sixth Class a b 40 Stat 893 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Buglers First Class Became Specialists Sixth Class a b c d e Continental Congress 1775 2 89 Continental Congress 1775 2 220 on Pay Table a b 1 Stat 222 41 Stat 769 Chaplains given regular line ranks a b 40 Stat 244 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Chauffeurs became Specialists Fifth Class General Order 36 June 19 1920 Chauffeurs First Class became Specialists Fifth Class a b 4 Stat 652 a b 12 Stat 599 Chief Buglers became Chief Trumpeters Continental Congress 1780 18 878 Continental Congress 1782 22 5 a b c d 34 Stat 862 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Chief Mechanics became Specialists Fourth Class 14 Stat 334 27 Stat 276 Chief Medical Purveyor became an Assistant Surgeon General 1 Stat 750 2 Stat 132 Chief Musicians became Teachers of Music 15 Stat 318 39 Stat 166 Chief Musicians became Band Leaders a b Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 365 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 102 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 109 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 129 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 138 55 Stat 651 The Mine Planter Service positions of Master and Chief Engineer were classified as Chief Warrant Officers Chief Warrant Officers became Chief Warrant Officers 2 3 4 and eventually 5 a b c d 68 Stat 157 105 Stat 1491 Continental Congress 1775 2 188 a b c d 2 Stat 132 31 Stat 748 Rank created in 1901 but had been a position with special insignia since 1883 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Fisher Ernest Guardians of the Republic New York Ballentine 1994 p 316 a b Continental Congress 1777 8 434 a b Continental Congress 1781 20 734 a b 2 Stat 697 5 Stat 513 17 Stat 485 a b 30 Stat 977 added Commissary Sergeants to regiments Those at posts were now Post Commissary Sergeants 14 Stat 332 rank not included in law a b c 12 Stat 280 16 Stat 315 rank not included in law The 1874 Army Register s table of organization states that Company Quartermaster Sergeants were eliminated by not being included in an act of March 15 1872 but the law is dated in May 30 Stat 366 a b 39 Stat 166 Company Quartermaster Sergeants became Company Supply Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Company Supply Sergeants became Sergeants 30 Stat 721 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Cooks became Specialists Fourth Class Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 246 Earliest appointment of a Cornet in book 1 Stat 750 Cornets converted to Second Lieutenants 2 Stat 482 Dragoon troops to contain both Second Lieutenants and Cornets 3 Stat 224 Cornets abolished along with the Dragoon Regiments a b c d e f g Continental Congress 1784 28 48 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Corporal Buglers became Corporals General Order 36 June 19 1920 Deck Hands became Specialists Fifth Class 3 Stat 298 a b Continental Congress 1777 8 434 a b Continental Congress 1780 20 734 Continental Congress 1777 7 232 Continental Congress 1780 18 878 rank not included in law Continental Congress 1776 7 232 rank mentioned Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 328 John Pierce promoted to Paymaster General 27 Stat 276 Assistant Medical Purveyors and Surgeons equivalent to Lieutenant Colonels became Deputy Surgeons General 35 Stat 67 Assistant Surgeons General became Lieutenant Colonels Continental Congress 1775 2 209 a b 2 Stat 735 3 Stat 297 duties given to line officers 3 Stat 113 rank not included in law a b c d Continental Congress 1776 5 563 14 Stat 332 rank not included in law a b c d 30 Stat 977 39 Stat 166 duties given to the First Sergeant of each Headquarters Company a b Continental Congress 1785 28 248 Continental Congress 1787 33 603 Drummers became Musicians a b c 30 Stat 978 a b c 34 Stat 862 rank divided into first and second classes General Order 36 June 19 1920 Electrician Sergeants First Class became Technical Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Electrician Sergeants Second Class became Staff Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Engineers became Master Sergeants 2 Stat 732 12 Stat 508 Enlisted Men of Ordnance became Sergeants Corporals Privates First Class and Privates Second Class a b Continental Congress 1775 2 188 1 Stat 750 Ensigns became Second Lieutenants 2 Stat 132 Companies were to contain both Ensigns and Second Lieutenants 3 Stat 224 rank not included in law a b c d 2 Stat 133 a b c d e 2 Stat 481 36 Stat 245 General Order 36 June 19 1920 rank not in general order but must have been abolished by it 7 Stat 652 36 Stat 245 Farrier and Blacksmith became the separate ranks of Farrier and Horseshoer 39 Stat 625 44 Stat 328 Field Clerks became Warrant Officers Continental Congress 1787 33 603 Fifers became Musicians General Order 36 June 19 1920 Firemen became Specialists First Class 1 Stat 749 First used to differentiate from Second Lieutenants 5 Stat 258 is the first mention of First Sergeants in law The position if not the rank may have existed since the 1770s They were mentioned in the 1832 Uniform Regulations 56 Stat 649 This is the date the Air Force Separated from the Army Fight Officers were shown on army pay tables until 1949 3 Stat 297 Garrison Surgeons became Post Surgeons 1 Stat 222 law allowed for Surgeon s Mates Some were at Garrisons 1 Stat 430 1791 law repealed 3 Stat 297 Garrison Surgeon s Mates became Post Surgeons 40 Stat 410 allowed only for the commander in France John Pershing and the Army Chief of Staff Tasker Bliss then later Payton March Official Army Register January 1 1921 p 6 General Payton March reverted to Major General 45 Stat 1255 Continental Congress 1775 2 96 Continental Congress 1783 25 837 41 Stat 283 Rank had been first created for George Washington in 1799 1 Stat 752 but he never took the office Official Army Register January 1 1924 p 772 Pershing retired on this date He remained a General of the Armies on the Retired List until his death on July 15 1948 George Washington was posthumously promoted to General of the Armies on July 4 1976 90 Stat 2078 38 Stat 802 The rank of General of the Army ended with the death of Omar Bradley 14 Stat 223 General William Tecumseh Sherman Retired A law passed on July 15 1870 16 Stat 316 had abolished the rank once it became vacant 25 Stat 165 law combined the ranks of General of the Army and Lieutenant General to allow Phillip Sheridan to be promoted The death of General Phillip Sheridan was on this date a b 24 Stat 167 28 Stat 233 General Service Clerks became civilian employees 28 Stat 233 General Service Messengers became civilian employees 3 Stat 47 artillerymen in the Continental Army were also sometimes referred to as Gunners 36 Stat 245 the Blacksmith half of Farriers and Blacksmiths became Horseshoers General Order 36 June 19 1920 Horseshoers became Specialists Fourth Class 12 Stat 404 13 Stat 46 Hospital Chaplains became Chaplains General Order 36 June 19 1920 Hospital Sergeants became Technical Sergeants 11 Stat 51 Hospital Stewards existed probably as civilian employees long before this but this law codified them as enlisted men 32 Stat 930 Hospital Stewards became Sergeants First Class of the Hospital Corps a b 2 Stat 85 3 Stat 426 Hospital Surgeons move to other medical positions 3 Stat 426 Hospital Surgeon s Mates became Post Surgeons Continental Congress 1775 2 220 on pay table Continental Congress 1776 5 645 The Judge Advocate was made a Lieutenant Colonel Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 258 New Judge Advocate appointed no evidence he held other rank Continental Congress 1780 22 314 the Judge Advocate resigned his replacements appear to have been taken from regiments a b 2 Stat 671 a b 3 Stat 615 rank not included in law General Regulations for the Army or Military Institutes Articles 18 and 20 War Department Circular No 303 Continental Congress 1775 2 89 1 Stat 750 Lieutenants became First Lieutenants Continental Congress 2 188 Continental Congress 28 48 a b c 1 Stat 558 1 Stat 749 13 Stat 11 Death of Phillip Sheridan He held both the ranks of General of the Army and Lieutenant General since June 1 1888 25 Stat 165 28 Stat 938 Retirement of John Schofield 31 Stat 655 Retirement of Arthur MacArthur rank ceased to exist under a law of March 2 1907 34 Stat 1160 34 Stat 410 Law allowed for two Corps commanders during World War I Corps Commanders reverted to Major General 53 Stat 1214 a b c Continental Congress 1775 2 220 on pay table Continental Congress 1775 2 97 1 Stat 507 2 Stat 761 32 Stat 930 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Master Engineers Junior Grade became Technical Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Master Engineers Senior Grade became Master Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Half of the Master Gunners became Master Sergeants and the other half Staff Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Master Hospital Sergeants became Master Sergeants 2 Stat 764 3 Stat 224 rank not included in law General Order 36 June 19 1920 Regimental Sergeants Major Sergeants Major Senior Grade Quartermaster Sergeants Senior Grade Master Hospital Sergeants Master Engineers Senior Grade Master Electricians Master Signal Electricians Engineers Regimental Supply Sergeants a quarter of Ordnance Sergeants half of the Master Gunners Band Sergeants in the West Point Band and The Assistant Leader of the West Point Band became Master Sergeants 33 Stat 261 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Master Signal Electricians became Master Sergeants a b c d Army Regulation 615 15 July 2 1954 a b DA Message 344303 June 1958 Master Specialists became Specialists 7 12 Stat 287 There is no law eliminating Master Wagoners The disappear from the tables of organization in 1879 History of Army CW5 Insignia WARRANT OFFICER HISTORICAL FOUNDATION this is the date of the approval of the insignia 105 Stat 1491 Master Warrant Officers became Chief Warrant Officers 5 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Mechanics became Specialists Fifth Class 12 Stat 288 14 Stat 332 rank not included in law a b 12 Stat 379 FRANCIS B HEITMAN HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Vol 1 Washington GPO 1903 p 648 Discharge date of the last Medical Inspector FRANCIS B HEITMAN HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Vol 1 Washington GPO 1903 p 713 Discharge date of the Medical Inspector General Madison Mills 1 Stat 721 2 Stat 86 Provisional Army Discharged 12 Stat 403 19 Stat 61 last Medical Storekeeper left the army on February 25 1894 39 Stat 166 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Mess Sergeants became Sergeants 2 Stat 696 Military Agents became Deputy Quartermasters 2 Stat3 816 Storekeepers in the Ordnance Department became Ordnance Storekeepers on July 28 1866 14 Stat 332 18 Stat 339 The last Military Storekeeper left the army on September 22 1896 30 Stat 571 30 Stat 977 The Military Storekeeper Charles Loefller retired on January 12 1901 39 Stat 626 Official Army Register January 1 1927 p 829 the Military Storekeeper Charles Daly died on this date Continental Congress 1787 33 603 Fifers and Drummers became Musicians a b c d 39 Stat 166 Musicians divided into Classes General Order 36 June 19 1920 Musicians First Class became Specialists Third Class General Order 36 June 19 1920 Musicians Second Class became Specialists Fourth Class General Order 36 June 19 1920 Musicians Third Class at West Point became Specialists Fourth Class and the rest Specialists Fifth Class a b General Order 36 June 19 1920 Oilers became Specialists Second Class 4 Stat 504 General Order 36 June 19 1920 a quarter of the Ordnance Sergeants became Master Sergeants and the rest Technical Sergeants U s Army Register January 1 1904 P 406 Retirement date of Last Ordnance Storekeeper Valentine McNally a b 3 Stat 297 9 Stat 184 Paymasters given line ranks Continental Congress 1775 2 94 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 328 Death of Paymaster General John Pierce 1 Stat 279 Title varied from Paymaster the only one to Paymaster of the Army to Paymaster General 9 Stat 184 the Paymaster General became a Colonel a b Continental Congress 1777 7 235 FRANCIS B HEITMAN HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Vol 1 Washington GPO 1903 p 334 a b c 3 Stat 224 rank not included in law 2 Stat 85 Law allowed unneeded officers to be discharged The Physician General left the army on June 15 1800 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of the Continental Army Washington Lowdermplk amp CO 1893 Page 104 Resignation of last Physician General of Hospitals William Brown 31 Stat 748 37 Stat 592 Post Commissary Sergeants became Quartermaster Sergeants Quartermaster Corps 23 Stat 109 37 Stat 592 Post Quartermaster Sergeants became Quartermaster Sergeants Quartermaster Corps 3 Stat 615 Post Surgeons became Assistant Surgeons 2 Stat 482 Teachers of Music became Principal Musicians 39 Stat 166 Principal Musicians became Assistant Band Leaders a b 9 Stat 185 9 Stat 304 law creating Principal Teamsters was repealed a b 9 Stat 12 32 Stat 930 Privates of the Hospital Corps became Privates First Class General Order 36 June 19 1920 Privates Second Class are not listed in the order but it probably made them into Privates 1 Stat 222 Both Quartermaster General and just Quartermaster were used 2 Stat 132 the Quartermaster General was replaced with Military Agents a b c 2 Stat 482 30 Stat 977 Quartermaster Sergeants became Regimental Quartermaster Sergeants 39 Stat 166 Master Electricians in the Quartermaster Corps became Quartermaster Sergeants Senior Grade General Order 36 June 19 1920 Quartermaster Sergeants Senior Grade became Master Sergeants 37 Stat 592 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Quartermaster Sergeants Quartermaster Corps became Technical Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Radio Sergeants became Staff Sergeants a b 12 Stat 269 a b 16 Stat 318 30 Stat 977 Quartermaster Sergeants became Regimental Quartermaster Sergeants a b 39 Stat 166 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeants became Regimental Supply Sergeants 30 Stat 977 Sergeants Major became Regimental Sergeants Major General Order 36 June 19 1920 Regimental Sergeants Major became Master Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Regimental Supply Sergeants became Master Sergeants a b Continental Congress 1777 7 178 on pay table General Order 36 June 19 1920 Saddlers became Specialists Fifth Class 1 Stat 759 1 Stat 120 3 Stat 671 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Sergeant Buglers became Staff Sergeants 26 Stat 654 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Sergeants First Class became Staff Sergeants a b Department of the Army Circular No 202 July 7 1948 Technical Sergeants became Sergeants First Class 1 Stat 483 30 Stat 977 Sergeants Major became Regimental Sergeants Major a b c DA Message 344303 June 1958 Mages Robert M Sergeants Major of the Army Center for Military History 1995 p 80 states that Commander Sergeant Major and Staff Sergeant Major were Created at the same time Sergeants Major not the senior enlisted advisor of a unit became Staff Sergeants Major those who were Command Sergeants Major a b Enlisted Titles of Grade from 1958 2011 PDF ncohistory com Staff Sergeants Major became Sergeants Major Army Digest August 1966 Page 2 31 Stat 748 Battalion Sergeants Major of Artillery became Sergeants Major Junior Grade General Order 36 June 19 1920 Sergeants Major Junior Grade became Staff Sergeants 31 Stat 748 Regimental Sergeants Major of Artillery became Sergeants Major Senior Grade General Order 36 June 19 1920 Sergeants Major Senior Grade became Master Sergeants The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps Center of Military History 2007 P 300 Specialists 4 became Specialists a b DA Message 344303 June 1958 Specialists Third Class became Specialists 4 a b c The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps Center of Military History 2007 P 300 a b DA Message 344303 June 1958 Specialists Second Class became Specialists 5 a b DA Message 344303 June 1958 Specialists First Class became Specialists 6 Army Times March 13 1978 a b Enlisted Titles of Grade from 1958 2011 PDF ncohistory com General Order 36 June 19 1920 Chauffeurs Chauffeurs First Class Musicians First Class not at West Point Saddlers Assistant Stewards Mechanics and Wagoners became Specialists Fifth Class a b c Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Musicians First Class in the West Point Band became Specialists First Class Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 Specialists First Class became Technicians Grade 4 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Chief Mechanics Horseshoers Cooks Musicians Second Class not in the West Point band Musicians Third Class in the West Point became Specialists Fourth Class Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 Specialists Fourth Class became Technicians Grade 5 Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 Specialists Second Class became Technicians Grade 4 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Buglers and Buglers First Class became Specialists Sixth Class General Order 36 June 19 1920 Stewards Firemen Musicians First Class that were not in the West Point Band and Musicians Second Class that were in the West Point Band became Specialists Third Class Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 Specialists Third Class became Technicians Grade 4 or 5 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Squadron Sergeants Major became Staff Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Stable Sergeants became Sergeants General Order 36 June 19 1920 Squadron Sergeants Major Battalion Sergeants Major Battalion Supply Sergeants Sergeants Major Junior Grade Sergeants First Class half of Master Gunners Assistant Band Leaders not at West Point Sergeant Buglers Electrician Sergeants Radio Sergeants Color Sergeants and Sergeants in the West Point Band became Staff Sergeants Department of the Army Circular No 202 July 7 1948 Staff Sergeants became Sergeants DA Message 344303 June 1958 Mages Robert M Sergeants Major of the Army Center for Military History 1995 p 80 states that Commander Sergeant Major and Staff Sergeant Major were Created at the same time Sergeants Major not the senior enlisted advisor of a unit became Staff Sergeants Major General Order 36 June 19 1920 Stewards became Specialists Third Class General Order 36 June 19 1920 Supply Sergeants became Sergeants 2 Stat 132 Surgeons became Garrison Surgeons 35 Stat 67 Surgeons became Majors 35 Stat 67 The Surgeon General became a Brigadier General 2 Stat 132 Surgeon s Mates became Garrison Surgeon s Mates 3 Stat 615 Surgeon s Mates became Assistant Surgeons a b 2 Stat 206 a b 2 Stat 720 rank not included in law 2 Stat 482 Teachers of Music became Principal Musicians 9 Stat 304 law creating Teamsters was repealed General Order 36 June 19 1920 Hospital Sergeants Master Engineers Junior Grade three quarters of Ordnance Sergeants Electrician Sergeants First Class Assistant Engineers and Quartermaster Sergeant and Electrician Sergeants from the Artillery School and West Point became Technical Sergeants Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 Specialists First Second and some Third Class became Technicians Grade 4 Department of the Army Circular No 202 July 7 1948 Technicians Grade 3 became Sergeants Army Circular No 204 June 24 1942 some Specialists Third Class and Specialists Fourth Class became Technicians Grade 5 Department of the Army Circular No 202 July 7 1948 Technicians Grade 4 became Corporals 2 Stat 791 4 Stat 533 30 Stat 365 39 Stat 166 Troop Quartermaster Sergeants became Supply Sergeants Continental Congress 1775 2 90 1 Stat 750 Trumpeters became Musicians a b 12 Stat 787 39 Stat 166 Trumpeters became Buglers 14 Stat 335 The law added a Veterinary Surgeon to each regiment but they were civilians The Veterinary Surgeons authorized by the 1863 law continued on the Table s of Organization until 1871 or 1872 It is possible that appointments of Veterinary Surgeons after 1866 were as civilians and the non civilian Veterinary Surgeons disappeared by attrition 30 Stat 364 39 Stat 166 Veterinarian became First or Second Lieutenants 12 Stat 269 General Order 36 June 19 1920 Wagoners became Specialists Fifth Class 40 Stat 881 Masters Chief Engineers First Mates Second Mates and Assistant Engineers in the Mine Planter Service were classified as Warrant Officers 55 Stat 651 Warrant Officers were splint into Chief Warrant Officers and Warrant Officers Junior Grade Mine planter Masters and Chief Engineers became Chief Warrant Officers and the others Warrant Officers Junior Grade a b 68 Stat 157 Warrant Officers Junior Grade became Warrant Officers 1 55 Stat 651 Warrant Officers were splint into Chief Warrant Officers and Warrant Officers Junior Grade Mine planter First Mates Second Mates Assistant Engineers and the new position of Second Assistant Engineer were Classified as Warrant Officers Junior Grade Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ranks used by the United States Army amp oldid 1138904020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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