MARINE CORPS RANK STRUCTURE 1943 TO PRESENT
|
1943 to 1946 |
1947 to 1958 |
1958 to Present |
|
General (Effected 1945) |
General |
General (O-10) |
|
Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General (O-9) |
|
Major General |
Major General |
Major General (O-8) |
|
Brigadier General |
Brigadier General |
Brigadier General (O-7) |
|
Colonel |
Colonel |
Colonel (O-6) |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) |
|
Major |
Major |
Major (O-4) |
|
Captain |
Captain |
Captain (O-3) |
|
First Lieutenant |
First Lieutenant |
First Lieutenant (O-2) |
|
Second Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant (O-1) |
|
No Equivalent Rank |
No Equivalent Rank |
Chief Warrant Officer (W-5) (Effected 1992) |
|
No Equivalent Rank |
No Equivalent Rank |
Chief Warrant Officer (W-4) |
|
No Equivalent Rank |
No Equivalent Rank |
Chief Warrant Officer (W-3) |
|
Commissioned Warrant Officer
|
Chief Warrant Officer (Effected 1954) |
Chief Warrant Officer (W-2)
|
|
Warrant Officer
|
Warrant Officer (Effected 1954) |
Warrant Officer (W-1) |
|
No Equivalent Rank |
No Equivalent Rank |
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (E-9) (Effected 1970)
Sergeant Major (E-9)
Master Gunnery Sergeant (E-9) |
|
Sergeant Major (Grade 1)
First Sergeant (Grade 1)
Master Technical Sergeant (Grade 1) |
Master Sergeant (E-7) |
First Sergeant (E-8)
Master Sergeant (E-8) |
|
Gunnery Sergeant (Grade 2)
Technical Sergeant (Grade 2) |
Technical Sergeant (E-6) |
Gunnery Sergeant (E-7) |
|
Platoon Sergeant (Grade 3)
Staff Sergeant (Grade 3) |
Staff Sergeant (E-5) |
Staff Sergeant (E-6) |
|
Sergeant (Grade 4) |
Sergeant (E-4) |
Sergeant (E-5) |
|
Corporal (Grade 5) |
Corporal (E-3) |
Corporal (E-4) |
|
No Equivalent Rank |
No Equivalent Rank |
Lance Corporal (E-3) |
|
Private First Class (Grade 6) |
Private First Class (E-2) |
Private First Class (E-2) |
| Private (Grade 7) |
Private (E-1) |
Private (E-1) |
