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APP-6A
Symbol
Name No. of personnel No. of subordinate units Unit leader
XXXXXX region or theater or front 200,000 + 2+ army groups
XXXXX army group 100,000 + 2+ armies
XXXX army 50,000-60,000+ 2+ corps
general or army general
XXX corps 30,000-50,000+ 2+ divisions lieutenant general
XX division 10,000–20,000 2-4 brigades or regiments major general
X brigade 3000–5000 2+ regiments or 3–6
battalions or Commonwealth regiments
brigadier general, brigadier or colonel
III regiment or group 2000–3000 2+ battalions or U.S. Cavalry squadrons colonel
II battalion, U.S. Cavalry squadron or Commonwealth regiment 300–1000 2–6 companies, batteries, U.S. Cavalry troops, or Commonwealth squadrons lieutenant colonel
I company, artillery battery, U.S. Cavalry troop or Commonwealth squadron 70–250 2–8 platoons or Commonwealth troops
chief warrant officer and captain or major
••• platoon or Commonwealth troop 25–60 2+ squads, sections, or vehicles warrant officer and first or second lieutenant
•• section or patrol 8–12 2+ fireteams corporal to staff sergeant
squad or crew 8–16 2+ fireteams or 1+ cell corporal to staff sergeant
Ø fireteam 4–5 n/a lance corporal to sergeant
Ø
fire and maneuver team
2 n/a any/Private First Class


US DoD Pay Grade O-10 O-9 O-8 O-7 O-6 O-5 O-4 O-3 O-2 O-1
Insignia
Title General of the Army General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major Captain
First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Abbreviation GA GEN LTG MG BG COL LTC MAJ CPT 1LT 2LT
NATO Code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
U.S. DoD Pay Grade E-9 E-8 E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 E-1
Insignia No Insignia
Title Sergeant Major of the Army
Command Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major
First Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Sergeant First Class
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant Corporal Specialist
Private First Class
Private Private
Abbreviation SMA CSM SGM 1SG MSG SFC SSG SGT CPL SPC ² PFC PV2 ¹ PV1 ¹
NATO Code OR-9 OR-9 OR-9 OR-8 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
¹ PVT is also used as an abbreviation for both Private ranks when pay grade need not be distinguished
² SP4 is sometimes encountered as an abbreviation for Specialist. This is a holdover from when there were additional specialist ranks at higher pay grades.