The Armed Forces Officer - United States. Department of Defense

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specialized branches or corps) cannot command line organizations. They may, however, in the Army and Air Force, command organizations within the structure of their own corps. Non-rated officers in the Air Force and Navy are not eligible to command tactical flying units. As a specialized case of command, the assigned first pilot and airplane commander of any aircraft continues in command even though a pilot senior in rank may be aboard.

      Retired officers of the Army rank at the foot of active officers of the same grade; those of the Navy according to date of rank.

      Changing personnel policies have been reflected by frequent revisions of the scale and grade given noncommissioned leadership. This subject should therefore be checked against current regulations. But as a rough guide, the following can be taken as the corresponding noncommissioned grades and rates in the services:

PAY GRADE NAVY AND COAST GUARD ARMY AIR FORCE MARINE CORPS
E-7 Chief Petty Officer Master Sergeant Master Sergeant Master Sergeant
E-6 Petty Officer First Class Sergeant First Class Technical Sergeant Technical Sergeant
E-5 Petty Officer Second Class Sergeant Staff Sergeant Staff Sergeant
E-4 Petty Officer Third Class Corporal Sergeant Sergeant
E-3 Private First Class Corporal Corporal
E-2 Apprentice Private Private First Class Private First Class
E-1 Recruit Recruit Private Private

      Enlisted insignia of rank are of cloth, sewn on the sleeve of the outer garment. Army chevrons are worn on both sleeves with the point up, and special devices may be incorporated within the chevron to indicate specialties. Chevrons for combat soldiers are blue on a gold background, and all others are gold on a blue background. Naval chevrons are worn point down. Air Force chevrons have no point, but are a compound reverse curve with the deepest part of the curve worn down; over this is imposed a star within a circle. Marine Corps chevrons are worn on both sleeves with the point up and are gold on a crimson background for the dress blue uniform, green on a red background for the forest green uniform, green on a khaki background for the khaki uniform, and for combat uniforms the chevrons are stenciled on the sleeves in black ink.

ARMY AND MARINE CORPS
NAVY AND COAST GUARD
AIR FORCE

      All military and naval personnel are addressed in official correspondence by their full titles. Off duty in conversations and in unofficial correspondence, officers are addressed as follows:

Army, Air Force, Marine Corps
All general officers General
Colonels and Lt. Colonels Colonel
Majors Major
Captains Captain
Lieutenants Mister or Lieutenant
Lieutenants in Medical Corps Doctor or Lieutenant
All Chaplains Chaplain
Army nurses Nurse
Cadets
(Official address) Cadet
(Unofficial address) Mister
Warrant Officers Mister
All sergeants Sergeant
Corporals Corporal
Privates and Privates, First Class Private Jones or Jones
When the name is not known, an Army private may be addressed as "Soldier," and in the Marine Corps the term, "Marine," is proper in such a case.
Navy, Coast Guard
All Admirals Admiral
Commodores Commodore
Captains Captain
Commanders Commander
Lieutenant Commanders, lieutenants, ensigns and midshipmen Mister
All Chaplains Chaplain
All medical officers (to commander) Doctor

      Except when in the presence of troops, senior officers frequently address juniors as "Smith" or "Jones" but this does not give the junior the privilege of addressing the senior in any other way than his proper title. By the same token, officers of the same grade generally address one another by their first or last names depending on the degree of intimacy. The courtesy and respect for others which govern the conduct of gentlemen are expected to prevail at all times.

      Enlisted men are commonly addressed by their last names. Except in cases where the officer has a blood relationship or a preservice friendship

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