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INilI ATD ilANIilESGENERALLT. GENERALIMAJOR GENERAL

BRIG. GENERAL

COLONELLT. COLONELMAJORCAPTAINrST LIEUTENANT2ND LIEUTENANT

TATI & GllAST GUARD

ADMIRALVICE ADMIRAL2REAR ADMIRAL, SR.3

COMMODORE4

CAPTAINCOMMANDER

LT. COMMANDERLIEUTENANTLIEUTENANT,JR. GRADE

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MASTER SERGEANT

TECHNICAL SERGEANT

STAFF SERGEANT

SERGEANT

CORPORAL

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

PRIVATE

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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER

PETTY OFFICER FIRSTcLAss

PETTY OFFICER SECONDCLASS

PETTY OFFICER THIRDCLASS

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS

SEAMAN SECOND CLASS

APPRENTICE SEAMAN

l-Lieurenant General is highest Marine Rank2-Vice-Admiral is highest Coast Guard Rank3-Rear Admirals have senior and iunior pay

classificarioos not indicated by insignia

r-This Rank, now obsolete. Abolished by

Congrcss in 1899 but retained as a retiring

rank for Captains with a Civil War record.

Montbly B*c Pry. . ..Officere without dcpcndcots, whilc quartered dn Armyposts or Naval ships orsrstions, do not rtreivc "rental"allowancc but gea subsistence ellowancc.

Oficcrs with d"mnd"nts sct rental and subsistcnceallovancc rcgardless whcristationed unl6s providcdwttr govcmcnt queftcrs.The rates of oev shown on thcsc Dasc6 are bascd cna new Act ofto'ogress, aod subjcct'to'changc only byanothcr act of Congrcss.

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2ND I-IEUTENANTC)lilccr in sulrnrcr uniforrrt.ll.rnli is slrorr n ott ltlr-lrrrrrclsiJe o( slrvtce or o\.rscrtscrrl.. llr:riJ on crI of ,rliiccris.qol.l :in.l hlrck. I{rtnk is;rlso slrorrn on riqht collrrenrl brrnch insignie is onlelt collrr.

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Tlrc crli'rrJ t:r.,n rt..,rs rlt.tc Jc-viru'. c.rll,,l clr.rr,,rrr,',rlrichtirJic.rti I{ \\K. 'l'lr(.,r (l)!\rr)rrsrrre lsr.,l lrirr rL,.,,r.lur.t rtr r.rrrk.'l irc IlLLtli I)rrr,rl.: lr.r' Ir,r Jir icc(-rrr p, rr.L I s .r Ir,l Ser r;-.r tr i s .r ru k trt,u tt

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.r,1 Ir.'..,,1 hr thcrr l.L't rr.rntcs.

Enlisted men wetrr the lettersU. S. on a gold disc oo theright side of the collar.

Chcvrons llre \\'ornon l-orh slccr.cs.ShoI n is thc nrlrkof chc lr:rstc(scrgcn l1 t.

Sunrnrcr drcss ofcnlistcd nran rvithoYcrsc;lS tlr serYicccap. Illllistcd nrcr.l\vcltr no rarlk itl-sitnie on cap.Ilranch of scrviccis shorrn on slccvcanc.l bv color ofbraid 6n cap.

coPPoRlt" tx SUMMER uiltonlt

Army cresr on a gold disc isworn ofl the caps,

0n left side of collar is theinsigoia showing his branchof servicc (see page 8).

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oFfl cER'S DESIGl{Arloll

AIID HOW TO ADDRESS THEM

ihe G"n..^I, Lt. Gencral, MaiorGcneral, Brigadier Gencml, are

known as 'Gcneral Officers"and are addressed as "General."Colonels, Lr. Colonels and Majorsare knorvn as "Field Oflicers." Lt.Colonels and Colonels are addrcssed

as "Colonel;" Maiors, as "NIaior. "Lieutenants and CaPtains rrckoown as "Comprny Offccrs."Captains arc crlled "CrPt.rin.'Li.rt.nrnr. arc ad.lrc"sed as1'Lieutenant."

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Mrtrranr PotrcE -Tl;iLl" ltlfilifl'Jfflt ,'li[l'fl"1ior

l[ he has on . ryhilc or khali unilorm first loot

al his shoulder, This Shoulder Eoarrl indicates

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lf he is wearing "Blues," then look al his cufis.

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Branch of Service is indicated by one of these devices. On"Blues" it is above the stripes. On white or Khaki it isworn on shoulder boards and on overcoats.

THE ET{IISTED TUIAilTo inrlic.rrc tltuir l-r.rnclr of scrricc. cniisrud mcn orher thrn Pcrry()tlrc.rs, rr.'.,r ., 'rri;' ,.1 l.r.,r.l ,, r rl.. 'rr,,rrl,l r.i,rrr nlrr,lr .rtcr..l.cntrrtlv .rroun.l rlre'rl..r. ,rf rhc orer:hirc or jrrnrpcr. \Ict oI rhcScrnr.rrr br.tnch \\cirr tllis i.rri.l rrn the rrqht sl...cl uhirc orr hlucclorhins.rn,l l.luc orr uhitc clorlrirrg. \1cn Lrf rhe.\rriliccr llr.rnch,En{inccr forcc, ue,rr rlris l-rri.l rrn tltc lelr slcclc ru.l orr I)orh bluiand u Iritc clorhing.

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@WwffiWThc follorving arc commis-sioncd offiiers '.Lrnc,NIcdic.rl, Dtnr.rl, Supplr,,(.ivil Iinginecr, Cheplrin.Thc follolin.q rrc non-conrn issionc,l olllccrs, \f l-chinist. Rortsrvrin, l';ry(,lcrk, lilcctricirn, Gunncr,(-rrfgolgr, ReLlio Elcctri-ci.rn, l)lt.rrnrrcrsr. Ship r( Icrk, Stcrro{r.rfh(r, Tor-lcd()mrn cxist but erc notpicturcd.

At right is shoivn WrrrantOIlice r-Boarsl rin.

\\ hen rhc s.Lilor rvcrts Llndrcss\\ hitcs, <rnlv rhc sh,rul.lcr l.r,Li.ltrnd rrrrirts h,rJrcs rpl-c.rt. ,'\11

rrrrks:rfl.c.rr on thc l)rcss Illucs.No cull nt.rrks rppulr on rhclhitc )unr1.cr.

Shorrn is i Pcft\-Ollcrr Srcon(l(.1:rss. IIis sl.tci,,lcv nrrrk T,rr-

I.cJrrm.rn 'is sltr,$rt herr!ccrl thcc.rglc rnJ rhc chcvron.

flnsT cLass sEAMAI

First Clrrss Scrnran s'ithL)istinguishinq trlark ofErpcrt lLillcmerr.

Chief Pcttv Olllccr, NIa-chinisrs \Ietc sith Ser-

vicc Stri1.e5. L,rch stripeinrl ic;rtcs one four-r-c:rrcl.rlisur1cna.

Grp risorr ol ldmirrh, VircAdmir.lr .nd n..r Admir.ls .r..or.r.d wili Gold 0.k L.ry.r.

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A iintl. ror ol 0old 0.t [,.vesialiorn otr crD yho6 ol Carl.intaill Conmandarr.

Vi.ori ol Ll. Cohn,nd.ri.ndlouar, raar undrcor.tld rhor.

()FFIGERS'CAP CRESTS

AllD HoW t0 ADIIRESS

THE III

Adrnirals, \ricc Atlnrirlls antl

Rcer Admirals arc ad.lrcsscd as

"AJrrrrrrrl." Crprrins ar)Ll Corrl-

mandcrs arc addrcsscd b1'theirtirlcs. Licutcnanr Commandcrs

antl lorvcr r:rnks arc l,l,]rcssc.l."N{isrcr. " Mcdicrl Doctors as

"Doctor. "

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CHIEF PETTY OFTICER

SPECIATTY iIARI(S, DISTI IIGUISHThc spccialrv nrirrk incluJcs thc brrrnch of scrvicc inshich thc scrrcr of thc unifornr is cnrplovcJ. Dis-tinquislrinq lnrrrks lrc l slccvc lrtrrrkinq i()r nlcn \\'ho

IIIG iIAR!(S A]ID AWARDS.hrvc nrct cerrrin (lurlilrcrtions in aJJition ro rhoscrcquircrl for th.ir r.rriil.g, or rlho rtre Itrcrttbers of:r cre\r'rrlri.l: ]r.rt :rrr.rjil..l .t c"rr.Lirr r.Lrin.1 irt 1e;1'1'.iiti,,'r.

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U. $. C()AST GUARIIThe Coast Guard insignia is similar to that of the Navy,except enlisted men wear a shield on their lefc sleeve.

Officers wear a gold shield in lieu of the star worn byLine Officers of the Navy and cap device is different.

LefI-SEAMAN FIRSTCLASS IN SUMMER

WHITE

RighI-LIEUTENANTOFTHECOASTGUARD

,@C.! .nd Cdh lnlitiir

@Pr[cidG TlmD lnsigia

Officer wearingservice uniform

-Marine Corpsemblem is worn on cap andcollar of all Officers and En-Iisted Men. Branch of ser-

vice insignia is on lapels.Shown is mark of parachutetrooPs. ffiffiffi

\3hirld rorn on rull

C{sl Gurd Auili.ry G.! l&aitilr

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A*erican Wornun in Urrfr-*ARNI\' NURSE*She us-urllr bcgins rchtivc rorhc rrnk of 2nd Lirurcn"ant.

[apel lnsignia

fct Army llurse

N,{\iY n-URS[-''Shrs(erts our rvith rhc rankof [osr6l.

[apel lnsignia

lor llavy l{urse

tknrl,cr ol our famous\\:Ar\C..-\\,omcn's,1 rmt.l.usrlirrt Corps.

Iapel Insignia

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lapel hsignia

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C'.. JHts handy, easy to carry,J bod"klet has been carefully

prepared and is publishedto help you readily identifythe rank and service of ourfighting men and women.This booklet is given to youwith our compliments.

BEATNICE GNElilENY GI,iIPAIITDirlrbvlqt ol

Meodow GoldDAIRY PRODUCIS

*"Milk was one of the firstfoods to be called 'protec-

tive.' It still holds front-line rank. Milk is the bestsingle food source of cal-cium and, therefore, shouldbe a part of everyone'sdiet" . . M. L. Wilson,Office of Defense Healthand Wellare Services,Washington, D. C.

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DATNI P;ODUCTSBullol lce Cream Cheese

Homogenized MilkCollage Cheese Butletmilk

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