Enlisted Ranks - The Firearms Forum

ysacres · 03-07-2003, 09:48 AM

ABunky
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(12/23/02 12:47:40 pm)
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Hi, as a WW2 vet I served a tour with the Japanese Occupation Army in Tokyo GHQ. I was a buck Sgt.
Sometime around 47-48 some A-hole at the Dept. of the Army decided to create a new enlisted rank of RECRUIT, followed by PRIVATE, then Pvt. 1st CLASS, then CORPORAL, then SERGEANT. Since I was under the old system an E4 (Sgt) now became a CORPORAL, which pissed me off no end. We were supposed to take our Sgt 3 stripes off and put on the new little gold 2 stripes. I never did, but when I was discharged in 49 my papers read CORPORAL. I fear that somewhere down the line that someone will think that I was a Corporal masquerading as a Sgt.
Does the Army still have the rating of RECRUIT??

warpig883
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(12/23/02 1:47:50 pm)
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Welcome to TFF ABunky

This is how the Army rank structure is now (enlisted)
E-1 Private
E-2 Private
E-3 Private First Class
E-4 Specialist 4 or Corporal, A Corporal is a NCO while a Spec 4 is not.
E-5 SGT
E-6 SSG
E-7 SFC
E-8 MSG or 1st SGT
E-9 SGM

Don't blame yourself or anyone else for your mistakes or ideals. BLAME PRESIDENT BUSH.

Striker14376
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(12/24/02 5:58:24 pm)
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If you need my input, here it is. For the USAF, they refer to their recruits as 'trainees'. I hope I helped. If you want to know the ranks of the AF, please ask, as I have to know them when I go through BMT.

03-07-2003, 09:48 AM	#1
ysacres Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wazzu WA Posts: 2,413	Enlisted Ranks ABunky Member Posts: 1 (12/23/02 12:47:40 pm) Reply Enlisted Ranks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, as a WW2 vet I served a tour with the Japanese Occupation Army in Tokyo GHQ. I was a buck Sgt. Sometime around 47-48 some A-hole at the Dept. of the Army decided to create a new enlisted rank of RECRUIT, followed by PRIVATE, then Pvt. 1st CLASS, then CORPORAL, then SERGEANT. Since I was under the old system an E4 (Sgt) now became a CORPORAL, which pissed me off no end. We were supposed to take our Sgt 3 stripes off and put on the new little gold 2 stripes. I never did, but when I was discharged in 49 my papers read CORPORAL. I fear that somewhere down the line that someone will think that I was a Corporal masquerading as a Sgt. Does the Army still have the rating of RECRUIT?? warpig883 TFF Staff Posts: 5599 (12/23/02 1:47:50 pm) Reply Re: Enlisted Ranks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to TFF ABunky This is how the Army rank structure is now (enlisted) E-1 Private E-2 Private E-3 Private First Class E-4 Specialist 4 or Corporal, A Corporal is a NCO while a Spec 4 is not. E-5 SGT E-6 SSG E-7 SFC E-8 MSG or 1st SGT E-9 SGM Don't blame yourself or anyone else for your mistakes or ideals. BLAME PRESIDENT BUSH. Striker14376 Member Posts: 3 (12/24/02 5:58:24 pm) Reply Re: Enlisted Ranks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you need my input, here it is. For the USAF, they refer to their recruits as 'trainees'. I hope I helped. If you want to know the ranks of the AF, please ask, as I have to know them when I go through BMT. --> Last edited by ysacres; 03-07-2003 at 09:55 AM..