![]() ![]() For instance, the Army and Marine Corps call an E-1 a private, the Air Force an airman basic, and in the Navy an E-1 is a seaman recruit. Service branches also vary the level at which service members are no longer considered junior enlisted personnel. Each service branch has a different name for their junior enlisted personnel. Junior enlisted personnel: This refers to service members at the entry pay-grades.To see what these insignia look like for each rank in your service branch and to learn the names of each rank, go to the Department of Defense’s display of officer and enlisted insignia. Stars: Officers at the O-7 through O-10 pay grades wear one, two, three or four stars, respectively.Eagles: Officers at the O-6 pay grade wear a silver eagle.Oak leaves: Officers at the O-4 pay grade wear a gold oak leaf and officers at the O-5 pay grade wear a silver oak leaf.Officers at the O-1 pay grade wear one gold bar, O-2 wear one silver bar, O-3 wear two silver bars and warrant officers wear striped bars. Bars: Officers in the lower pay grades wear bars. ![]() Chevrons: Most enlisted personnel in every military service branch wear chevrons, or v-shaped stripes. ![]() The service branches represent pay grades by a letter and a number, so an officer at the first pay grade is an O-1 an enlisted member at the fourth pay grade is an E-4.
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