PICTURE	RANK	DESCRIPTION	COMMAND	PAY
	Private	No insignia	In charge of no one but himself, and usually not even that	$50/month
	Private First Class	One stripe	Same as above	$54/month
	Corporal	Two stripes	Assistant squad leader	$66/month
	Technician Grade 5	Two stripes with T	No command. Rank is awarded to indicate a techincal expertese in an area	$66/month
	Sergeant	Three stripes	Squad leader	$78/month
	Technician Grade 4	Three stripes with T	Same as the T5	$89/month
	Technician Grade 3	Three stripes with T and a rocker underneath	Same as the T5	$96/month
	Staff Sergeant	Three stripes with a rocker underneath	Squad leader or platoon Sergeant	$96/month
	Technical Sergeant	Three stripes with two rockers underneath	Senior squad NCO	$114/month
	First Sergeant	Three stripes on top, three rockers underneath, and a diamond in the middle	Senior Company NCO	$114/month
	Master Sergeant	Three stripes on top and three rockers underneath	Senior Staff NCO	$114/month
	2nd Lieutenant	Gold bar	Platoon	$1,800/year
	1st Lieutenant	Silver bar	Platoon or company	$2,000/year
	Captain	Two silver bars	Company	$2,400/year
	Major	Gold leaf	Battalion	$3,000/year
	Lieuntenant Colonel	Silver leaf	Battalion	$3,500/year
	Colonel	Eagle	Regiment	$4,000/year
	Brigadier General	One silver star	Division	$6,000/year
	Major General	Two silver stars	Division or corps	$8,000/year
	Lieutenant General	Three silver stars	Corps or army	$8,000/year
	General	Four silver stars	Army group	$8,000/year

How to place your insignia and chevrons on your sleeve.

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