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United States Armed Forces

combined military forces of the United States

The United States Armed Forces defend The United States of America and areas far beyond it. They are staffed by Soldiers,Sailors and other Personnel who are responsible for protecting the United States of America and areas beyond it. The Branches of The United States Armed Forces are

  • The United States Army,
  • United States Marine Corps,
  • United States Navy,
  • United States Coast Guard,
  • United States Air Force and
  • United States Space Force.
United States Armed Forces
Military manpower
Military age17–45 years old[1]
AvailabilityMales & Females ages 17–49:

109,305,756 (2005 est.).[2]

CitizenshipRegular Army: No Citizenship Requirement For Enlisted Members / All Officers must be US Citizens. National Guard: Citizens Only.
Reaching military age annuallyMales & Females: 4,180,074 (2005 est.)
Total armed forces2,685,713 (Ranked 2nd)
Active troops1,426,713 (Ranked 2nd)
Total troops2,685,713 (Ranked 7th)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure$441.6 billion (Ranked 1st.)
Percent of GDP3.7% (FY2006 est.) (Ranked 26th)
Dollar Figure (per citizen)$935.64($1470)[3] (ranked 3rd)

The United States Armed Forces are the Military Forces of the United States. There are six branches: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.

The current President of the United States is Joe Biden. He is the current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. All branches except the Coast Guard are part of the Department of Defense, which is controlled by the Secretary of Defense. The Coast Guard is located within the Department of Homeland Security. The Marine Corps located within the Department Of The Navy.

About 1.4 million people are currently on active duty in the military with another 1,259,000 people on reserve (with 456,000 people in the Army and Air National Guard). There is currently no conscription. Women can serve in most combat positions, and in all non-combat military jobs. Because of war, some of these non-combat jobs actually see combat regularly.[4]

Ranks

All branches of the United States military have Commissioned Officers and Non Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel. Most Enlisted members with a rank of E-4 and above are called Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs); the exception is the Air Force where E-5 is considered the first Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) rank. Their usual duties are to supervise or make sure that common jobs are done properly every day. Most branches of the United States Military include Warrant Officers (Chief Warrant Officers in the Navy.) They are considered experts in their field, they are higher rank than other enlisted troops, but below Commissioned Officer. There are four or five ranks of Warrant Officers in most of the branches: WO-1 through WO-4 or WO-5(CWO-1 to CWO-4 or CWO-5)

Here are some common ranks for the US Army,Air Force and Marines. These branches of the military use different names for the enlisted ranks, but they all use the same for officers. The Navy and the Coast Guard have different ranks; for those see United States Navy. There are no five star general Ranks. The General of the Army,General of the Air Force and Fleet Admiral are only used in wartime situations. The United States Army,Marine Corps,Air Force and Space Force have Commissioned Officer and Non-Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel Ranks with the Navy and Coast Guard also having Officer Ranks. These Titles are seen below.

RankArmyMarinesAir Force
Army,Marines and Air Force Non Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel Ranks
E-1PrivatePrivateAirman Basic
E-2PrivatePrivate First ClassAirman
E-3Private First ClassLance CorporalAirman First Class
E-4Corporal
Specialist 4		CorporalSenior Airman
E-5SergeantSergeantStaff Sergeant
E-6Staff SergeantStaff SergeantTechnical Sergeant
E-7Sergeant First ClassGunnery SergeantMaster Sergeant
E-8Master Sergeant
First Sergeant		Master Sergeant
First Sergeant		Senior Master Sergeant
E-9Sergeant MajorSergeant Major
Master Gunnery Sergeant		Chief Master Sergeant
E-9*Sergeant Major
Of the Army*		Sergeant Major Of the
Marine Corps*		Chief Master Sergeant
Of the Air Force*

*Each branch of the military has only one of these specific E-9 grade enlisted personnel and are considered the senior enlisted person of their branch. The Sergeant Major of the Army,Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force are the spokespersons of the enlisted force at the highest levels of their services.

 
RankTitle
Army,Marine Corps,Air Force and Space Force Commissioned Officer Ranks
Navy Officer Ranks
O-1Second LieutenantEnsign
O-2First LieutenantLieutenant Junior Grade
O-3CaptainLieutenant
O-4MajorLieutenant Commander
O-5Lieutenant ColonelCommander
O-6ColonelCaptain
O-7Brigadier GeneralRear Admiral (Lower Half)
O-8Major GeneralRear Admiral
O-9Lieutenant GeneralVice Admiral
O-10GeneralAdmiral

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