United States Armed Forces

The **United States Armed Forces** are the military of the United States. It has six branches: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.

The current President of the United States is Donald J Trump. 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.

## 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.

|Rank|Army|Marines|Air Force|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|{| class=wikitable||||||||
|bgcolor=#ccffee colspan=4||||||||
|E-1|Private|Private|Airman Basic|||||
|E-2|Private|Private First Class|Airman|||||
|E-3|Private First Class|Lance Corporal|Airman First Class|||||
|E-4|Corporal Specialist 4|Corporal|Senior Airman|||||
|E-5|Sergeant|Sergeant|Staff Sergeant|||||
|E-6|Staff Sergeant|Staff Sergeant|Technical Sergeant|||||
|E-7|Sergeant First Class|Gunnery Sergeant|Master Sergeant|||||
|E-8|Master Sergeant First Sergeant|Master Sergeant First Sergeant|Senior Master Sergeant|||||
|E-9|Sergeant Major|Sergeant Major Master Gunnery Sergeant|Chief Master Sergeant|||||
|E-9<small>*</small>|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.|width=10||{| class=wikitable|
|bgcolor=#deba5e colspan=2||bgcolor=#deba5e colspan=2||||||
|O-1|Second Lieutenant|Ensign||||||
|O-2|First Lieutenant|Lieutenant Junior Grade||||||
|O-3|Captain|Lieutenant||||||
|O-4|Major|Lieutenant Commander||||||
|O-5|Lieutenant Colonel|Commander||||||
|O-6|Colonel|Captain||||||
|O-7|Brigadier General|Rear Admiral (Lower Half)||||||
|O-8|Major General|Rear Admiral||||||
|O-9|Lieutenant General|Vice Admiral||||||
|O-10|General|Admiral|}|||||

## Other information

The number of generals and admirals, is over 800.

## Other websites

- Official U.S. DOD site
- Global Security on U.S. Military Operations
- Today's Military website
- Largest Military Personnel Locator
- US Military ranks and rank insignia
- US Military Mottos

### Branch links

- U.S. Army
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Marine Corps
- U.S. Coast Guard

## Infobox (infobox)

- **child**: yes
- **label1**: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- **data1**: Admiral (United States), ADM Christopher W. Grady, United States Navy, USN
- **label2**: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
- **data2**: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, SEAC David L. Isom, United States Navy, USN


## Infobox (national military)

- **country**: United States
- **name**: United States Armed Forces
- **image**:
- **caption**: Emblems of the U.S. Armed Forces service branches
- **headquarters**: The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia
- **website**:

- **commander-in-chief title**: Commander-in-Chief of the United States, Commander-in-Chief
- **chief minister**: Pete Hegseth
- **chief minister title**: United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense
- **minister**: Kristi Noem
- **minister title**: United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Homeland Security
- **commander**: General (United States), Gen Dan Caine, United States Air Force, USAF
- **commander title**: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- **age**: 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service.
- **conscription**: Conscription in the United States, Inactive since 1973 (males must register at age 18)
- **manpower age**: 18–25
- **available**: 15 million (2021)
- **active**: 1,328,000
- **ranked**: 3rd
- **reserve**: 799,500
- **amount**: Military budget of the United States, $895 billion (2025)
(List of countries by military expenditures, ranked 1st)
- **percent gdp**: 3.38% (2024)
- **domestic suppliers**: List of United States defense contractors, List
- **foreign suppliers**:

- **imports**: US$652.6 million (2014–2022)
- **exports**: US$28.50 billion (2014–2022)
- **history**: Military history of the United States
:Category:Wars involving the United States, Warfare directory of the United States
List of wars involving the United States, Conflicts involving the United States
:Category:Battles involving the United States, Battles involving the United States
- **ranks**: * **Commissioned officer**
** United States Army officer rank insignia, Army officer
** United States Marine Corps rank insignia, Marine Corps officer
** United States Navy officer rank insignia, Navy officer
** United States Air Force officer rank insignia, Air Force officer
** United States Space Force rank insignia#Officer insignia, Space Force officer
** United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia, Coast Guard officer
* **Warrant officer**
** Army Field Clerk, Army warrant officer
** Marine gunner, Marine Corps warrant officer
** Warrant officer (United States)#Navy, Navy warrant officer
** Warrant officer (United States)#Air Force, Air Force warrant officer
** Warrant officer (United States)#Coast Guard, Coast Guard warrant officer
* **Enlisted**
** United States Army enlisted rank insignia, Army enlisted
** United States Marine Corps rank insignia, Marine Corps enlisted
** List of United States Navy enlisted rates, Navy enlisted
** United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia, Air Force enlisted
** United States Space Force rank insignia#Enlisted insignia, Space Force enlisted
** List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks, Coast Guard enlisted