Army Captain - Military Ranks Army Captain O-3 Captain - Commissioned Officer - U.S. Army Ranks Army Captain Basic Pay $3,964/mo A Captain is a commissioned officer at company level, and will generally serve as a Company Commander in control of 62 to 190 soldiers. As a Company Commander, Captains will be placed in charge of the tactical and everyday operations of their troops, assisted by several junior commissioned officers and one or more senior non-commissioned officers. Captains may also have teaching roles at combat schools or special training sessions as well as serve as staff officers at battallion level command posts. Captain is the 21st rank in the United States Army , ranking above First Lieutenant and directly below Major . A captain is a Commissioned Officer at DoD paygrade O-3, with a starting monthly pay of $3,964. How do you become a Captain? A Captain is most often promoted from First Lieutenant (1LT) , although promotion from lower paygrades may occur with sufficient display of leadership and experience. Click here to learn more about promotion to Captain . What is the proper way to address a Captain? The correct way to address a Captain named Mr.

Williams is "Captain Williams", or written as CPT Williams. In formal situations, a Captain should always be addressed by their full rank. How much does a Captain earn? Basic pay for an entry-level Captain with 2 or less years of experience is $3,963.60 per month. A Captain receives an automatic raise to their basic pay every one to two years. Basic pay is only a small percentage of a Captain's final compensation package. In addition to a monthly basic pay salary, a Army Captain may be eligible for multiple types of allowances and bonus pay including personal money allowance, clothing allowance, retirement benefits, and more. For full details on the Army's Captain compensation and retirement plan, visit the 2017 Army Captain Pay Chart . A full table of the Army's current paygrades are available at the Army Pay Chart . Equivalent Ranks to the Army's O-3 Captain Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Officer (CO) Each battalion has exactly one CO, almost always ranked lieutenant-colonel, though acting commanders of lower rank were sometimes found until a man had been confirmed in the position, or if he was only replacing the lieutenant-colonel temporarily.

The CO, like the captain of a naval vessel, had ultimate authority and responsibility for his battalion. Major The second in command of the battalion was usually ranked as a major. Captain The Adjutant was responsible for the administration of the battalion. Captain Quartermaster Responsible for the maintenance of adequate supplies of all kinds, including clothing, food, ammunition, water, fuel, etc. Captain Medical Officer Responsible for the unit's medical section, establishing a Regimental Aid Post (RAP) in action and overseeing the flow of wounded men down the chain of medical care. In garrison, treated the sick and certified men fit or unfit for duty. WO I Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) The only WO I in the battalion; responsible for discipline, dress and deportment in garrison, and in the field oversaw the handling of prisoners of war, and various duties including the flow of ammunition forward and wounded men to the rear. WO II Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Kept regimental stores of all sorts, established fuel, ammunition, water and ration points, kept supplies flowing forward to the companies.

Company Major Officer Commanding (OC) The commander of the companies in a battalion (during the Second World War these numbered six; four rifle companies, a Support Company, and a Headquarters Company) were ranked either as majors or captains; acting company commanders were usually given temporary rank to match their appointment. WO II Company Sergeant Major (CSM) Senior NCO in the rifle company, maintained discipline and administration in the company, supervised the flow of ammunition, wounded, rations, ammunition, prisoners to and from the front. Staff Sergeant Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) Maintained company level stores and kept necessities flowing to the fighting troops such as ammunition, fuel, food, water, etc. Platoon Lieutenant Platoon Commander Most platoon commanders were lieutenants. The Carrier Platoon was intended to be commanded by a captain. Officers in training were ranked Second Lieutenant and usually promoted to Lieutenant when posted to a field unit. (See also Platoon Sergeant Major. Sergeant Platoon Second in Command The platoon second in command, or Platoon Sergeant, performed the duties of a platoon commander in his absence. Under the LOB system, he might be required to lead the platoon while the commander was left out of battle.

Corporal Section Commander An infantry section was led by a corporal. At full strength by 1944, the section comprised 10 men. Lance Corporal Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Officer (CO) Each battalion had exactly one CO, almost always ranked lieutenant colonel, though acting commanders of lower rank were sometimes found until confirmed in the position, or if only replacing the lieutenant colonel temporarily. The CO, like the captain of a naval vessel, had ultimate authority and responsibility for the battalion. Major The second in command of the battalion was usually ranked as a major. Captain The Adjutant was responsible for the administration of the battalion. Captain Quartermaster Responsible for the maintenance of adequate supplies of all kinds, including clothing, food, ammunition, water, fuel, etc. Captain Responsible for the Unit Medical Section (UMS). Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) Chief Warrant Officer The only CWO in the battalion; responsible for discipline, dress and deportment in garrison, and in the field oversaw the handling of prisoners of war, and various duties including the flow of ammunition forward and wounded men to the rear.

Master Warrant Officer Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Kept regimental stores of all sorts, established fuel, ammunition, water and ration points, kept supplies flowing forward to the companies. Infantry Company Untitled 1 All about Rank in WW2 The most basic part of the Army is rank. Men are given ranks so that everyone knows who can give orders to whom, as often those orders will result in men dying. Army rank is a two tired class system: officers and enlisted men. Historically officers were the upper class; intelligent and well trained men of finer birth. Enlisted men were the lower working class, the ones that do the dirty jobs. WW2 continued the democratization of the military that had taken root in WW1. For the first time an intelligent person from a poor background with no education, could be selected by their performance on intelligence tests alone and raised to the officer class. This was something that had never happened in the history of modern warfare. Enlisted Men The bulk of the Army was composed of enlisted men. These ranged in rank from Private through Master Sergeant.

The term enlisted men was a generic term not just for soldiers that had voluntarily enlisted, but also for men who had been drafted or federalized from the National Guard. In typical usage the term enlisted man generally referred to the lowest two ranks: private and Private First class (Pvt. and Pfc). Enlisted men of higher rank had supervisory tasks were normally called by their ranks. The majority of soldiers in WW2 were Pvts or Pfcs. There was no real difference between the two ranks, although Pfcs were paid slightly higher. Each unit was limited to the number of Pfc ranks (or “ratings”) it could have. Thus the best privates in the unit were supposed to be Pfcs and gain the extra few dollars pay. It was not automatic in WW2 for a private to be promoted to Pfc after a set period of time. Promotion to Pfc was done at the company level and announced in company General Orders. The supervisors of the enlisted men were known as Non-commissioned officers (NCOs). These were corporals and sergeants who oversaw the day to day activities of the men.

Generally they were the most experienced enlisted men, and at the start of the war most sergeants had many years in the Army. One of the main benefits of being an NCO was that you were excused from doing guard or fatigue details such as KP (Kitchen Police – working in the kitchen) or policing the area (cleaning up the grounds and picking up trash). Promotion to NCO rank was officially done at regimental level (although by tradition always at the recommendation of the company commander) and announced in regimental general orders as described in Army Regulation AR 615-5 Sergeant ranks were sometimes referred to by the number of chevrons (the upper angle) and rockers (the lower arc) on their stripes. Thus saying a man had “three up, two down” meant he was a technical sergeant. Before the war, NCOs could not transfer between regiments without having to start in the new unit as a private. While officers lived and ate in separate facilities, the NCOs lived and ate with the enlisted men. Most senior NCOs had their own private or semi-private rooms in the barracks. Officers, it was said, commanded the Army; Sergeants however, ran the Army.

Officers would order a project be done, but it was the sergeants who told the men what to do and saw it was done properly. There was an unspoken rule in the Army that an NCO overseeing a group of men working was not to perform the work himself. Two major changes in the Army affected enlisted men. In June 1942 an Army wide pay raise provided more money for the troops. Pay for higher ranking officers stayed the same. Then in December 1943, in an effort to boost the morale of the infantry, NCO ranks in infantry units were boosted so that assistant squad leaders became sergeants, and squad leaders became staff sergeants, and platoon sergeants Technical Sergeants. The number of authorized Pfc slots in infantry units was raised to half of all privates. The additional pay and rank was hoped to offset the rigors and dangers of being in an infantry unit. With the increase of technical skills needed in the Army, a new category of NCO was created. Known as technicians, these were men who needed to be paid more for specific skills, but did not need the command authorization of a higher rank. They were first authorized in January 1942.

In September 1942 the rank stripes had a letter “T” on them to indicate there were a Technician. Long after the war these would turn into the “Specialist” ratings still in use today. Technician ratings are not to be confused with the rank of the more traditional rank of technical sergeant. For command purposes technicians ranked just below the equivalent of their strips. A technician 3rd grade (Tech/3) ranked just below a staff sergeant when it came to giving orders. Warrant Officers Between NCO and officer there is the relatively rare rank of Warrant Officer (WOs). These are men in a position that requires great experience or skill, but not enough command responsibility to need a commission officer. Generally they were found in positions dealing with bands, personnel, or food preparation matters. In WW2 there were three classes of Warrant. Most WOs were long serving NCOs with a vast wealth of knowledge and experience with the Army. Initially a position used to reward long serving Sergeants, it became a job that exceptional NCO’s could aspire to as the pinnacle of their career.

In November 1942, a flight officer rank was established with the insignia the same as the warrant officer junior grade except the enamel was blue. The position of Flight Officer was later abolished in 1945. A number of flight officers were used as glider pilots in airborne landings. All told there were roughly 2,500 flight officers in WW2, and of these 17 became aces (for shooting down five enemy aircraft). Soldiers and officers are referred to by their rank, however Warrant officers are traditional called “Mister” or “Chief.” In January 1944 women were authorized to hold Warrant Ranks. Although the branch color was brown (taken from the brown enamel on their rank insignia) all Warrant Officers wear silver and black piping in place of a branch color. Officers An officer is defined as “a person lawfully invested with military rank and authority by virtue of a commission issued him by or in the name of the sovereign or chief magistrate of a country.” [i] Officers are known as “commissioned officers” as they hold a commission for their rank. A commission is the word used to describe the piece of paper giving them rank and status.

They are officers and gentlemen by act of Congress. The U.S. Constitution gives the Congress “the power…to provide for the common defense…to raise and support Armies.” Part of this is offering commissions for officer rank. Very senior officers need congressional approval to be promoted. The rest of the Army’s officers are put on promotion lists which Congress generally approves en masse. The lowest officer, 2nd lieutenant, is always considered higher in rank that the most senior enlisted man. Thus it was not uncommon to find a wet-behind-the-ears lieutenant giving orders to a sergeant who may have had more than 30 years in the service. Officers were men who have, generally, been to college; while enlisted men, generally, have not. Officers are best considered the managers of the Army. They plan ahead for future events and take responsibility for the men under their command. Day to day and routine activities in the Army are run by the non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Traditionally officers slept and ate separately from the enlisted men so as not to encourage familiarity. Their uniforms were different than the enlisted men, and they had many special privileges such a monthly ration of two bottles of liquor.

There is an old Army saying that “rank hath its privileges” (RHIP) and this was based on the separate world that officers and enlisted men lived in. The division between the officer and enlisted class was quite real to the Army. Officers had their own clubs, messes, and living quarters. Bill Mauldin, one of the greatest Army cartoonists of the war drew a classic cartoon where two officers are admiring a sunset. One remarks, “Beautiful sunset. Is there one for the enlisted men?” The theory behind this separation was that officers might have to order men to their deaths, and it would be easier for both if the officer was not a friend, but a little known person of absolute authority to be obeyed at all times. WW2 was the breaking point for many of the older formalized policies. Afterwards, the world of the enlisted man and officer began to come closer together. Today no one thinks twice about an officer and enlisted man eating in the same mess hall, or that they wear essentially the same uniform, only different insignia. In the early years of WW2 this would have be considered heresy by the old army officer class.

The traditional way an Army officer entered the service if he planned on spending his life in uniform was to graduate from the Military at West Point . It was four years of free college education and a commission as a 2nd Lt. when he finished. West Point was very much an old boys club and graduates were known to stick together in the Army, protecting and advancing one another’s career. After October 1942 only 3 years of instruction at West Point was needed to graduate. In 1943 there were two different graduations classes (January 1943 and June 1943). Men attending a regular college could participate in the Reserve Officer’s Training Program (ROTC). This was a program that commissioned college students as reserve officers - to be called up in time of an emergency - after four years of part-time training while in school. The ROTC program had been established after the problem in WW1 with finding enough trained officers. Reserve officers were generally called up for a few weeks duty every year to keep in practice. Some colleges, such as Clemson University, Virginia Military Institute, Norwich University and the Citadel, were specifically military colleges. Graduates were eligible to receive a commission upon gradation.

Other land grant schools required all able bodied men to take the Basic ROTC course for their first two years. Then, if the student wished, he could complete the Advanced ROTC program in his last two years and receive a commission. During his last years he would be eligible for a government stipend to help offset his tuition bill. There were over 125 colleges and universities in the U.S.A. that had an ROTC program when war broke out. A little known method of commissioning was the Citizen’s Military Training Camps (CMTC). These training camps also developed out of the need for officers in WW1, and allowed men who could not afford to go to college to receive military training and be eligible for a commission. This was a four year program where the men went to a month long camp for each of four consecutive summers. The CMTC program was suspended with WW2 because of a shortage of instructors and training areas. The most common method of commissioning in WW2 was Officer’s Candidate School (OCS). These were branch specific army training schools that took in a civilian or enlisted man and, after approximately 90 days, turned out a 2nd lieutenant.

The time frame gave rise to the term “90 day wonder” for a newly minted lieutenant. Every branch had its own officer’s school. Artillery officers were trained at Ft. Sill , Wyoming ; and so on. 35% of men graduating from OCS were only high school graduates, and another 6.5% did not even have that much education. This was a remarkable percentage of non-college men being made officers due only to their ability. [ii] Enlisted Men selected for OCS were automatically promoted to the rank of corporal. Once ready to graduate they were officially discharged from the U.S. Army in order to receive their commission (One could not be both enlisted and commissioned at the same time). This led to many jokes about men thinking of just walking away after they had gotten their discharge, but before they received their commission. Some men were given direct commissions into the Army as officers due to their specific experience or special skill. Examples of this would be men with legal, dental, or medical degrees. Some industry experts in areas such as railroad management or chemistry could also be put straight into uniform. Direct commissions in the Army were very rare. Most such experienced men were required to go through some form of OCS before being commissioned.

The Navy, on the other hand, was far more lenient in handing out commissions to men it felt were capable without any required military training. Experienced officers were in desperately short supply for most of the war. In 1943 only one out of 50 officers had any previous experience in the military. [iii] The loss of officers due to combat was a serious matter to the Army. Battlefield commissions were one way used to keep up the supply of officers. There were actually two types of battlefield commissions. Until late 1944 a battlefield commission was selecting a man who had demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities in the ranks and making him a 2nd Lieutenant. Problems occurred with this procedure as the new officers had some problems going back to his former unit having stepped directly from enlisted man to officer. This was solved by offering commissions but with the provision that they would be sent to a different unit where they had never been known as anything but an officer. Many soldiers turned down battlefield commissions as they did not want to be sent off to serve with a bunch of strangers. Battlefield commissioned officers also had a problem of not having any more training than a normal enlisted man. They had no knowledge of the specific officer tasks in a company.

They did not know how to handle the paperwork, and had little experience with coordinating different units. In the ETO a school was set up at Fontainebleau , France as a refresher course for new officers. While a man who is selected from the ranks and sent back to a standard Stateside service school for officer training is not a battlefield commissioned officer (as he had gone through the standard training) , one who was sent to Fontainebleau for this special course is considered one. [iv] There was a provision for 2nd lieutenants in a combat unit to be eligible for promotion to 1st lieutenant once they demonstrated their ability on the battlefield. Many lieutenants were promoted soon after their first or second time in combat. As long as they had shown their superiors they could operate on the battlefield they were promoted. Officer ranks were divided up into three groups. Lieutenants and captains were known as company grade officers. Captains generally commanded companies, and lieutenants the platoons under them. Field grade officers were Major, Lt. Col and Colonel. These higher ranks were found above company levels in higher units.

Colonels (also know as full colonels or “bird colonels” from the eagles on his rank insignia) commanded regiments. The highest type of officer is the General Officer. These are the senior men in command with stars on their shoulders. They are the elite of the army and have the highest responsibilities. Generals command divisions, corps and field armies and are the equivalent to Admirals in the Navy. They have men assigned to them as personal assistants (General’s aides). In business terms they can be thought of as Vice Presidents and CEO’s. Company and field grade officers are promoted by a system of seniority, but Generals are specifically selected by the President of the United States (or his designates) to make sure only the best men become a general. Before WW1 officer’s promotions were based upon seniority in their regiment. Thus one unit involved in combat with a number of officer casualties could see a number of junior officers rise quickly in rank, while another regiment in a quiet area could see promotions stagnate for years. For WW2 the regulations were revised to create one master list for promotion. As one officer in the Army moves up, another is allowed to rise to take his old rank no matter which unit he was in.

This was a peacetime policy and although kept on in wartime for permanent ranks, it did not affect temporary ranks in wartime. The major exception to the promotion list is for Chaplains and medical officers. They were promoted based upon time in service. In the pre-war Army there many customs of the service that officers had to follow. They had to call upon their commanding officer within 24 hours of arrival at a new post. Likewise all officers were expected to call upon a newcomer. At some posts regular weekly courtesy calls were expected. These were short formal visits of no more than 15 minutes and everyone was supposed to leave calling cards. Every officer was expected to call on his commanding officer on New Year’s Day. There was an Army taboo against an officer in uniform carrying an umbrella or bundle, or pushing a baby carriage. There were also upper age limits for officers serving with troops in the field. 2nd lieutenants could not serve with combat units after age 30, Colonels after age 55, and so forth. When they reached the upper age limit and could not be promoted, they were shifted to administrative duties. No age limits were placed on General ranks above Major Generals.

The top rank of five star general (General of the Army) was only given to four men during WW2: George C. Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Henry H. Arnold. Fleet Admiral, the equivalent Navy rank was given to William D. Leahy, Earnest J. King, and Chester W. Nimitz. After the war William F. Halsey and Omar N. Bradley were promoted to five stars. Before WW2 there had only been four Generals of the Army: Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and Pershing. In 1976 congress voted for the posthumous appointment of George Washington as well. Looking ahead the Army realized that it would need to expand its very small pre-war group of officers to a very large number of officers to fight the war. Once the war ended the army would be left with a large number of senior officers and few places for junior ones. For this reason the majority of promotions in WW2 were to a temporary rank. When hostilities end these temporary ranks are withdraw and officers reduced to their permanent rank.

Thus it is very possible for someone to have served as full Colonel in the war, only to be a captain or major afterwards. This is in no way a reduction in rank for poor performance, just a way of having the necessary types of officers on hand for the current size of the army. Unlike enlisted men, officers could be “reclassified.” This meant being examined to see if the officer should be transferred to a different specialty, reduced in rank with fewer responsibilities, or dismissed from the service. Reclassification could be used to shift an officer to a specialty and branch he was genuinely needed in, or to get rid of an incompetent man. Reclassification was routinely misused in the combat zone to allow officers who were afraid of being in combat to be sent back to a non-combat job. Enlisted men who hung back from the fight were threatened with courts-martial and being shot, but officers were able to be reclassified to a safe job. One can hardly blame them, but it serves as good reason to respect the combat officers who stayed and did their jobs. One of the big differences between Officers and NCO was how they could legally punish soldiers. By regulation NCOs were not allowed to issue any punishment to enlisted men.

They could recommend punishment to the company commander if they felt any was necessary. Officers of company grade could issue punishments without the need for courts-martial as long as it did not exceed one week in length per Army Regulation (AR) 104. Typical “company punishments” were to withhold privileges, restrict to barracks or camp, or add extra duties such as KP for up to one week. NCO’s, however, had the authority to assign duties, or tasks, to the men. In place of punishment, an NCO might order an enlisted man to dig a hole six by six by six feet in size (or ten by ten). Upon competition the Sergeant would typically look at the hole, flip a cigarette into it, and issue the order “fill it up.” By judicious use of this authority to assign work enlisted men often feared the NCOs more than the officers. Enlisted men could try and “out sergeant” the Sergeant by interpreting their orders literally. A classic story was of a sergeant that ordered a room to be painted. The soldier asked “Everything Sergeant?” “Yes, everything.” The soldier complied to the letter and painted all walls ceiling, floor, light bulbs, desk, and even the papers on the desk.

“But Sergeant, you specifically told me to paint everything.” Officers were expected to know the exact date upon which they were commissioned or promoted to a new rank. This was known as their “date of rank” and it was the way to know who, in a group of officers of the same rank, was in charge. The man whose date of rank was the earliest, even by a day, was the senior man. In the case where a number of men were commissioned on the same day, such as graduation at West Point , seniority was decided by the academic standing in the school, or by age. Air Force Captain - Military Ranks Air Force Captain O-3 Captain - Commissioned Officer - U.S. Air Force Ranks Air Force Captain Basic Pay $3,964/mo Captain (Capt) is the third Commissioned Officer rank in the United States Air Force. It ranks just above First Lieutenant and below a Major . Captain is the entry rank for new Commissioned Officers with a doctorate in a healthcare profession. Captains are responsible for commanding whatever company they are assigned too, and are referred to as Company Commander when in command of a company.

They are also sometimes flight commanders, and instructors at Air Force schools, and they are responsible for the men who serve under them. The rank insignia for a Captain is the same as the First Lieutenant's, except that it has two silver bars instead of one. Captain is the 19th rank in the United States Air Force , ranking above First Lieutenant and directly below Major . A captain is a Commissioned Officer at DoD paygrade O-3, with a starting monthly pay of $3,964. How do you become a Captain? A Captain is most often promoted from First Lieutenant (1st L) , although promotion from lower paygrades may occur with sufficient display of leadership and experience. The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 recommends that 95% of all first lieutenants be promoted to captain after two years as a first lieutenant. In general, most officers will reach captain after four years of commissioned service except those who were commissioned as captains. Frankly speaking, any lieutenant with a reliable career progression and no major delinquencies can be promoted to captain. What is the proper way to address a Captain? The correct way to address a Captain named Mr.

Garelick is "Captain Garelick", or written as Capt Garelick. In formal situations, a Captain should always be addressed by their full rank. How much does a Captain earn? Basic pay for an entry-level Captain with 2 or less years of experience is $3,963.60 per month. A Captain receives an automatic raise to their basic pay every one to two years. Basic pay is only a small percentage of a Captain's final compensation package. In addition to a monthly basic pay salary, a Air Force Captain may be eligible for multiple types of allowances and bonus pay including hostile fire pay, housing allowance, clothing allowance, food allowance, and more. For full details on the Air Force's Captain compensation and retirement plan, visit the 2017 Air Force Captain Pay Chart . A full table of the Air Force's current paygrades are available at the Air Force Pay Chart . Equivalent Ranks to the Air Force's O-3 Captain Army Eisenhower Military Chronology 1911 Eisenhower leaves his hometown, Abilene, Kansas to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. 1914 World War I erupts in Europe. 1915 Eisenhower graduates from the U.S.

Military Academy at West Point, 61st in a class of 164. In mid-September he reports to the 19th Infantry Regiment at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 1917 On April 6, the United States declares war on Germany. Eisenhower is promoted to captain and in September he is sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia to train officer candidates. In December he is sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to serve as an instructor. 1918 Eisenhower is appointed to his first independent command at Camp Colt, an Army Tank Corps training center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He receives a temporary promotion to major, and then to lt. colonel on Oct. 14. World War I ends November 11. 1919 Eisenhower is assigned to Camp Meade, Maryland. He volunteers for an Army convoy that spends the summer traveling across the U.S. along the Lincoln Highway (U.S. Highway 30) to study the time it takes to move military equipment from coast to coast. 1920 Eisenhower is returned to the permanent rank of captain in a post-war reduction in rank. In August he is promoted to the rank of major.

1921 Eisenhower graduates from Infantry Tank School and is assigned command of the 301st Tank Battalion. 1922 Eisenhower joins the 20th Infantry Brigade at Camp Gaillard, Panama under General Fox Connor. He receives the Distinguished Service Medal for his work in World War I. 1924 Eisenhower returns to Camp Meade, Maryland to coach football. He is temporarily assigned to Ft. Logan, Colorado as a recruiter. 1925 Eisenhower attends Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, graduating first in a class of 275. 1926 Eisenhower serves as executive officer, 24th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia and coaches football. In December he reports to Washington, D.C. to work for the Battle Monuments Commission under General Pershing. 1927 Eisenhower writes a battlefield guide to American involvement in World War I. In September Eisenhower enters the Army War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. 1928 Eisenhower graduates from the War College in June.

In August he travels to Paris, France, as a member of the Battle Monuments Commission to revise the battlefield guidebook and gain first-hand familiarity with the battlefields of World War I. 1929 In November Eisenhower is assigned to the Office of Assistant Secretary of War to prepare plans for the mobilization of American industry and manpower in case of future war. 1933 Eisenhower becomes General MacArthur's personal assistant in February. 1935 Eisenhower is sent to the Philippines with MacArthur to prepare the Filipino Army for independence. 1936 Eisenhower is promoted to lieutenant colonel with the rest of his West Point class. 1939 Germany invades Poland on September 1 beginning World War II. Eisenhower leaves the Philippines for San Francisco in December. 1940 Eisenhower becomes Chief of Staff of the Third Division at Fort Lewis, Washington and conducts field maneuvers. 1941 Eisenhower is transferred to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as Chief of Staff, Third Army. He participates in the Louisiana Maneuvers in August and receives a temporary promotion to brigadier general. The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 7 and the United States enters World War II. General Marshall calls Eisenhower to Washington, D.C.

to review the Philippines situation and work in the War Department. 1942 Eisenhower is named Assistant Chief of Staff in charge of War Plans. He receives a temporary promotion to major general in March and is named Assistant Chief of Staff of the New Operations Division. Eisenhower arrives in London in May to study joint defense and is appointed Commander of the European Theatre of Operations on June 15. He receives a temporary promotion to lieutenant general in July. On November 8 Eisenhower commands the Allied invasion of North Africa. 1943 Eisenhower is promoted to temporary rank of full general in February. He completes the invasion of North Africa in May and directs the invasion of Sicily in July and August. Eisenhower receives permanent promotion to brigadier general and major general on August 30. Eisenhower commands the invasion of Italy in September and attends the Cairo Conference in November. In December Eisenhower is appointed Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces to command Operation Overlord, the invasion of Europe. 1944 Eisenhower arrives in London in January to set up Supreme Headquarters. He directs the invasion of Normandy on June 6, D-day. On December 20 Eisenhower is promoted to General of the Army and receives his fifth star.

1945 Eisenhower accepts Germany's unconditional surrender on May 7 and is appointed commander of the United States occupation zone in Germany. In November Eisenhower returns to the United States to become Chief of Staff, United States Army. 1948 Eisenhower retires from active service in February and writes Crusade in Europe. While serving as President of Columbia University, in December, Eisenhower begins three months service as a military consultant to the first Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. 1949 In an informal capacity, Eisenhower serves as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the newly created defense department. 1950 The Korean War begins on June 25. On December 18, at the request of President Truman and the 12 NATO nations, Eisenhower accepts the position of Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1951 In January Eisenhower leaves for NATO headquarters in Paris. 1952 Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Commander in June to return to the United States to campaign for the presidency. After the election, Eisenhower visits Korea. He resigns his commission as General of the Army to assume the presidency. 1961 On completion of his second term, Congress re-instates his five-star rank.

1969 Eisenhower dies March 28 and is buried with full military honors in Abilene, Kansas. Ranks - British Army Website Ranks Ranks The rank system forms the backbone of the Army's structure and it defines a soldier or officer's role and degree of responsibility. Soldiers and Officers have different rank systems. Broadly speaking, officers have more leadership duties. However many Officers start off as soldiers, before gaining their commission. Officer Ranks This is the rank held during initial officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Second Lieutenant The first rank held on commissioning. It is normally held for up to 2 years, during which time they complete special to arms training relevant to their Corps. Afterwards they are responsible for leading up to 30 soldiers in a platoon or troop, both in training and on operations. Lieutenant Lieutenant is a rank typically held for up to 3 years. They normally command of a platoon or troop of around 30 soldiers, but with experience comes increased responsibilities. They also have the opportunity to gain specialised skills outside their unit. Captain Captains are normally made second-in-command of a sub-unit of up to 120 soldiers.

They are key players in the planning and decision-making process, with tactical responsibility for operations on the ground as well as equipment maintenance, logistic support and manpower. Major Promotion to Major follows between 8-10 years service. Typically a Major will be given command of a sub-unit of up to 120 officers and soldiers with responsibility for their training, welfare and administration both in camp and on operations, as well as the management of their equipment. Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonels typically command units of up to 650 soldiers, containing four or five sub-units. They are responsible for the overall operational effectiveness of their unit in terms of military capability, welfare and general discipline. Typically a two-year appointment. Colonel Colonels are not usually field commanders (except in the Royal Army Medical Corps) - typically they serve as staff officers between field commands at battalion/brigade level. It is the lowest of the staff ranks and they are the principal operational advisors to senior officers. Brigadier (aka 1 star) Brigadier is not considered to be a General Officer rank by the British Army but rather a Field officer rank. Brigadiers can command a brigade or be a director of operational capability groups such as a director of staff.

Major General (aka 2 star) Major Generals command formations of division size and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and hold senior staff appointments in the Ministry of Defence and other headquarters. Lieutenant General (aka 3 star) Lieutenant Generals command formations of Corps size and other commands in the UK and overseas, and hold very senior staff appointments in the Ministry of Defence and other headquarters. General (aka 4 star) Generals hold the most senior appointments - such as the Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of the General Staff , Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Commander in Chief Land Forces. Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company/Squadron Sergeant Major) This is a senior management role focussing on the training, welfare and discipline of a company, squadron or battery of up to 120 soldiers. WO2s act as senior adviser to the Major in command of the sub-unit and may also be selected for a commission as an Officer. Warrant Officer Class 1 (Regimental Sergeant Major) The most senior soldier rank in the British Army, typically reached after 18 years of outstanding service.

WO1s are the senior advisors of their unit's Commanding Officer, with leadership, discipline and welfare responsibilities of up to 650 officers and soldiers and equipment.

Question: If a US army captain is promoted, what is his new rank?
Answer: Major