Defense Primer: Military Enlisted Personnel
Abstract
The armed forces are hierarchical organizations with clearly defined levels of authority. These different levels are called grades, while rank refers to the order of precedence among those in different grades and within the same grade (e.g., someone who has been a Sergeant for three years outranks someone who has been a Sergeant for two years).However, it is common for the term rank to be used as a synonym for grade. Pay grade is an administrative classification that determines certain rates of pay, but it is sometimes used to indicate grade as well. For example, a Staff Sergeant in the Army may also be referred to as an E-6. See Figure 1. The Service Secretaries manage the accession, promotion, and assignments of enlisted members under broad statutory authorities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1169924
Entities
People
- Lawrence Kapp
Organizations
- Library of Congress