Marines Rank Table

Table of ranks

Enlisted ranks
Pay code	rank	insignia	typical billets	naval equivalent
E0	recruit		in initial training	junior apprentice
E1	private (trained)		commando	senior apprentice
E2	private (qualified)		commando	astronaut (qualified)
E3	private (proficient)		medic, sapper, fitter, rigger, armourer, artillerist, pilot	astronaut (proficient)
E3	lance-corporal		assistant section leader
E4	corporal		section leader	leading astronaut
E5	sergeant		platoon sergeant	petty officer
E6	staff sergeant		company, battalion, or regiment quartermaster sergeant; regimental paymaster-sergeant, regimental directive staff sergeant, sergeant of the regimental guard	chief petty officer
E7	warrant officer		colour sergeant	warrant officer
E8	senior warrant officer		battalion sergeant-major	senior warrant officer
E9	chief warrant officer		regimental sergeant-major, divisional sergeant-major, Sergeant-major of the Imperial Marines Corps	master warrant officer
Commissioned ranks
Pay code	rank	insignia	typical billets	naval equivalent
O0	officer cadet		at the Academy	naval cadet
O1	ensign		OC commando platoon	midshipman
O2	sublieutenant		OC commando, artillery, or aviation platoon	sublieutenant
O3	lieutenant		OC detached platoon; company 2ic; battalion ops officer (HQ platoon commander); regimental signals officer, quartermaster, paymaster, or provost-marshal; aide to a colonel or brigadier; aide-de-camp or secretary to a general	lieutenant
O4	lieutenant-major		company commander; battalion 2ic; regimental adjutant	lieutenant-commander
O5	major		battalion commander; regimental 2ic or chief of staff; brigade chief of staff	commander
O6	colonel		regimental CO; brigade 2ic; chief of staff to a GOC; exec to a deputy commander of general rank; general staff officer	captain
O7	brigadier		divisional 2ic, divisional or general staff officer; brigade commander	commodore
O8	major-general		GOC division; general staff officer	rear admiral
O9	vice-general		Surgeon-general, Judge-advocate General, Provost-general, Chief of Intelligence, Director-general of Training, Director-general of Recruitment, Director-general of Procurement, other general staff officer	vice-admiral
O10	general		Deputy Commandant of the Imperial Marines; Adjutant-general, Quartermaster-general, Chief of General Operations	admiral
O11	commandant-general		Commandant of the Imperial Marines Corps	admiral of the fleet