-----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- PAY | NAVY AND | ARMY | AIR | MARINE GRADE| COAST GUARD | | FORCE | CORPS -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-7 |Chief Petty |Master |Master |Master |Officer |Sergeant |Sergeant |Sergeant -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-6 |Petty Officer |Sergeant |Technical |Technical |First Class |First Class |Sergeant |Sergeant -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-5 |Petty Officer |Sergeant |Staff |Staff |Second Class | |Sergeant |Sergeant -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-4 |Petty Officer |Corporal |Sergeant |Sergeant |Third Class | | | -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-3 |[A]Airman |Private |Corporal |Corporal |[A]Constructionman|First Class | | |[A]Dentalman | | | |Fireman | | | |Hospitalman | | | |Seaman | | | |Stewardsman | | | -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-2 |Apprentice |Private |Private |Private | | |First Class |First Class -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- E-1 |Recruit |Recruit |Private |Private -----+------------------+-------------+-------------+------------- [A] Does not apply to Coast Guard. Enlisted insignia of rank are of cloth, sewn on the sleeve of the outer garment. Army chevrons are worn on both sleeves with the point up, and special devices may be incorporated within the chevron to indicate specialties. Chevrons for combat soldiers are blue on a gold background, and all others are gold on a blue background. Naval chevrons are worn point down. Air Force chevrons have no point, but are a compound reverse curve with the deepest part of the curve worn down; over this is imposed a star within a circle. Marine Corps chevrons are worn on both sleeves with the point up and are gold on a crimson background for the dress blue uniform, green on a red background for the forest green uniform, green on a khaki background for the khaki uniform, and for combat uniforms the chevrons are stenciled on the sleeves in black ink. [Illustration: ARMY AND MARINE CORPS] [Illustration: NAVY AND COAST GUARD] [Illustration: AIR FORCE]