Army Forms of Address

Officers

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WO-1 Warrant Officer WO1 Warrant Officer (surname)
WO-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2 CW2 (Chief Warrant Officer) Mr.  (surname)
WO-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3 CW3 (Chief Warrant Officer) Mr. (surname)
WO-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4 CW4 (Chief Warrant Officer)  Mr. (surname)
WO-5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 CW5 (Chief Warrant Officer)  Mr. (surname)
O-1 Second Lieutenant 2LT Lieutenant (surname)
O-2 First Lieutenant 1LT Lieutenant (surname)
O-3 Captain CAPT Captain (surname)
O-4 Major MAJ Major (surname)
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel LTC Colonel (surname)
O-6 Colonel COL Colonel (surname)
O-7 Brigadier General BG General (surname)
O-8 Major General MG General (surname)
O-9 Lieutenant General LTG General (surname)
O-10 General GEN General (surname)

Enlisted

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E-1 Private PVT Private (surname)
E-2 Private SPVT Private (surname)
E-3 Private First Class PFC Private (surname)
E-4 Specialist SPC Specialist (surname)
E-4 Corporal CPL Corporal (surname)
E-5 Sergeant SGT Sergeant (surname)
E-6 Staff Sergeant SSG Staff Sergeant (surname)
E-7 Sergeant First Class SFC Sergeant First Class (surname)
E-8 Master Sergeant MSG Master Sergeant (surname)
E-8 First Sergeant 1SG First Sergeant (surname)
E-9 Sergeant Major SGM Sergeant Major (surname)
E-9 Command Sergeant Major CSM Command Sergeant (surname)
E-9 Sergeant Major of the Army SMA Sergeant Major of the Army  (surname)