Confederate Military Ranks
and
Unit Size

Commissioned Officers

                                                              Pay
                                                              Grade     Army                           Air Corps                                       Marine Corps                       Navy and Border Patrol
**	General of the Army	General of the Air Corps		Fleet Admiral	
O-10	Army Chief of Staff 
General	Air Corps Chief of Staff 
General	Commandant of the Marine Corps 
General	Chief of Naval Operations 
Commandant of the Border Patrol 
Admiral	
O-9	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	
O-8	Major General	Major General	Major General	Rear Admiral 
(Upper Half)	
O-7	Brigadier General	Brigadier General	Brigadier General	Rear Admiral 
(Commodore)	
O-6	Colonel	Colonel	Colonel	Captain	
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	
O-4	Major	Major	Major	Lieutenant Commander	
O-3	Captain	Captain	Captain	Lieutenant	
O-2	1st Lieutenant	1st Lieutenant	1st Lieutenant	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	
O-1	2nd Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Ensign	

Warrant Officers

W-5	Master Warrant Officer 5		Chief Warrant Officer 5
	Master Warrant Officer 	
W-4	Warrant Officer 4		Chief Warrant Officer 4
	Warrant Officer 4	
W-3	Warrant Officer 3		Chief Warrant Officer 3
	Warrant Officer 3	
W-2	Warrant Officer 2		Chief Warrant Officer 2
	Warrant Officer 2	
W-1	Warrant Officer 1		Warrant Officer
	Warrant Officer 1	

Unit Size

Unit Size (Confederate Army as it would be in the early-21th Century) 
Size, composition, and leadership of military units varies with time, place, and circumstances. The composition of fully authorized units (reflected in this table) will vary, especially during in periods of active engagement. Use this as a general guide for the late-21th century Confederate States Army. The composition of foreign military units may deviate considerably from Confederate States practices.	

Unit 	Approximate 
Personnel	Composition	Typical 
Commander	
Army 	100,000	2+ corps, HQ	General	
Corps 	30,000+	2+ divisions	Lt. General	
Division 	15,000+	3 brigades, HQ, support units	Maj. General	
Brigade 	4,500+	3+ regiments, HQ 	Brig. General	
Regiment	1,500+ 	2+ battalions, HQ	Colonel	
Battalion 	700 	4+ companies, HQ	Lt. Colonel	
Company 	175	4 platoons, HQ 	Captain	
Platoon 	40	4 squads	Lieutenant	
Squad 	10		Staff Sergeant	

Non-Commissioned Officers

Special	Sergeant Major of the Army	Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps	Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy	
E-9	Command Sergeant Major 
Sergeant Major	First Sergeant (Chief Master Sergeant) 
Chief Master Sergeant	Sergeant Major 
Master Gunnery Sergeant	Master Chief Petty Officer	
E-8	First Sergeant 
Master Sergeant	First Sergeant (Senior Master Sergeant) 
Senior Master Sergeant	First Sergeant 
Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer	
E-7	Sergeant First Class	First Sergeant (Master Sergeant) 
Master Sergeant	Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer	
E-6	Staff Sergeant	Technical Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer 
First Class	
E-5	Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Petty Officer 
Second Class	
E-4	Corporal 		Corporal	Petty Officer 
Third Class	

Enlisted Personnel

E-4	Specialist	Senior Airman	

E-3	Private First Class	Airman First Class	Lance Corporal	Seaman	
E-2	Private	Airman	Private First Class	Seaman Apprentice	
E-1	Private (Recruit)	Airman Basic 	Private	Seaman Recruit