United States Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces
Military manpower
Military age	17–45 years old^[1]
Availability	Males & Females ages 17–49: 109,305,756 (2005 est.).^[2]
Citizenship	Regular Army: No Citizenship Requirement For Enlisted Members / All Officers must be US Citizens. National Guard: Citizens Only.
Reaching military age annually	Males & Females: 4,180,074 (2005 est.)
Total armed forces	2,685,713 (Ranked 2nd)
Active troops	1,426,713 (Ranked 2nd)
Total troops	2,685,713 (Ranked 7th)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure	$441.6 billion (Ranked 1st.)
Percent of GDP	3.7% (FY2006 est.) (Ranked 26th)
Dollar Figure (per citizen)	$935.64($1470)^[3] (ranked 3rd)

The United States Armed Forces are the military of the United States. It has six branches: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.

The current President of the United States is Joe Biden. He is the current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. All branches except the Coast Guard are part of the Department of Defense, which is controlled by the Secretary of Defense. The Coast Guard is located within the Department of Homeland Security. The Marine Corps located within the Department Of The Navy.

About 1.4 million people are currently on active duty in the military with another 1,259,000 people on reserve (with 456,000 people in the Army and Air National Guard). There is currently no conscription. Women can serve in most combat positions, and in all non-combat military jobs. Because of war, some of these non-combat jobs actually see combat regularly.^[4]

Ranks

All branches of the United States military have Commissioned Officers and Non Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel. Most Enlisted members with a rank of E-4 and above are called Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs); the exception is the Air Force where E-5 is considered the first Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) rank. Their usual duties are to supervise or make sure that common jobs are done properly every day. Most branches of the United States Military include Warrant Officers (Chief Warrant Officers in the Navy.) They are considered experts in their field, they are higher rank than other enlisted troops, but below Commissioned Officer. There are four or five ranks of Warrant Officers in most of the branches: WO-1 through WO-4 or WO-5(CWO-1 to CWO-4 or CWO-5)

Here are some common ranks for the US Army,Air Force and Marines. These branches of the military use different names for the enlisted ranks, but they all use the same for officers. The Navy and the Coast Guard have different ranks; for those see United States Navy. There are no five star general Ranks. The General of the Army,General of the Air Force and Fleet Admiral are only used in wartime situations. The United States Army,Marine Corps,Air Force and Space Force have Commissioned Officer and Non-Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel Ranks with the Navy and Coast Guard also having Officer Ranks. These Titles are seen below.

Rank	Army	Marines	Air Force
Army,Marines and Air Force Non Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel Ranks
E-1	Private	Private	Airman Basic
E-2	Private	Private First Class	Airman
E-3	Private First Class	Lance Corporal	Airman First Class
E-4	Corporal Specialist 4	Corporal	Senior Airman
E-5	Sergeant	Sergeant	Staff Sergeant
E-6	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Technical Sergeant
E-7	Sergeant First Class	Gunnery Sergeant	Master Sergeant
E-8	Master Sergeant First Sergeant	Master Sergeant First Sergeant	Senior Master Sergeant
E-9	Sergeant Major	Sergeant Major Master Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Master Sergeant
E-9*	Sergeant Major Of the Army*	Sergeant Major Of the Marine Corps*	Chief Master Sergeant Of the Air Force*

*Each branch of the military has only one of these specific E-9 grade enlisted personnel and are considered the senior enlisted person of their branch. The Sergeant Major of the Army,Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force are the spokespersons of the enlisted force at the highest levels of their services.

Rank	Title
Army,Marine Corps,Air Force and Space Force Commissioned Officer Ranks		Navy Officer Ranks
O-1	Second Lieutenant	Ensign
O-2	First Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Grade
O-3	Captain	Lieutenant
O-4	Major	Lieutenant Commander
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander
O-6	Colonel	Captain
O-7	Brigadier General	Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
O-8	Major General	Rear Admiral
O-9	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral
O-10	General	Admiral

References

↑ People of 17 years of age, with permission of parents, can join the U.S. armed services.
↑ CIA World Fact Book https://cia.gov/cia//publications/factbook/geos/us.html Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Money spent by different countries on their militaries
↑ Go Army. "Careers & Jobs". Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2006.

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[1] People of 17 years of age, with permission of parents, can join the U.S. armed services.

[2] CIA World Fact Book https://cia.gov/cia//publications/factbook/geos/us.html Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Money spent by different countries on their militaries

[4] Go Army. "Careers & Jobs". Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2006.

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