Understanding military ranks can be tricky, especially when it comes to knowing the military ranks in order. Some of the military services -- the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps-- have their own ...

The Corps now will let some enlisted Marines who have twice been passed over for promotion stay in the service, in a bid to boost retention. The relaxation of the up-or-out policy, as the forcing out ...

At a leadership conference last month, Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey suggested adding two new pay grades — E-10 and E-11 — to the enlisted ranks in order to bump up pay for sergeants major who ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 11 at 11:20 a.m. to include the number of affected airmen. The Air Force will soon raise the cap on the number of years most enlisted airmen are allowed to ...

WASHINGTON – When President Barack Obama declared that his defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel, would be the first former enlisted man to lead the Pentagon, he seemed to overlook four previous ...

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. -- The rank ladder in the Marine Corps is normally a linear path. Every now and then, someone mixes it up and becomes warrant officer or receives a full ...

America’s newest military branch continues to pay homage to “Star Trek” with its enlisted rank insignia, which look unmistakably like something that series creator Gene Roddenberry would have come up ...

Editor's note: This article is part of a series highlighting members of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps for the corps' 100th birthday on July 9, 2018. During the more than 37 years Keith Wilcox ...

The “E-4 Mafia” is about to get a few new members. Senior airmen are set to make up the Air Force’s single largest enlisted group — growing from 19% to 25% of all enlisted billets — by 2025 as a ...

The Space Force offered a look at its new enlisted insignia on Sept. 20, with designs that pay tribute to military space heritage and cosmic inspiration. (Space Force via Facebook) Enlisted Space ...

When President Barack Obama declared that his defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel, would be the first former enlisted man to lead the Pentagon, he seemed to overlook four previous defense chiefs ...

FILE - A sailor attends a free hiring event held for service members, veterans and military spouses at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's Military & Family Support Center, June 22, 2017. (MCS3 Justin ...