U.S. ARMY ACTIVE DUTY MAJOR UNITS

               SOF
                           USASOC Numbered SF Groups 75th Rangers USCAPOC




 4 LIGHT DIVISIONS
                          10th MD    25th LID      82nd ABN   101st ABN ASSLT




6 HEAVY DIVISIONS

                     1st CAV 1st ARMORED 1st ID    2nd ID     3rd ID   4th ID


 6 Separate
 BDEs

              2nd ACR 3rd ACR   11th ACR   1-509th PIR   172nd BDE 173rd ABN
MAJOR COMMANDS

     Personnel                           Forces Command
                       Alaska



   Corps Support                        Medical Services
                       Army Reserve



 USAEurope                                Info Data

                       Central

                                         INSCOM
 Allied

                       Computer Sys
                                       1st SWTG (A) JFKSWCS

Army Material
                       European

                                       Joint Forces Command
ANGCOM                 Foreign Intel
MAJOR COMMANDS

                     USSOCOM
                     (DoD Command;        STSSIGCOM2
ROTC
                     all service except
                     marines)



SASCOM                                    TRADOC
                     SOC-Europe




                                          USASOC
SOC-Korea             SOC-Pacific


                                           USA Military
                                           Academy
                                           “West Point”
                      Space
SOC-South



                       STRATCOM
2 MAIN UNIFORMS


CLASS “A”                           BDUs




FULL-COLOR PATCHES            SUBDUED PATCHES
      LEFT SHOULDER PATCH IS CURRENT UNIT
      RIGHT SHOULDER PATCH UNIT SERVED IN COMBAT WITH
CLASS “A”

                      U.S. Army Rank   Branch insignia   Distinctive Unit
Combat Unit patch
                                                                 Unit patch




   Distinctive Unit                                                     Skill badges

      Nameplate




  Overseas hash marks
BDUs


               U.S. Army Rank   Branch insignia (officers only)




Skill badges




                                                        Unit patch


   Nametape
RANK INSIGNIA

              Officers on shoulder epaulets    Both enlisted and officers
                                               on collar
CLASS “A”                               BDUs




             Enlistedmen on sleeves


            Enlistedmen also wear a
            slash for every 3 years of
            service on Class “A”s
            Both officers and enlisted
            wear overseas service hash marks
            on right sleeve
U.S. Army Rank Chart
Enlisted
U.S. Army Rank Chart

  Warrant Officers
U.S. Army Rank Chart
       Officers
U.S. Army Branch Insignia
Class “A”s
Enlisted branch insignia on left collar

Officers wear double branch insignia on their lapels
U.S. Army Branch Insignia

                        BDUs
                        Officers branch insignia on left collar
                        Enlistedmen: you’ll have to ask them!
                        They wear another set of rank on their left
                        collar (go figure!)




SMITH       U.S. ARMY
U.S. Army Skill
Badges                   Combat Infantryman                Expert Infantryman

AKA: Hooah! badges
                                                                        Expert
                                Master Parachutist                      Medical




                                       Military Freefall
                       Combat Jump

                                                                        SCUBA
                       Air Assault    Pathfinder

                                     Shooting         Rigger

                                                                  EOD    Salvage




                                                                   Aircrew

            Aviators
U.S. Army Branches
AKA: MOSes, jobs in the Army etc.

Army Units 'n Ranks

  • 1.
    U.S. ARMY ACTIVEDUTY MAJOR UNITS SOF USASOC Numbered SF Groups 75th Rangers USCAPOC 4 LIGHT DIVISIONS 10th MD 25th LID 82nd ABN 101st ABN ASSLT 6 HEAVY DIVISIONS 1st CAV 1st ARMORED 1st ID 2nd ID 3rd ID 4th ID 6 Separate BDEs 2nd ACR 3rd ACR 11th ACR 1-509th PIR 172nd BDE 173rd ABN
  • 2.
    MAJOR COMMANDS Personnel Forces Command Alaska Corps Support Medical Services Army Reserve USAEurope Info Data Central INSCOM Allied Computer Sys 1st SWTG (A) JFKSWCS Army Material European Joint Forces Command ANGCOM Foreign Intel
  • 3.
    MAJOR COMMANDS USSOCOM (DoD Command; STSSIGCOM2 ROTC all service except marines) SASCOM TRADOC SOC-Europe USASOC SOC-Korea SOC-Pacific USA Military Academy “West Point” Space SOC-South STRATCOM
  • 4.
    2 MAIN UNIFORMS CLASS“A” BDUs FULL-COLOR PATCHES SUBDUED PATCHES LEFT SHOULDER PATCH IS CURRENT UNIT RIGHT SHOULDER PATCH UNIT SERVED IN COMBAT WITH
  • 5.
    CLASS “A” U.S. Army Rank Branch insignia Distinctive Unit Combat Unit patch Unit patch Distinctive Unit Skill badges Nameplate Overseas hash marks
  • 6.
    BDUs U.S. Army Rank Branch insignia (officers only) Skill badges Unit patch Nametape
  • 7.
    RANK INSIGNIA Officers on shoulder epaulets Both enlisted and officers on collar CLASS “A” BDUs Enlistedmen on sleeves Enlistedmen also wear a slash for every 3 years of service on Class “A”s Both officers and enlisted wear overseas service hash marks on right sleeve
  • 8.
    U.S. Army RankChart Enlisted
  • 9.
    U.S. Army RankChart Warrant Officers
  • 10.
    U.S. Army RankChart Officers
  • 11.
    U.S. Army BranchInsignia Class “A”s Enlisted branch insignia on left collar Officers wear double branch insignia on their lapels
  • 12.
    U.S. Army BranchInsignia BDUs Officers branch insignia on left collar Enlistedmen: you’ll have to ask them! They wear another set of rank on their left collar (go figure!) SMITH U.S. ARMY
  • 13.
    U.S. Army Skill Badges Combat Infantryman Expert Infantryman AKA: Hooah! badges Expert Master Parachutist Medical Military Freefall Combat Jump SCUBA Air Assault Pathfinder Shooting Rigger EOD Salvage Aircrew Aviators
  • 14.
    U.S. Army Branches AKA:MOSes, jobs in the Army etc.