The Fayetteville Observer

BASIC TRAINING: Understanding enlisted Army ranks, insignia

One of the first things Soldiers get while at basic training is a “Blue Book” or, as it’s officially known, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Pamphlet 600-4. This book, just big enough to ...
Army Times

Tell us what you think: Should the Army create two new pay grades for senior NCOs?

The way the Army's enlisted ranks are set up now, sergeants major who serve in battalions make the same base pay as those who work for four-star generals. But the sergeant major of the Army has an ...
ABC7

Sisters become first to both attain rank of general in U.S. Army

A pair of sisters made military history by both attaining the rank of general within the U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Maria Lodi Barrett and her younger sister Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi are the first sisters in ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Basic Training: Understanding officer Army ranks, insignia

Last week we learned all about enlisted ranks, but that is only one part of the military population. Like the enlisted ranks, officer ranks can be grouped into categories — commissioned officers and ...