No, a second lieutenant is the lowest rank for a new officer in the army.
Private is the lowest rank in the Army
The lowest rank in the army is typically referred to as "private." In the U.S. Army, for example, the entry-level rank is Private (E-1), which is designated as "Private" without any additional insignia. This rank is often assigned to new recruits who have just completed basic training.
PVT - Private (E-1)
Warrant Officer 1.
Private is the lowest rank in the U.S. Army. It begins with the letter p.
You'd have to specify which military you had in mind.. there is no rank of "Marshall" in the US Military (as this is categorized under "US Army"). But Private is generally the lowest enlisted rank in any military... Marshall generally refers to a commissioned officer.
The rank of Private (E-1) is very different than that of an officer (2nd Lieutenant, or O-1 or higher). A Private is an "Enlisted Man' and is the lowest rank in the American military, whereas an officer is a 'command' rank, and gives orders to enlisted men/women.
The 1570s brought us Private soldier, meaning "one below the rank of a non-commissioned officer".
In the US Army the Commissioned Officers ranks start with the 2nd Leuitenant. There are Warrant Officers that that are ranked below that. But their commissions are not from the President of the US.Private before that is boot camp, this is required to join the army.
The lowest rank was a private.
An enlisted rank in the U.S. Army that wears a single strip on the uniform would be a Private, specifically a Private (E-1) or Private First Class (E-2). This is the lowest rank in the Army and is denoted by a single chevron or strip on the uniform.
"Private" can be both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, it refers to a soldier of the lowest rank in the army or marine corps.