PFC E-3, or Private First Class. This is assigned when the person chooses a 6 year enlistment instead of 4 or if they attended a JROTC unit through highschool. If not, they will start off a Private (E-1).
It is the second most powerful country in the world and has the second largest standing army
Israel is the 3rd best army in the world and the most brutal.
No, there is no rank of commander in the Army. In the Army commander is a title, not a rank. In the Navy, there is a rank of Commander, it is the equivalent of Lt Colonel or O-5.
Recruiter duty has little to do with rank, although most recruiters are of paygrade E-5 (Sergeant) or above. So, no, Army recruiters are not of the lowest rank. Most Army recruiters now on duty have served in the Gulf, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
If you join as an officer assigned to a parallel field to your civilian degree and occupation, you could receive a direct commission where your rank would be determined by your level of experience. If you went in as an enlisted soldier, you'd be a Specialist (E4).
Like most Battlefield series games, BF 1943's top rank is Rank 50, or General of the Army.
Edgar Allan Poe held the rank of Sergeant Major in the Army.
Field Marshal is the highest military rank in Pakistan Army.
Sergeant Major of the Army is the highest rank NCO.
According to the related link below, Canada's army is ranked the 25th most powerful in the world.
In most military's, an army colonel is several grades higher than captain. In the United States Army, for example, a captain is an O-3 while a colonel is an O-6. That is switched, so to speak, for most navies. A captain is the highest rank just under admiral. Note, though, that navies don't have a colonel rank.
No, there is no rank of "Major Sergeant" in the Army Rangers. The ranks in the U.S. Army Rangers follow the same structure as the rest of the Army, including ranks such as Private, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and Colonel.