Private First Class
Private first class in the Army Guard, and Airman first class in the Air Guard.
Private First Class - PFC
When addressed by their rank alone, they are addressed as "Private."
Private First Class
Corporal, a two-striper, but a corporal is an NCO like a sergeant, and a private is not. You "skipped" a rank! Private First Class is directly above a private
The rank is simply Private (E2), referred to informally sometimes as "second class". There are three grades of Private in the Army - Private (E1), which wears no rank insignia, Private (E2), which wears one chevron, and Private First Class (E3), which wears one chevron and one rocker.
He was a Private first class, until he tested positive for marijuana then which he was reduced in rank and forced out of the military
Specialist or Corporal. Both are E-4.
Neither. "Buck Private" was a slang term for the rank of Private.Once a new soldier was promoted and given 1 stripe, his rank was Private First Class. So, they used this term to distinguish between a Private with no stripes and a PFC.
A major is a military leader that is the head of sergeants. The United States Army rank of private, private first class, lieutenant, and sergeant are all under the class of major.
I'll assume you're referring to the rank of Private First Class, as there is no "first private" rank. In the US Army, you have four lower enlisted ranks. These are ranks below a noncommissioned officer. They are Private (E1), Private (E2), Private First Class (E3), and Specialist (E4). A Private First Class does get paid more than an E1 or E2. Now, whether they actually have any seniority is dependent. You can enter the US Army as a Private First Class with three or more years of Junior ROTC. However, when you finish your Initial Entry Training, and report in to your unit, you're not going to be considered senior in any way over an E2 who has six months or more of service already.