March of 1955.
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.
Tech 5 was a special rank above a Corporal(2 stripes on the sleeve). The Tec 5 insignia was 2 stripes with a "T" under the stripe. Tech 4 was 3 stripes and a "T". The "T" indicates the Technical rank which meant the soldier's promotion was based on his training and the rank did not carry any leadership responsibilities. This rank was discontinued after WW2 and the "Specialists" rank was introduced.
Field Marshal is the highest military rank in Pakistan Army.
No. Grenadier is a squad level enlisted position. Some infantry units will have lower enlisted members of fire teams (ranging in rank from Private E1 to Specialist E4) serve as the grenadier, while others may have the fire team leader (ranging in rank from Specialist E4 to Sergeant E5) carry the M203.
Neither. A Tech 5 was equivalent in pay to a Sergeant, but did not have a Sergeant's authority. The rank was done away with when it was replaced by the Specialist ranks, and there is currently no Tech 5/ Spec 5 rank - all Specialist ranks except for Specialist 4 have been done away with.
The E-8 Specialist rank is not equivalent to a Sergeant rank. In the Army, the E-8 Specialist is a higher enlisted rank compared to the E-5 Sergeant rank. The E-8 Specialist is a non-commissioned officer with greater leadership responsibilities and experience.
In the US Army, there's two ranks - Specialist, and Corporal. In the US Marines, it's just Corporal. The Specialist rank in the Army is not an NCO rank, whereas Corporal is.
Specialist is a rank - Pay Grade E-4 - which is classed as lower enlisted. Pay is equal to that of a Corporal, but Corporal is the higher rank of the two (Corporal is a noncommissioned officer rank, Specialist is not).
Specialist Fifth Class was an E-5.
Just "Specialist".
Not anymore. That particular rank was done away with in 1985.
Anyone in the US Army can lose their rank - in the late 1990s, the Sergeant Major of the Army was demoted. It's not as easy for an SFC to lose their rank as, say, a Specialist or Sergeant, but it can happen.
Specialist 5 - it's a discontinued Army rank. A Specialist got the same pay as a Sergeant (also pay grade E5), but was not a noncommissioned officer.
Yes, and I was one of them
T.Sgt is the abbreviation for the current Air Force Rank. SGT (T) was the abbreviation for the Army rank with later gave way to the various Specialist ranks,, which were then reduced to only one Specialist rank.
One which doesn't exist. The 'tech' ranks were replaced by the Specialist ranks (of which, only Specialist 4 is still in use).
SPC is an abbreviated form of the rank of Specialist, which is the highest lower enlisted rank before one becomes a noncommissioned officer.