In 1798.
General of the Army, General, Lieutenant General, Major General, Brigadier General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant First Class, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal, Private First Class, Private. Is the list missing specialist?
See link for history of Army ranks. Private Private First Class Corporal Sargent Staff Sargent Technical Sargent Master Sargent 1st Sargent (One per company) Warrant Officer Junior Grade Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General General of the Army (Wartime only, 5 only at a time)
In the British Army, Field Marshall is the highest rank. 2nd lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier Major General Lieutenant General General Field Marshall
In the Navy, the ranks are (in ascending order) Ensign, Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Rear Admiral (lower half), Rear Admiral (upper half), Vice Admiral, Admiral, and Fleet Admiral. In the Army and Air force, the ranks are (in ascending order) Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonial, Colonial, Brigadier general, Major General, Lieutenant general, General, and general of the army (or air force).
In the Navy, the ranks are (in ascending order) Ensign, Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Rear Admiral (lower half), Rear Admiral (upper half), Vice Admiral, Admiral, and Fleet Admiral. In the Army and Air force, the ranks are (in ascending order) Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonial, Colonial, Brigadier general, Major General, Lieutenant general, General, and general of the army (or air force).
The first General in Chief of the Union Army was Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott.
Here's the list of commissioned officers for the US Army: General of the Army (5 stars), General (4 stars), Lieutenant General (3 stars), Major General (2 stars), Brigadier General (1 star), Colonel (Eagle), Lieutenant Colonel (Silver Leaf), Major (Gold Leaf), Captain (2 Silver Bars), First Lieutenant (Silver Bar), Second Lieutenant (Gold Bar).
A fairly senior army officer.
Your question is somewhat confusing, but I will try to answer it. If you want the rank structure for the United States Army Air Corps (pre-1947) it is: Private, Private First Class, Corporal or Technician 5th Grade, Sergeant or Technician 4th Grade, Staff Sergeant or Technician 3rd Grade, Technical Sergeant, Master Sergeant or First Sergeant. The officer grades have remained the same: 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General and General. If you are looking for the ranks of the United States Army and the United States Air Force, you can use this link to get to Defenselink and see them.http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/ Hope this answers your question.
Private Lance Corporal Corporal Sergeant Colour Sergeant Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier Major General Lieutenant General General Field Marshal
In the Army there are five different levels of General: Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General and General of the Army.
US Army: 2nd Lieutenant is 2LT, 1st Lieutenant is 1LT, Captain is CPT, Major is MAJ, Lieutenant Colonel is LTC, Brigader General is BGN, General is GEN. Private is PVT, Private First Class is PFC, Corporal is CPL, Sergeant is SGT, Staff Sergeant is SSG, Sergeant First Class is SFC, Master Sergeant is MSG, First Sergeant is 1SG.