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NCOs (Noncommissioned Officers) are officers, the only difference between NCO's and Officers is that officers are commissioned by the President of the United Stated. There is no such thing as an 'average' NCO in regards to pay. Rank (in the US Army) progresses from Corporal(E-4) to Sergeant Major of the Army (E-9), and their pay is based on pay grade and time in service. See Base Pay.
The rank portion will simply say "CDT" (for "cadet", of course), and the pay grade will be E-5.
Pay Grade E-4 (enlisted 4), the lowest rank of a noncommissioned officer (NCO), the same as a corporal in the US Army or Marines. Just above Seaman and below Gunners Mate 2nd Class. Its a type of Petty Officer. The Navy's system is a combination of "rating", (here Gunners Mate) and "rate" (here, Petty Officer 3rd Class) and they are combined into "Gunners Mate 3rd". Petty Officers in the Navy have specialized training, and there are a large number of rates, each with its own special insignia. All Petty Officers wear a sleeve insignia showing their rating and rate. At the top is an eagle, above the insignia of their specialty - for a gunners mate, two crossed cannon. Below that are upside down chevrons (compared to the way an army or marine sergeant wears his). One chevron below is 3rd class, two is second, petty officer first class.
to become an Australian army cadet in Queensland you need to be of the age 12years and 6 months
You should be in the pay grade of E-5 thru E-7 (enlisted) and officer any grade. E-7 and above are Senior Non-Commissioned Officers not E-6s in the Army.
It is an insignia for a sailor grade E-4 through grade E-9.E standing for enlisted persons
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.
In the US services Generals wear stars. Majors and Lt. Colonels wear an Oak Leaf; the gold oak leaf is the Major's insignia, and the silver oak leaf is the Lieutenant Colonel's rank insignia. Major is the first rank entering the FIELD GRADE levels, that is why it is gold. Other countries have different insignia to denote rank.
Company Grade Officers.
All Marine Warrant Officers are considered company grade officers. CW04's and CW05's are generally granted privileges of field grade officers only as a matter of custom but are still considered company grades. Privileges generally include preferential billeting, other perks, etc. CW02's and up are commissioned officers. W-1's are appointed officers.
Army, Air Force and Marine Corps officers are called company grade officers in the pay grades of O-1 to O-3, field grade officers in pay grades O-4 to O-6 and general officers in pay grades O-7 and higher.