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
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
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.
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.
How to abbreviate Private First Class