Ranks of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are assigned various ranks, the titles and insignia of which are based on those used by the United States Armed Forces (and its various ROTCs), specifically the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S Space Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Rank requirements vary with schools. Some specialties require cadets to pass promotion tests while others only require recommendations by superiors and the needs of the unit.

Cadet Officer Ranks

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! Pay grade**

! C/O-6

! C/O-5

! C/O-4

! C/O-3

! C/O-2

! C/O-1

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! rowspan=2| Army JROTC &
MCJROTC

| File:Army ROTC colonel rank.svg

| File:Army ROTC lieutenant colonel rank.svg

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| File:JROTC captain insignia.svg

| File:JROTC first lieutenant insignia.svg

| File:JROTC second lieutenant insignia.svg

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| Cadet Colonel
(Army JROTC: C/COL)

(MCJROTC: C/Col)

| Cadet Lieutenant Colonel
(Army JROTC: C/LTC)

(MCJROTC: C/LtCol)

| Cadet Major
(Army JROTC: C/MAJ)

(MCJROTC: C/Maj)

| Cadet Captain
(Army JROTC: C/CPT)

(MCJROTC: C/Cpt)

| Cadet First Lieutenant
(Army JROTC: C/1LT)

(MCJROTC: C/1stLt)

| Cadet Second Lieutenant
(Army JROTC: C/2LT)

(MCJROTC: C/2dLt)

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CGJROTC

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| Cadet Captain*
(C/CAPT)

| Cadet Commander
(C/CDR)

| Cadet Lieutenant Commander
(C/LCDR)

| Cadet Lieutenant
(C/LT)

| Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade
(C/LTJG)

| Cadet Ensign
(C/ENS)

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| Cadet Colonel
(C/Col)

| Cadet Lieutenant Colonel
(C/Lt Col)

| Cadet Major
(C/Maj)

| Cadet Captain
(C/Capt)

| Cadet First Lieutenant
(C/1st Lt)

| Cadet Second Lieutenant
(C/2d Lt)

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! Pay grade**

! C/O-6

! C/O-5

! C/O-4

! C/O-3

! C/O-2

! C/O-1

colspan="7" |* Cadet captain is the rank that the leader of a NJROTC unit holds if the unit has reached the cadet enrollment requirements to be rated as a regiment. It is a relatively rare rank. As of June 2013, there are only 5 regimental-sized units out of the 584 NJROTC units worldwide.{{cite web |url=https://www.njrotc.navy.mil/host_schools.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719122105/https://www.njrotc.navy.mil/host_schools.asp |archive-date=2011-07-19 |website=Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps |title=Find NJROTC Unit}}{{failed verification|date=September 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://njrotcmiamibeach.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040124174020/http://njrotcmiamibeach.com/ |archive-date=2004-01-24 |title=NJROTC Miami Beach}}{{failed verification|date=September 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://njrotc.troyhigh.com/pages/billets.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215072714/http://njrotc.troyhigh.com/pages/billets.php |archive-date=2012-02-15 |title=Billets |website=Troy High NJROTC}}{{cite web |url=http://www.centralnjrotc.net/regstaff.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020105430/http://www.centralnjrotc.net/regstaff.html |archive-date=2011-10-20 |title=Regimental Staff |website=Central High School NJROTC}}{{cite web |url=http://zbths.k12.il.us/domain/50 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309191550/http://zbths.k12.il.us/domain/50 |archive-date=2016-03-09 |title=NJROTC / Overview |website=Zion-Benton Township High School}}{{failed verification|date=September 2022}}

colspan="7" |** Although the positions and titles of rank match those of the Armed Forces' pay grades, JROTC cadets are not serving members of the military, and receive no pay, and only receive benefits or privileges based upon the situation of the time (staying in military quarters, and using base exchanges, commissaries, dining facilities, and MWR facilities while on training trips, etc.) This is in direct contrast to Cadets/Midshipmen of the Senior (University Level) ROTC programs, in which those students can receive pay/stipends, benefits, and privileges, depending upon their contract status.

Cadet Enlisted Ranks

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! Pay grade

! colspan=2| C/E-9

! colspan=2| C/E-8

! C/E-7

! C/E-6

! C/E-5

! C/E-4

! C/E-3

! C/E-2

! C/E-1

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! rowspan=2| Army JROTC

| File:AJROTC Command Sergeant Major insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Sergeant Major insignia.png

| File:AJROTC First Sergeant insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Master Sergeant insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Sergeant First Class insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Staff Sergeant insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Sergeant Insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Corporal insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Private First Class insignia.png

| File:AJROTC Private insignia.png

| No insignia

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| Cadet Command Sergeant Major
(C/CSM)

| Cadet Sergeant Major
(C/SGM)

| Cadet First Sergeant
(C/1SG)

| Cadet Master Sergeant
(C/MSG)

| Cadet Sergeant First Class
(C/SFC)

| Cadet Staff Sergeant
(C/SSG)

| Cadet Sergeant
(C/SGT)

| Cadet Corporal
(C/CPL)

| Cadet Private First Class
(C/PFC)

| Cadet Private
(C/PVT)

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colspan="2" |Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer
(C/MCPO)

| colspan="2" |Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer
(C/SCPO)

|Cadet Chief Petty Officer
(C/CPO)

|Cadet Petty Officer First Class
(C/PO1)

|Cadet Petty Officer Second Class
(C/PO2)

|Cadet Petty Officer Third Class
(C/PO3)

|Cadet Seaman
(C/SN)

|Cadet Seaman Apprentice
(C/SA)

|Cadet Seaman Recruit
(C/SR)

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| No insignia

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| colspan="2" | Cadet Sergeant Major
(C/SgtMaj)

| colspan="2" | Cadet First Sergeant
(C/1stSgt)

| Cadet Gunnery Sergeant
(C/GySgt)

| Cadet Staff Sergeant
(C/SSgt)

| Cadet Sergeant
(C/Sgt)

| Cadet Corporal
(C/Cpl)

| Cadet Lance Corporal
(C/LCpl)

| Cadet Private First Class
(C/PFC)

| Cadet Private
(C/Pvt)

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| No insignia

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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Cadet Chief Master Sergeant
(C/CMSgt)

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Cadet Senior Master Sergeant
(C/SMSgt)

| rowspan="2" | Cadet Master Sergeant
(C/MSgt)

| rowspan="2" | Cadet Technical Sergeant
(C/TSgt)

| Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt)

| Cadet Senior Airman (C/SrA)

| Cadet Airman First Class (C/A1C)

| Cadet Airman (C/Amn)

| Cadet Airman Basic (C/AB)

Cadet Sergeant (C/Sgt)

|Cadet Specialist 4 (C/Spc4)

|Cadet Specialist 3 (C/Spc3)

|Cadet Specialist 2 (C/Spc2)

|Cadet Specialist 1 (C/Spc1)

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! Pay grade

! colspan="2" | C/E-9

! colspan="2" | C/E-8

! C/E-7

! C/E-6

! C/E-5

! C/E-4

! C/E-3

! C/E-2

! C/E-1

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Rank insignia of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps}}
{{Commons category-inline|Rank insignia of the Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps}}
{{Commons category-inline|Rank insignia of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps}}
{{Commons category-inline|Rank insignia of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps}}

Category:Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Category:Military insignia

Category:Military ranks of the United States Army

Category:Military ranks of the United States Air Force

Category:Military ranks of the United States Coast Guard

Category:Military ranks of the United States Navy

Ranks of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Cadet Officer Ranks

Cadet Enlisted Ranks

See also

References

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