Military help/pointers?

[Steven Smith]

I need to make pen box sets for a family friends in the U.S. military.
Specifically a reliable guide for rank/name/title conventions, I've found different sites but they seem to contradict each other. Many thanks!

[Craig Hogarth]

not sure what you mean by title conventions, but wiki should be able to help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_grade

[Don Abele]

Steven, I've been in the Navy for nearly 22 years and have served several times at Tri-service commands. So I'm familiar with all of the services rank structures. And if I can't answer it, I have a protocol office at work that can. Please post the specifics and I'll help you out as best I can.

Be well,

Doc

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Steven,

If you mean US Military ranks and titles...check this link out...it's Navy but lists all branches of the US military:

http://www.nps.navy.mil/Code22/milrank.htm


BTW....Don would know...he just proudly made the rank of E-9! I'm right aren't I Master Chief Abele?

[Don Abele]

By conventions I think he's referring to something like this:

Rank: E9
Rate: CMDCM
Warfare: Submarine
Service: US Navy
Name: Donald B. Abele

So that would be listed as:

CMDCM(SS) Donald B. Abele, USN


Be well,

Doc

[Don Abele]

BTW....Don would know...he just proudly made the rank of E-9! I'm right aren't I Master Chief Abele?

Yes you are Ken

Be well,

Doc

[Peter Meacham]

Congratulations Master Chief Abele and thanks for serving!!!!!!

And Thanks to all our Armed Forces and Veterans for serving - You are the best.

[AL Ursich]

I am a Retired Navy Fire Control Chief. I have a shop clock that was an error doing a Sublimated Air Force clock. A reminder next to my Sublimation press to check spelling....

AL FCC(SW) Retired

[Steven Smith]

Steven, I've been in the Navy for nearly 22 years and have served several times at Tri-service commands. So I'm familiar with all of the services rank structures. And if I can't answer it, I have a protocol office at work that can. Please post the specifics and I'll help you out as best I can.

Be well,

Doc

I need to know if this looks correct as written:

Capt Bill Jackson, MC, USAF

thank you!

[Don Abele]

Steven, does he go by Bill? I go by Don, but for my formal title I always use Donald.

The Navy is the only service that capitalizes all the letters in a rank. All the rest use proper case.

For officers that are in a specialty branch (like medical corps), it gets annotated prior to their service.

So your example is spot on!

Be well,

Doc

[Mike Hood]

ATCS(AW/SW) Mike Hood, USN Retired

[Ed Newbold]

I need to know if this looks correct as written:

Capt Bill Jackson, MC, USAF

thank you!

What's the "MC" part?

Edward F. Newbold, MSgt (Ret), USAF

[Peter Meacham]

Ed

I think it means Medical Corps

[Dewey Torres]

The Navy is the only service that capitalizes all the letters in a rank. All the rest use proper case.

DOC,
I believe the Army uses all caps in the rank also.

Dewey

[Mike Null]

The Coast Guard as well--I think.