<P> `` The ( U.S. ) commissioned officer corps is divided into 10 pay grades ( O - 1 through O - 10 ) . Officers in pay grades O - 1 through O - 3 are considered company grade officers . In the Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force , these pay grades correspond to the ranks of second lieutenant ( O - 1 ) , first lieutenant ( O - 2 ) , and captain ( O - 3 ) , and in the Navy , ensign , lieutenant junior grade , and lieutenant . Officers in the next three pay grades ( O - 4 through O - 6 ) are considered field grade officers . In the Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force , these pay grades correspond to the ranks of major ( O - 4 ) , lieutenant colonel ( O - 5 ) , and colonel ( O - 6 ) , and in the Navy , lieutenant commander , commander , and captain . The highest four pay grades are reserved for general officers in the Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force , and flag officers in the Navy . The ranks associated with each pay grade are as follows : in the Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force , brigadier general ( O - 7 ) , major general ( O - 8 ) , lieutenant general ( O - 9 ) , and general ( O - 10 ) ; in the Navy , rear admiral - lower half , rear admiral - upper half , vice admiral , and admiral . '' </P>
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