The U.S. Navy’s rank and rate structure isn’t easy to understand when you grow up in a different branch of the U.S. military. For example, a captain in the Navy is not the same as a captain in the ...

The US military is divided into two groups enlisted personnel and commissioned officers but the difference goes far beyond rank insignia. This video breaks down how authority command structure customs ...

AURORA, Colorado -- In one of the most sweeping changes in their history, Air Force and Space Force officials are renaming, reorganizing and rethinking their services' structures so airmen and ...

We love our traditions and heritage in the fire service. One nearly universal part of our tradition is our rank insignia, which typically are “tools of the trade.” Fire service ranks and their symbols ...

U.S. Space Force guardians participate in a cybersecurity exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Credit: U.S. Space Force As former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter once mused, the current military ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (April 17, 2025) – The commanding officer of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command pinned the rank of brigadier general officer in a ceremony ...

Officers who outrank their military physicians and personnel who have been recently promoted receive better attention and care in Defense Department health facilities than lower-ranking service ...