Members of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...

are assigned various ranks

Military rank

Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...

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Officer ranks

Pay grade Pay grade Pay grades are used by the uniformed services of the United States to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services... ***	Rank Military rank Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...  (Army United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services... , Air Force United States Air Force The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of... , Marine Corps United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States... )	Rank Military rank Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...  (Navy United States Navy The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S... /Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency... )
O-6	Cadet Colonel (C/Col)	Cadet Captain** (C/CAPT)
O-5	Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/LTCOL)	Cadet Commander (C/CDR)
O-4	Cadet Major (C/Maj)	Cadet Lieutenant Commander (C/LCDR)
O-3	Cadet Captain (C/CPT)	Cadet Lieutenant (C/LT)
O-2	Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1LT)	Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade (C/LTJG)
O-1	Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2LT)	Cadet Ensign (C/ENS)

** Cadet Captain is the rank that the leader of a NJROTC unit will obtain if they are approved as Regiment

*** Cadets do not receive pay.

Enlisted ranks

Rank	Army	Navy/Coast Guard	Air Force	Marine Corps
E-9	Cadet Sergeant Major/Cadet Command Sergeant Major	Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer/Cadet Command Master Chief Petty Officer	Cadet Chief Master Sergeant	Cadet Sergeant Major
E-8	Cadet Master Sergeant/Cadet First Sergeant	Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer	Cadet Senior Master Sergeant	Cadet Master Sergeant/Cadet First Sergeant
E-7	Cadet Sergeant First Class	Cadet Chief Petty Officer	Cadet Master Sergeant	Cadet Gunnery Sergeant
E-6	Cadet Staff Sergeant	Cadet Petty Officer 1st Class	Cadet Technical Sergeant	Cadet Staff Sergeant
E-5	Cadet Sergeant	Cadet Petty Officer 2nd Class	Cadet Staff Sergeant	Cadet Sergeant
E-4	Cadet Corporal	Cadet Petty Officer 3rd Class	Cadet Senior Airman	Cadet Corporal
E-3	Cadet Private First Class	Cadet Seaman	Cadet Airman First class	Cadet Lance Corporal
E-2	Cadet Private	Cadet Seaman Apprentice	Cadet Airman	Cadet Private First Class
E-1	Cadet Recruit (No Insignia)	Cadet Seaman Recruit (No Insignia)	Cadet Airman Basic (No Insignia)	Cadet Private (No Insignia)

Rank Criteria

Rank requirements vary with schools. Some require cadets to pass a promotion tests while others only require recommendations by superiors and the needs of the unit.