The officers were grouped into what was called Pay Periods. I will first go through and explain what the ranks would be for the Army, then Navy and lastly the Marines in each Pay Period.
Pay Period 8: Lt. General. Rear Admiral Upper Echelon, Major General
Pay Period 7: Major General, Rear Admiral Lower Echelon, Brigadier General
Pay Period 6: Brigadier General/Colonel, Captain, Colonel
Pay Period 5: Lt. Colonel, Commander, Lt. Colonel
Pay Period 4: Major, Lt. Commander, Major
Pay Period 3: Captain, Lieutenant, Captain
Pay Period 2: 1st Lieutenant, Lieutenant Junior Grade, 1st Lieutenant
Pay Period 1: 2nd Lieutenant, Ensign, 2nd Lieutenant
The Navy also had, in addition: Pay Grade 9: Vice Admiral, Pay Grade 10: Admiral and Pay Grade 11: Fleet Admiral.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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