MILITARY BOOKS - Officer, Warrant and Enlisted Servicemember

The Military Writers 2010 Book of the Year.

Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph
Richard Botkin  More Info

Leadership: Texas Hold 'Em Style
Andrew J. Harvey  More Info

The Military Writers 2009 Book of the Year.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery
Nick Popaditch  More Info

What is a Hero?: The American Heroes Press Short Story Anthology
Hi Tech Criminal Justice  More Info

MILITARY BOOKS

Rank

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Military writers are classified by the rank at discharge. Since some of the writers included on the list go back well before the 20th Century, therefore the further back in the past, the more general the referral to rank per this list. Click on the pay grade to view the list of writers at that rank.

Pay Grade	Army	Air Force	Marines	Navy/Coast Guard
Commissioned Officers
O-10	Army Chief of Staff General	Air Force Chief of Staff General	Commandant of the Marine Corps General	Chief of Naval Operations Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral
O-9	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral
O-8	Major General	Major General	Major General	Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
O-7	Brigadier General	Brigadier General	Brigadier General	Rear Admiral (Commodore)
O-6	Colonel	Colonel	Colonel	Captain
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander
O-4	Major	Major	Major	Lieutenant Commander
O-3	Captain	Captain	Captain	Lieutenant
O-2	1st Lieutenant	1st Lieutenant	1st Lieutenant	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
O-1	2nd Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Ensign
Warrant Officers
W-5	Master Warrant Officer 5		Chief Warrant Officer 5	Master Warrant Officer
W-4	Warrant Officer 4		Chief Warrant Officer 4	Warrant Officer 4
W-3	Warrant Officer 3		Chief Warrant Officer 3	Warrant Officer 3
W-2	Warrant Officer 2		Chief Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 2
W-1	Warrant Officer 1		Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer 1
Non-Commissioned Officers
Special	Sergeant Major of the Army	Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps	Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
E-9	Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major	First Sergeant (Chief Master Sergeant) Chief Master Sergeant	Sergeant Major Master Gunnery Sergeant	Master Chief Petty Officer
E-8	First Sergeant Master Sergeant	First Sergeant (Senior Master Sergeant) Senior Master Sergeant	First Sergeant Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-7	Sergeant First Class	First Sergeant (Master Sergeant) Master Sergeant	Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer
E-6	Staff Sergeant	Technical Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer First Class
E-5	Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Petty Officer Second Class
E-4	Corporal		Corporal	Petty Officer Third Class
Enlisted Personnel
E-4	Specialist	Senior Airman
E-3	Private First Class	Airman First Class	Lance Corporal	Seaman
E-2	Private	Airman	Private First Class	Seaman Apprentice
E-1	Private (Recruit)	Airman Basic	Private	Seaman Recruit