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 * See also: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ranks, Call of Duty: World at War ranks and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ranks.

Ranks are military indicators that show how much command a soldier has. Most modern military services recognize three broad categories of personnel. These are codified in the Geneva Conventions, which somewhat ambiguously distinguish officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.

The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system. The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as either silver grey on dark blue, olive drab on dark blue, or khaki on dark blue as seen in the charts below. This scheme of rank insignia was established by War Department Circular No. 303 on 5 August 1920 and would see two significant changes in 1942. The usage of this style of insignia was ended by Department of the Army Circular No. 202, dated 7 July 1948, which provided for significant changes in both rank and insignia.

Apart from conscripted personnel one can distinguish:

In Call of Duty games
Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World at War

In United States Army
1920 - 1942

1942 - 1948