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Military rank

For the Commonwealth equivalent, seeLance corporal.

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Comparative military ranks

General officers,Flag officers,Air officers
	Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth)	Navies, coast guards	Air forces (Commonwealth system)
	Marshal or field marshal	Admiral of the fleet	Marshal of the air force
	General or colonel general or army general	Admiral	Air chief marshal
	Lieutenant general or army corps general	Vice admiral	Air marshal
	Major general or divisional general	Rear admiral or counter admiral	Air vice-marshal
	Brigadier or brigadier general	Commodore or flotilla admiral	Air commodore
Senior officers
	Colonel	(Ship-of-the-line) Captain	Group captain
	Lieutenant colonel	Commander or frigate captain	Wing commander
	Major or commandant	Lieutenant commander orcorvette captain	Squadron leader
Junior officers
	Captain	Lieutenant	Flight lieutenant
	First lieutenant or lieutenant	Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant	Flying officer
	Second lieutenant or junior lieutenant	Ensign or midshipman	Pilot officer
Senior NCOs
	Warrant officer or sergeant major	Warrant officer or chief petty officer	Warrant officer
Junior NCOs
	Sergeant	Petty officer	Sergeant
	Corporal or bombardier	Leading seaman	Corporal
Enlisted ranks
	Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or specialist	Able seaman	Leading aircraftman or Air specialist
	Private or gunner or trooper or Sepoy or sapper	Seaman	Aircraftman or airman or aviator

Private first class (French:Soldat de 1^re classe;Spanish:Soldado de primera) is amilitary rank held by juniorenlisted personnel in many armed forces.

French speaking countries

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In France and other French speaking countries, the rankSoldat de première classe (lit. 'soldier of the first class';transl. private first class) is used.

Poland

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In Poland, the rank is calledStarszy szeregowy (transl. Senior private).[1]

Singapore

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United States

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Private first class
Army and Marine Corps
Country	United States
Service branch	United States Army United States Marine Corps
Abbreviation	PFC
Rank group	Enlisted
NATO rank code	OR-3(USA) OR-2(USMC)
Pay grade	E-3(USA) E-2(USMC)
Next higher rank	Specialist(USA) Lance corporal(USMC)
Next lower rank	Private PV2(USA) Private(USMC)
Equivalent ranks	E-3 Seaman(USN & USCG) Airman first class(USAF) Specialist 3(USSF) E-2 Seaman apprentice(USN & USCG) Airman(USAF) Specialist 2(USSF)

United States Army

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In theUnited States Army, recruits usually enter service as aprivate in pay grade E-1. Private (E-2), designated by a single chevron, is typically an automatic promotion after six months of service. Private first class (E-3), equivalent toNATO grade OR-3, is designated by a single chevron with one arc or "rocker," and is more common among soldiers who have served in the U.S. Army for one year or more. Soldiers who have achieved anassociate degree or its equivalent are entitled to enter the Army at this pay grade.^[4] Advancement from private first class is tospecialist (E-4); advancement tocorporal (also at the E-4 pay grade) requires that the soldier also complete theBasic Leader Course (BLC), the first course of study in aUS Army noncommissioned officer's professional development course.^[5] Thus, in order to qualify for leadership posts such as team leader, the soldier must have first served as a corporal; a team leader is nominally a sergeant (E-5).

The rank of private first class hasexisted since 1846^[6] and, prior to 1919, its insignia consisted of the branch of service insignia without any arcs or chevrons. The Secretary of War approved "an arc of one bar" (i.e., a "rocker") under the branch of service or trade insignia for privates first class on 22 July 1919. From August 5, 1920, to May 28, 1968, the rank insignia for private first class was a single chevron, per War Department Circular No. 303. On May 28, 1968, the insignia was changed to its current form, consisting of a single chevron with one arc.^[7]

United States Marine Corps

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In theUnited States Marine Corps, the rank of private first class is the second lowest, just underlance corporal and just aboveprivate, equivalent toNATO grade OR-2, being pay grade E-2. It wasestablished on July 1, 1918,^[8] to match the already existing Army rank, primarily because US Marine units were "often called upon to serve" with US Army organizations, such as in theAmerican Expeditionary Force that served in Europe duringWorld War I (e.g. 4th Marine Brigade of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division). At the time the two ranks were directly equivalent. However, the USMC rank of PFC is one grade lower (E-2) than the similarly titled US Army rank.^[9]

Gallery

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Soldat de 1^re classe
(Benin Army)^[10]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Burkina Faso Ground Forces)^[11]^[12]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Kirundi:Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere)
(Burundi Army)^[13]
Soldat première
(Cameroon Ground Forces)
Soldat première
(Central African Ground Forces)
Soldat première
(Chadian Ground Forces)
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Comorian Army)
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Land Forces of the DR Congo)
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Congolese Ground Forces)^[14]
Soldat première
(Djiboutian Army)
Soldat première
(Gabonese Army)
Soldado de primera
(Guatemalan Army)^[15]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Guinea Ground Forces)
Primeiro-soldado
(Army of Guinea-Bissau)
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Ivory Coast Ground Forces)^[16]
Private first class
(Liberian Ground Forces)^[17]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Malian Army)^[18]
Soldado de primera
(Mexican Army)^[19]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Royal Moroccan Army)^[20]
Primeiro soldado
(Mozambican Army)
Soldado de primera
(Nicaraguan Army)^[21]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Niger Army)^[22]
Private first class
(Philippine Army)^[23]
Soldat de 1^ère classe
(Senegalese Army)
Private first class
(Singapore Army)^[24]
Soldaat der 1e klasse
(Suriname Army)
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Togolese Army)^[25]
Soldat de 1^re classe
(Arabic:جندي أول,romanized: Jundiun awwal)
(Tunisian Army)^[26]
Private first class
(United States Army E-3)^[27]
Private First Class (USMC E-2)^[28]

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United Statesenlisted ranks

Pay grade Branch of service	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9	Special
Army	PVT	PV2	PFC	SPC –CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG –1SG¹	SGM –CSM	SEANGB –SMA –SEAC
Marine Corps	Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt –1stSgt¹	MGySgt –SgtMaj	SMMC –SEAC
Navy	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO –CMDCS	MCPO –CMDCM –FORCM,FLTCM	MCPON –SEAC
Air Force	AB	Amn	A1C	SrA	SSgt	TSgt	MSgt –1st Sgt¹	SMSgt –1st Sgt¹	CMSgt –1st Sgt¹ –CCM	SEANGB –CMSAF –SEAC
Space Force	Spc1	Spc2	Spc3	Spc4	Sgt	TSgt	MSgt	SMSgt	CMSgt	CMSSF –SEAC
Coast Guard	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO –CMC – DMCPOCG²	MCPOCG
For theArmy andAir Force,first sergeants are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, whileMarine Corps first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank. The rank insignia is used by other Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders.