Table 1.

Soldier rank segments for targeted battalion unit positions

Targeted audience/unit position	Enlisted/officer level	Soldier rank segment
Squad Members	Junior Enlisted	E1–E4 (PVT–SPC)
Squad Leaders	Senior Enlisted	E5–E6 (SGT–SSG)
Platoon Leaders and Higher	Senior Enlisted and Officer	E7–E9 (SFC–SGM/CSM)O1–O5 (LT–LTC)
Unit Supports*	Various	Various

PVT, Private; SPC, Specialist; SGT, Sergeant; SSG, Staff Sergeant; SFC, Sergeant First Class; SGM, Sergeant Major; CSM, Command Sergeant Major; LT, Lieutenant; LTC, Lieutenant Colonel.

^*Participants categorized as ‘Unit Supports’ include unit medical, medical treatment facility and battalion assets; these participants included soldiers of various ranks.