Re: [OT] Sevice

On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 02:14:00PM -0600, Allan Goodall wrote:

>Now,
>what exactly are the various E- ratings? I believe they are ratings for
>enlisted men, but what do they represent,

http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/militaryrank.html

>and why have an E-number when you
>could have a title?

In order that noncoms of different services (or specialisations) can
easily work out who's of a higher rank, I believe.

Roger