At the E-8 level, the Army, Marines and Air Force have two positions at the same pay grade. Whether one is, for example, a senior master sergeant or a first sergeant in the Air Force depends on the person's job.
The same is true for the positions at the E-9 level. Marine Corps master gunnery sergeants and sergeants major receive the same pay but have different responsibilities. All told, E-8s and E-9s have 15 to 30 years on the job, and are commanders' senior advisers for enlisted matters.
A third E-9 element is the senior enlisted person of each service. The sergeant major of the Army, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, the master chief petty officer of the Navy and the chief master sergeant of the Air Force are the spokespersons of the enlisted force at the highest levels of their services.
E-8
Master Sergeant (MSG)
First Sergeant (1SG)
Master Sergeant (MSgt)
First Sergeant
Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) **
Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt)
First Sergeant
Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) **
E-9
Sergeant Major (SGM)
Command Sergeant Major (CSM)
Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt)
Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)
Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)** ***
Fleet/Command Master Chief Petty Officer ** ***
Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
First Sergeant
Command Chief Master Sergeant
Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) ** ***
Fleet/Command Master Chief Petty Officer ** ***
E-9 of
Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPOCG)
Army: * For rank and precedence within the Army, specialist ranks immediately below corporal. Among the services, however, rank and precedence are determined by pay grade.
Navy / Coast Guard: * A specialty mark in the center of a rating badge indicates the wearer's particular rating. ** Gold stripes indicate 12 or more years of good conduct. *** 1. Master chief petty officer of the Navy and fleet and force master chief petty officers. 2. Command master chief petty officers wear silver stars. 3. Master chief petty officers wear silver stars and silver specialty rating marks.
The U.S. Coast Guard is a part of the Department of Homeland Security in peacetime and the Navy in times of war. Coast Guard rank insignia are the same as the Navy except for color and the seaman recruit rank, which has one stripe.
What is the best size for lower third?
The recommended dimensions of full-size lower third overlays on Maestro is 1920 x 360. That said, we recommend using transparency around the image to fit the space better and using a PNG file. Click here to see an example.
What is the rule of thumb for lower thirds?
As a rule of thumb, lower thirds should last between three and six seconds. This gives the viewer enough time to absorb the information, but doesn't stick around long enough to become distracting or annoying.
What is the difference between a chyron and a lower third?
Lower thirds are also often known as "CG" (from character generator) or captions, and sometimes chyrons in North America, due to the popularity of Chyron Corporation's Chiron I character generator, an early digital solution developed in the 1970s for rendering lower thirds.
What is a lower third spotting list?
The lower third identification graphic, better known as just the lower third, is an area of the screen that is commonly used to display contextual information, such as a person's name, a location, or some other pertinent information.