![]() Stripes had previously been shrunk to 3.125-inches wide in 1902 and were wool on a wool backing. Its functions were absorbed by the rank of Master Sergeant (Grade 1). The rank and appointment of Sergeant Major was eliminated and wouldn't be restored until 1958. It was first considered a superior form of Technical Sergeant (with 2 curved "rocker" stripes) and later re-classed in 1942 as a subordinate form of Master Sergeant (with 3 "rocker" stripes). First Sergeant was considered an appointment rather than a rank. It received its current chevron and "rocker" stripes in 1968. Private First Class received one chevron as its insignia this replaced the trade badge or single "rocker" stripe previously assigned it. It would not get one until 1968, when it inherited the former single chevron insignia of Private First Class to distinguish them from recruits attending boot camp. The Military would not adopt the "E" prefix for the enlisted pay grades until 1949 and would not use the current lowest-to-highest numbering system until 1951. The Enlisted pay grades were now made separate and numbered from Grade 7 (Private, the lowest) to Grade 1 (Master Sergeant, the highest). ![]() Previously there were bands of pay from General (grade 1) to Private (grade 21). The previous specialty ranks were converted to the nearest equivalent enlisted pay grade. In Augas per War Department Circular Number 303, the United States Army reduced their enlisted ranks down to 7 pay grades, 8 enlisted rank titles and only 7 different rank insignias. ![]()
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