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SGT = Sargeant, Lt = Lieutenant, ...


... okay, so far.
But what ist "SP4", "Spc", "Spec"???
Does anybody know?



English is not my first language. Any corrections are welcome.

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Specialist - the rank after Private first Class

E1 is Private
E2 - Private 2nd Class
E3 - Private First Class
E4 - Specialist
E5 - Sargeant
E6 - Staff Sgt
E7 - Sgt First Class
E8 - Master Sgt
E9 - Sgt Major

After that is the Officers

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sry guys, but you didn't answer to my question.
You give me lists of how military people are called today.
But I was referring to how the characters are called in the cast lists, it is "SGT Anderson", "LT Goldman", until here I'm okay, but what is "SP4 Taylor", "Spc ...", "Spec...."?

English is not my first language. Any corrections are welcome.

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but what is "SP4 Taylor", "Spc ...", "Spec...."?


Those are the same things...SP4 is called a Specialist and it's abbreviated "Spc" & "Spec"...I hope that answers your question.

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Yes, it does, thanks a lot, @kreed918. You seem to know a lot about this military stuff.
Why are there so many words for one and the same thing?

English is not my first language. Any corrections are welcome.

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I know some because my husband was in the Army for a few years.

Why are there so many words for one and the same thing?


I have no clue - it's just the way Americans are. 

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English is not my first language. Any corrections are welcome.

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The army stopped using the Spec4 rank classification years ago. They have just specialist

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