Corporal
Corporal is a military rank in use by many militaries of the world.
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In the U.S. Army Corporal is one of the fourth lowest enlisted ranks, just above Private First Class, below Sergeant, and sharing the position with Specialist.
Corporal is the lowest form of non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and may direct the activities of other soldiers. It is common for a Corporal to lead a fireteam, however if a soldier is promoted to Corporal and there are too many soldiers of that rank the new Corporal will stay in their current position.
In the U.S. Marine Corps Corporal is also the fourth enlisted rank, just above Lance Corporal and below Sergeant. Similar to the Army, Corporal is also the lowest form of non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Corporal is the second non-commissioned rank, falling between Lance Corporal and Sergeant. The badge of rank is two chevrons (or "stripes"). A Corporal's role will vary between regiments, but in the standard Infantry role a Corporal will command a section, with a Lance Corporal as second-in-command (2ic). When the section is split into fire teams, they will command one each.
In the Household Cavalry all non-commissioned ranks are designated as different grades of corporal up to Regimental Corporal Major equivalent to Warrant Officer class 1 in the rest of the British ArmyU.S. Armed Forces
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