Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a section or squad of soldiers (typically ranging from two to sixteen soldiers and called "corporal's guard").

Key facts

Military rank.name: Corporal
Military rank.caption: Army corporal
Military rank.rank group: Non-commissioned officer
Military rank.pay grade: E-4
Military rank.formation: 1924
Military rank.higher rank: Sergeant
Military rank.lower rank: Private first class Lance corporal
Military rank.equivalents: Petty officer third class Senior airman Specialist 4
Military rank.image: 80px
Military rank.abbreviation: CPL (Army) Cpl. (USMC)
Military rank.NATO rank: OR-4
Military rank.image2: 80px
Military rank.caption2: Marine Corps corporal
Military rank.rank: Enlisted

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

NATO code
Types
By country
Australia
Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
India
Ireland
Army
Air Corps
Israel
Italy
New Zealand
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Singapore
Singapore Armed Forces
Home Team
Uniformed youth organisations
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Air Force
Gallery
See also
References
External links

The word is a contraction from the medieval Italian phrase ( [of soldiers]). While most Indo-European languages use this contraction, West Iberian languages use .

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