E-5
Military abbreviation · Military Pay Grade
| Stands for | Enlisted pay grade 5 |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
E-5 stands for Enlisted pay grade 5, a military pay grade abbreviation.
Fifth US enlisted pay grade and the first at which every service treats its members as noncommissioned officers: Sergeant in the Army, Marine Corps and Space Force, Staff Sergeant in the Air Force and Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy and Coast Guard. E-5s lead small teams and supervise daily work.
Example: Promoted to E-5 at four years, he now leads a team of four and writes their evaluations.
Usage notes
Each service promotes to E-5 differently: the Army uses semi-centralized promotion points, the Navy and Coast Guard a written advancement exam, the Air Force its Weighted Airman Promotion System and the Marine Corps composite scores. E-5 is often the first grade at which members receive formal performance evaluations as raters. Service rules on high-year tenure limit how long a member can stay at E-5 without promotion. NATO code OR-5.
Related abbreviations
More military pay grade abbreviations
- E-1 – Enlisted pay grade 1
- E-2 – Enlisted pay grade 2
- E-3 – Enlisted pay grade 3
- E-4 – Enlisted pay grade 4
- E-6 – Enlisted pay grade 6
- E-7 – Enlisted pay grade 7
- E-8 – Enlisted pay grade 8
- E-9 – Enlisted pay grade 9
- O-1 – Officer pay grade 1
- O-10 – Officer pay grade 10
- O-1E – Officer pay grade 1 with prior enlisted service
- O-2 – Officer pay grade 2