Ratios Between Officers and Enlisted Men (US Army)
World War II Korea Vietnam
1945 1953 1971
Rank Number Enlisted Number Enlisted Number Enlisted
ratio ratio ratio
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General 1168 1:4916 2 1:2953 3 1:1952
Colonel 8647 1:672 5 1:274 8 1:163
Lt. Colonel 22184 1:258 21 1:108 55 1:67
Major 48974 1:118 71 1:77 135 1:44
Captain 135348 1:42 252 1:42 720 1:20
1st Lt. 166238 1:35 716 1:44 1206 1:41
2nd Lt. 75368 1:76 445 1:45 463 1:71
Warrant Off 23819 1:242 23 1:105 679 1:52
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