The Provost Office

Rank Comparison Table

Paygrade	Provost	Navy	Marine
OFFICERS	OFFICERS	OFFICERS	OFFICERS
O10C	Provost Chief Marshal	Chief of Naval Operations	Commandant of the Marine Force
O10	N/A	Admiral	General
O9	Provost Sector Marshal	Vice Admiral	Lieutenant General
O8	Provost Marshal	Rear Admiral (Upper Half)	Major General
O7	N/A	Rear Admiral (Lower Half)	Brigadier General
O6C	Provost Inspector*	N/A	N/A
O6E	N/A	Commodore	Senior Colonel
O6	N/A	Captain	Colonel
O5	N/A	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel
O4	N/A	Lieutenant Commander	Major
O3	N/A	Lieutenant	Captain
O2	N/A	Lieutenant Junior Grade	First Lieutenant
O1	N/A	Ensign	Second Lieutenant
ENLISTED	ENLISTED	ENLISTED	ENLISTED
E9C	N/A	Command Master Chief Petty Officer	Command Sergeant Major
E9E	N/A	N/A	Master Gunnery Sergeant
E9	Provost Team Leader	Master Chief Petty Officer	Sergeant Major
E8C	N/A	Command Senior Chief Petty Officer	N/A
E8	Provost Enforcer	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Master Sergeant
E7	Provost Officer	Chief Petty Officer	Gunnery Sergeant
E6	N/A	Petty Officer 1st Class	Staff Sergeant
E5	N/A	Petty Officer 2nd Class	Sergeant
E4	N/A	Petty Officer 3rd Class	Corporal
E3	N/A	Seaman	Lance Corporal
E2	N/A	Seaman Apprentice	Private First Class
E1	N/A	Seaman Recruit	Private

• Provost Inspector is a unique level, and holds highest authority over Marine Law excluding that of flag officers. Each flag officer grade is equal authority, however, the provost flag officers are above all but the O10 grades of other branches.