Technician fourth grade
This article has multiple issues. Please help or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Technician Fourth Grade | |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Service branch | United States Army |
Abbreviation | Tec 4 or T/4 |
Rank group | Enlisted |
Pay grade | Fourth Grade |
Formation | January 8, 1942 |
Abolished | August 1, 1948 |
Next higher rank | Technician Third Grade |
Next lower rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
Equivalent ranks |
Technician Fourth Grade (Tec 4 or T/4) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948.
History[]
The rank of Technician Fourth Grade was added by War Department on January 8, 1942,[1] per Army Regulation 600-35. An update issued on September 4, 1942, added a letter "T" to the rank insignia.
Those who held the rank were often addressed as Sergeant. Technicians possessed specialized skills that were rewarded with a higher pay grade. These skills could be directly related to combat, such as those skills possessed by a tank driver or combat engineer, or skills possessed by those in support functions such as cooks or mechanics. They were non-commissioned officers, as were sergeants but had no command authority. Initially, they shared the same insignia as sergeant, but on September 4, 1942, the three technician ranks were distinguished by a block "T" imprinted below the standard chevrons. Unofficial insignia using a technical specialty symbol instead of the T was used in some units.
The technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, though the concept was brought back with the specialist ranks in 1955.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Plan to Simplify Army Pay Grades". The News. Paterson, New Jersey. United Press. January 9, 1942. p. 31.
- ^ Elder, Daniel K. "The Short History of the Specialist Rank" (PDF). Ncohistory.com.
Further reading[]
- History of U.S. Army Enlisted ranks The Institute of Heraldry
- Rank, Enlisted, U.S. Army Saving Private Ryan Online Encyclopedia
- 1942 establishments in the United States
- 1948 disestablishments in the United States
- Military ranks of the United States Army
- Technicians
- Military rank stubs