Technician third grade
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Technician Third Grade | |
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Country | United States |
Service branch | United States Army |
Abbreviation | Tec 3 or T/3 |
Rank group | Enlisted |
Pay grade | Third Grade |
Formation | January 8, 1942 |
Abolished | August 1, 1948 |
Next higher rank | Technical Sergeant |
Next lower rank | Technician Fourth Grade |
Equivalent ranks |
Technician Third Grade (Tec 3 or T/3) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948.
History[]
The rank of Technician Third Grade was added by War Department on January 8, 1942, 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 Staff Sergeant, as they shared the same pay grade, but technicians did not have the authority to give commands as a staff sergeant would. Initially they shared the same insignia 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 were 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.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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