Technician fifth grade | |
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Country | United States |
Service branch | United States Army |
Abbreviation | T/5 or Tec 5 |
Rank group | Enlisted |
Pay grade | 5th Grade |
Formation | 26 January 1942 |
Abolished | 1 August 1948 |
Next higher rank | Technician fourth grade |
Next lower rank | Private first class |
Equivalent ranks | Corporal |
Technician fifth grade (abbreviated T/5 or Tec 5) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948. [1] The rank was created to recognize enlisted soldiers with special technical skills, but who were not trained as combat leaders. [2] [3]
The rank of technician fifth grade was authorized on 26 January 1942, per Executive Order No. 9041, [4] and was adopted by the Army effective 1 June 1942. [2] The rank insignia was finalized on 4 September 1942, adding a block "T" below the existing two chevrons. [1] [5] Those who held the rank of T/5 were addressed as " corporal," the same as the corresponding non-commissioned officer at the same pay grade. [6]
Technicians represented a wide variety of soldiers with specialized technical skills, including medics, radio operators and repairmen, mail clerks, mechanics, cooks, musicians, and tank drivers. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Initially, the three technician ranks held non-commissioned officer status. [2] However, as technicians received no formal NCO leadership training or qualifications, their entrance into the NCO ranks resulted in organizational confusion, dilution of the NCO corps, and lowered morale among senior NCOs. [6] Consequently, the Army revoked NCO status from technicians in November 1943. [6]
The technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system on 1 August 1948, [2] though the concept was revived with the specialist ranks in 1955. [1] [12]
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Technician fifth grade | |
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Country | United States |
Service branch | United States Army |
Abbreviation | T/5 or Tec 5 |
Rank group | Enlisted |
Pay grade | 5th Grade |
Formation | 26 January 1942 |
Abolished | 1 August 1948 |
Next higher rank | Technician fourth grade |
Next lower rank | Private first class |
Equivalent ranks | Corporal |
Technician fifth grade (abbreviated T/5 or Tec 5) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948. [1] The rank was created to recognize enlisted soldiers with special technical skills, but who were not trained as combat leaders. [2] [3]
The rank of technician fifth grade was authorized on 26 January 1942, per Executive Order No. 9041, [4] and was adopted by the Army effective 1 June 1942. [2] The rank insignia was finalized on 4 September 1942, adding a block "T" below the existing two chevrons. [1] [5] Those who held the rank of T/5 were addressed as " corporal," the same as the corresponding non-commissioned officer at the same pay grade. [6]
Technicians represented a wide variety of soldiers with specialized technical skills, including medics, radio operators and repairmen, mail clerks, mechanics, cooks, musicians, and tank drivers. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Initially, the three technician ranks held non-commissioned officer status. [2] However, as technicians received no formal NCO leadership training or qualifications, their entrance into the NCO ranks resulted in organizational confusion, dilution of the NCO corps, and lowered morale among senior NCOs. [6] Consequently, the Army revoked NCO status from technicians in November 1943. [6]
The technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system on 1 August 1948, [2] though the concept was revived with the specialist ranks in 1955. [1] [12]
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