Which rank is indicated by one chevron above one rocker?

Which rank is indicated by one chevron above one rocker?

• A. Private First Class (PFC)
• B. Private (PVT)
• C. Private Second Class (PV2)
• D. Specialist (SPC)

Answer: (A)

Reading Army enlisted insignia is about how chevrons (the V-shaped stripes) and rockers (the curved bars) are arranged. When you see a single chevron sitting above a single rocker, that combination marks Private First Class, the rank at the E-3 level. This is the arrangement that distinguishes PFC from Private Second Class (which has a single chevron with no rocker) and from Specialist (which uses a different symbol entirely). So the one chevron above one rocker is the sign of Private First Class.

Reading Army enlisted insignia is about how chevrons (the V-shaped stripes) and rockers (the curved bars) are arranged. When you see a single chevron sitting above a single rocker, that combination marks Private First Class, the rank at the E-3 level. This is the arrangement that distinguishes PFC from Private Second Class (which has a single chevron with no rocker) and from Specialist (which uses a different symbol entirely). So the one chevron above one rocker is the sign of Private First Class.