> you listed a rank that in the Army I was in the Marines, both have the rank of Corporal. I asked a friend and he pointed me here: https://www.defense.gov/Con

> you listed a rank that in the Army I was in the Marines, both have the rank of Corporal. I asked a friend and he pointed me here: https://www.defense.gov/Contact/Help-Center/Article/Article/2746328/use-of-military-rank-by-retired-military-members/ https://www.defense.gov/Contact/Help-Center/Article/Article/... You are right about the use of rank by retirees. The example I gave is wrong or rather, more pertinent to active duty when operating in a civilian capacity. The Navy and Marines are the only branches that have specific rules about that. Wearing your insignia as an earring is what I was addressing and that is still very taboo. I served under Mattis and I'd be floored if I saw him wearing four star bars in a suit.