Mah Jongg Tile Set Description Tile Set Name: ARMY.TIL Subject: Army Ranks Created by: Jeff Richardson Description: The First 15 tiles represent rank and insignia of commissioned officers and warrant officers of the United States Army. The insignia are worn on the shoulder straps or the Army uniform or on the collar of the uniform shirt. These insignia are sometimes worn on the helmet or field hat during times of war or for field dress. 1) General of the Army - Five five-pointed silver stars, all connected. Not shown is the gold shield on the Army which is usually above the five stars. 2) General - Four five-pointed silver stars in a line. 3) Lieutenant General - Three five-pointed silver stars in a line. 4) Major General - Two five-pointed silver stars in a line. 5) Brigadier General - One five-pointed silver star. 6) Colonel - A silver American Eagle facing left, with wings spread, gripping arrows and laurel leaves. There is an American shield on its breast. 7) Lieutenant Colonel - A sculptured silver oak leaf. 8) Major - A sculptured gold oak leaf. 9) Captain - Two joined bars of silver, 1 inch by 1/4 inch. 10) First Lieutenant - One bar of silver, 1 inch by 1/4 inch. 11) Second Lieutenant - One bar of gold, 1 inch by 1/4 inch. 12) Chief Warrant Officer, W-4 - One bar of red enamel, broken by two crosswise bars of silver, and framed in silver. 13) Chief Warrant Officer, W-3 - One bar of red enamel, broken by one crosswise bar of silver, and framer in silver. 14) Chief Warrant Officer, W-2 - One bar of red enamel, broken by two crosswise bars of gold, and framed in gold. 15) Warrant Officer, W-1 - One bar of red enamel, broken by one crosswise bar of gold, and framer in gold. The next 10 tiles are insignia of grade for enlisted men of the United States Army. The chevrons, arcs, lozenges, and other designs are in gold on an army green or are in dark blue on a white cloth for the dress uniform of the Army. 16) Sergeant Major - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below with a five-pointed star completely encircled by a wreath of laurel in the center. 17) Chief Master Sergeant - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below, with a five-pointed star in the center between them. 18) First Sergeant - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below, with a lozenge or open diamond shape, in the center between them. 19) Master Sergeant - Three chevrons above and three arcs below. 20) Sergeant First Class - Three chevrons above and two arcs below. 21) Staff Sergeant - Three chevrons above and one arc below. 22) Sergeant - Three chevrons, points up. 23) Corporal - Two chevrons, points up. 24) Lance Corporal - One chevron, with one arc below. 25) Private First Class - One chevron, point up. The next 6 tiles are insignia that are used in the Army to designate specialist fields. They all have an American Eagle device in gold on an army green or navy blue background. They are a good deal smaller than the other insignia of rank. 26) Specialist Nine - The specialist design, with three arcs above and two chevrons below, pointed down. (No longer authorized.) 27) Specialist Eight - The specialist design, with three arcs above and one chevron below, pointed down. (No longer authorized.) 29) Specialist Seven - The specialist design, with three arcs above. 30) Specialist Six - The specialist design, with two arcs above. 31) Specialist Five - The specialist design, with one arc above. 32) Specialist Four - The specialist design alone. The next three tiles are special Army service strips, bars, and wound chevrons. 33) Overseas Chevrons, World War I, and Wound Chevron - These are worn on the outside sleeve, near the cuff. They are inverted chevrons, point down, of gold color on army green. One chevron is authorized for each wound or for each six months' service in a theater of operations during World War I. 34) Overseas Service Bars, World War II, and Korean War - These are worn in the same manner as the above. Each is a gold bar on army green background. The bar is 1 5/16 inch by 3/16 inch. Each bar indicates six months' service in a theater of operations. 35) Army Service Strips - Diagonal stripes in gold on an army green background, worn on the outside sleeve in the uniform. Each gold strip indicates three years of federal military service, and they are worn one above the another. The wild card tiles are represented by the following: Wild Card Set One World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam Wild Card Set Two Army Navy Air Force Marines All the above information was gathered from Evans E. Kerrigan's book "American Badges and Insignia". Copyrighted in 1967 by Evans E. Kerrigan, The Viking Press, Inc.