Private

Private is the lowest enlisted rank of the UNSC Marine Corps, and the two lowest in the UNSC Army. Privates are also the most unexperienced Marines in the UNSC and they tend to make alot of mistakes in combat and tend to die quickly when facing Covenant Warriors, especially Elites. The Marine Corps Private (Pvt) and the lower Army Private (Pv1) are of the grade E-1 and are equal in rank to Crewman Recruit in the UNSC Navy and Airman Basic in the Air Force. The Army's highter Private (Pv2) is of the E-2 grade, and is equal to PFC in the Marines, Crewman Apprentice in the Navy, and Airman in the Air Force. For most recruits into the Marine Corps and Army, upon completing basic training, they become a Private, and are further assigned to a specific unit. Private First Class is the next higher rank.