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Corporal
Sign in to saveCorporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a section or squad of soldiers (typically ranging from two to sixteen soldiers and called "corporal's guard").
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- Military rank.name
- Corporal
- Military rank.caption
- Army corporal
- Military rank.rank group
- Non-commissioned officer
- Military rank.pay grade
- E-4
- Military rank.formation
- 1924
- Military rank.higher rank
- Sergeant
- Military rank.lower rank
- Private first class Lance corporal
- Military rank.equivalents
- Petty officer third class Senior airman Specialist 4
- Military rank.image
- 80px
- Military rank.abbreviation
- CPL (Army) Cpl. (USMC)
- Military rank.NATO rank
- OR-4
- Military rank.image2
- 80px
- Military rank.caption2
- Marine Corps corporal
- Military rank.rank
- Enlisted
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Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a section or squad of soldiers (typically ranging from two to sixteen soldiers and called "corporal's guard").
The word is a contraction from the medieval Italian phrase ( [of soldiers]). While most Indo-European languages use this contraction, West Iberian languages use .