Captain (United States O-3)

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Captain
U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Space Force insignia of the rank of captain. Style and method of wear vary between the services.
Shoulder boards (USA, USMC, USAF, USSF)
Country	United States
Service branch	U.S. Army  U.S. Marine Corps  U.S. Air Force  U.S. Space Force
Abbreviation	CPT (Army) Capt
Rank group	Company officer
NATO rank code	OF-2
Pay grade	O-3
Next higher rank	Major
Next lower rank	First lieutenant
Equivalent ranks	Lieutenant (U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard)

Captain in the U.S. Army (USA), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and U.S. Space Force (USSF) (abbreviated "CPT" in the USA and "Capt" in the USMC, USAF, and USSF) is a company-grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-3. It ranks above first lieutenant and below major. It is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the Navy/Coast Guard officer rank system and is different from the higher Navy/Coast Guard rank of captain. The insignia for the rank consists of two silver bars, with slight stylized differences between the Army/Air Force version and the Marine Corps version.