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A V-shaped stripe worn on the sleeve to mark non-commissioned rank.
Also known as: Sergeant stripes, Rank chevron, Stripes (rank)
The commonest rank device in the world's armed forces, and one of the clearest cases where a shared form does not carry a shared meaning: the number of chevrons, their orientation and the rank they denote all differ by country and by service.
A V-shaped stripe, or a group of them, worn on the sleeve or shoulder to indicate non-commissioned rank.
Point-up in United States practice and point-down in British Army practice, so the same three stripes read differently depending on whose sleeve they are on.
Orientation and rank correspondence are national conventions. No form of chevron denotes a rank internationally.
Takes its name and its form from the heraldic ordinary, which long predates its use on uniforms.
Also used outside the military as a rank or long-service mark by police, fire and emergency services in many countries.
Contexts: Public information
One or more V-shaped bars stacked one above another, drawn as broad straight lines meeting at a point.
Both are sleeve stripes; chevrons mark rank and sit high on the arm, service stripes mark years and sit at the cuff.
Both are sleeve devices, one marking rank and the other length of service.