What is Corporal?
'''Corporal''' is a [[military]] rank that is used by most militaries. It is also used by some [[police]] forces or other uniformed organizations. In the [[United States Army]] a Corporal is usually a fire team leader or second-in-command of a [[squad]] of soldiers. In the [[United States Marine Corps]], Corporal is the rank for a team leader of a squad, machine gun team or the equivalent. It is equal in grade but senior by job title to [[Specialist (rank)|specialist]] in the U.S. Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Army Ranks|url=http://www.army.mil/symbols/armyranks.html|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=December 31, 2012|year=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Torbush |first=Alicia |title=Corporal: Stepping into the world of NCOs|url=http://www.army.mil/article/18109/|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=December 31, 2012|date=12 March 2009}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category|Corporals}} [[Category:Military ranks]]