private first class
noun
: an enlisted member of the army ranking above a private and below a corporal and in the marine corps above a private and below a lance corporal
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Farrell was named an Honor Marine during boot camp and reached the rank of private first class.
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Now a private first class stationed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, Aubin still struggles with his weight and staying within the Army's body fat requirements.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Now a young man, he's recently started a new chapter as an Army private first class and plans to follow in his father's and grandfathers’ military footsteps.
—Susan Young, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Yu received a rank of private first class in 2002 before his discharge.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Now a private first class stationed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, Aubin still struggles with his weight and staying within the Army's body fat requirements.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Now a young man, he's recently started a new chapter as an Army private first class and plans to follow in his father's and grandfathers’ military footsteps.
—Susan Young, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Yu received a rank of private first class in 2002 before his discharge.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
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“Private first class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20first%20class. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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