Arrange the ranks in ascending order from lowest to highest.

• A. Officer, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Captain, Major, Chief
• B. Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Chief
• C. Officer, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Major, Chief
• D. Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Chief

Answer: (B)

In this kind of ranking, each step up adds authority and responsibility. The entry-level role is Officer. The next level up is Sergeant, who directly supervises officers. After that comes Lieutenant, who oversees a unit or shift. Then Captain, who commands a larger division or precinct. Above that is Major, a senior manager, and at the top is Chief, the overall leader of the department. Putting these in that order—Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Chief—follows the typical chain of command from lowest to highest.

Other arrangements mix up the supervisory levels, such as placing Lieutenant before Sergeant or Captain before Lieutenant, which would reverse the standard hierarchy and misrepresent who answers to whom.