List of comparative military ranks

This article is a list of various states' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention NATO reference codes. These are the NATO rank reference codes, used for easy comparison amongst NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.

Common military ranks in English
Navies	Armies	Air forces
Commissioned and Non-commissioned officers
Lord high admiral or Admiral of the Navy	Generalissimo or General of the Armies
Admiral of the fleet or Grand admiral	Field marshal or General of the army	Marshal of the air force
Admiral	General	Air chief marshal
Vice admiral	Lieutenant general	Air marshal
Rear admiral	Major general	Air vice-marshal
Commodore	Brigadier or Brigadier general	Air commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group captain
Commander	Lieutenant colonel	Wing commander
Lieutenant commander	Major or Commandant	Squadron leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant	Lieutenant or First lieutenant	Flying officer
Ensign	Second lieutenant	Pilot officer
Midshipman	Officer cadet	Flight cadet
Enlisted grades
Warrant officer or Chief petty officer	Warrant officer or Sergeant major	Warrant officer
Petty officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Leading seaman	Corporal	Corporal
Seaman	Private	Aircraftman
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Contents

References to modern militaryEdit

NATOEdit

• Ranks and insignia of NATO
  • Army officers
  • Army enlisted
  • Navy officers
  • Navy enlisted
  • Air Force officers
  • Air Force enlisted
• United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared

People's Republic of AlbaniaEdit

AlgeriaEdit

• Algeria military ranks

ArgentinaEdit

• Military ranks of Argentina
• Argentine Army officer rank insignia
• Argentine Army enlisted rank insignia

AustraliaEdit

• Australian Army officer rank insignia
• Australian Army other ranks insignia
• Royal Australian Navy ranks and uniforms
• Ranks of the RAAF
• Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia

AustriaEdit

• Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer

BangladeshEdit

• Bangladesh Army
• Bangladesh Navy
• Bangladesh Air Force

BelgiumEdit

• Belgian military ranks

Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdit

• Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina

BrazilEdit

• Brazil Army ranks
• Brazil Navy ranks
• Brazil Air Force ranks

CanadaEdit

• Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

People's Republic of ChinaEdit

• Chinese Army ranks (People's Republic of China)
• Chinese Navy ranks (People's Republic of China)
• Chinese Air Force ranks (People's Republic of China)

ColombiaEdit

• Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces

CroatiaEdit

• Croatian military ranks

CubaEdit

• Cuban military ranks

Democratic KampucheaEdit

• Democratic Kampuchea military ranks

DenmarkEdit

• Danish Army ranks
• Danish Navy ranks
• Danish Air Force ranks
• Danish OFs compared
• Danish ORs compared

Dominican RepublicEdit

• Dominican Republic military ranks

EgyptEdit

• Egyptian Air Force ranks
• Egyptian Army ranks
• Egyptian Navy ranks

EstoniaEdit

• Military ranks of Estonia

Ethiopian EmpireEdit

• Ethiopian Empire Army ranks and insignia
• Ethiopian Empire Navy ranks and insignia
• Ethiopian Empire Air Force ranks and insignia

EthiopiaEdit

• Ethiopia Army ranks and insignia
• Ethiopia Navy ranks and insignia
• Ethiopia Air Force ranks and insignia

FinlandEdit

• Finnish military ranks

FranceEdit

• French Army ranks
• French Navy ranks
• French Air Force ranks
• French Gendarmerie ranks

GabonEdit

• Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon

GermanyEdit

• German Army rank insignia

GreeceEdit

• Greek military ranks

HungaryEdit

• Hungarian military ranks

IndiaEdit

• Indian Air Force ranks and insignia
• Indian Army ranks and insignia
• Indian Navy ranks and insignia

IndonesiaEdit

• Indonesian military ranks

IranEdit

• Iranian military ranks

IraqEdit

• Iraqi Army ranks

IrelandEdit

• Irish Army rank insignia
• Irish Naval Service rank insignia
• Irish Air Corps rank insignia

IsraelEdit

• Israeli Defence Forces ranks and insignia

ItalyEdit

• Italian Army ranks
• Italian Navy ranks
• Italian Air Force ranks

JapanEdit

• Japanese military ranks

JordanEdit

• Jordanian military ranks

KosovoEdit

• Kosovo Security Force

LaosEdit

• Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces

LebanonEdit

• Lebanese Army ranks

Kingdom of LibyaEdit

• Libyan Kingdom Air Force ranks
• Libyan Kingdom Army ranks
• Libyan Kingdom Navy ranks

LibyaEdit

• Libyan Air Force ranks
• Libyan Army ranks
• Libyan Navy ranks

LuxembourgEdit

• Luxembourg military ranks

LithuaniaEdit

• Lithuanian military ranks and insignia

MalaysiaEdit

• Malaysian military ranks

MexicoEdit

• Mexican military ranks

MozambiqueEdit

• Mozambique Army ranks
• Mozambique Navy ranks
• Mozambique Air Force ranks

Kingdom of NepalEdit

• Kingdom of Nepal Army ranks
• Kingdom of Nepal Navy ranks
• Kingdom of Nepal Air Force ranks

Republic of NepalEdit

• Republic of Nepal Army ranks
• Republic of Nepal Navy ranks
• Republic of Nepal Air Force ranks

NetherlandsEdit

• Dutch military ranks

New ZealandEdit

• New Zealand military ranks

NicaraguaEdit

• Nicaragua military ranks

NigeriaEdit

• Nigeria Army ranks and insignia
• Nigeria Navy ranks and insignia
• Nigeria Air Force ranks and insignia

North KoreaEdit

• North Korean military ranks

OmanEdit

• Oman Air Force ranks
• Oman Army ranks
• Oman Navy ranks

South KoreaEdit

• South Korea military ranks

NorwayEdit

• Norwegian military ranks

PakistanEdit

• Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
• Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia
• Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia

PeruEdit

• Peruvian Army (Ejército del Perú)
• Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú)
• Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)

PhilippinesEdit

• Military ranks of the Philippines

PolandEdit

• Polish Armed Forces rank insignia

PortugalEdit

• Portuguese Armed Forces rank insignia

Socialist Republic of RomaniaEdit

RomaniaEdit

• Romanian Army ranks and insignia
• Romanian Navy ranks and insignia
• Romanian Air Force ranks and insignia

RussiaEdit

• Russian Army ranks and insignia
• Russian Navy ranks and insignia
• Russian Air Force ranks and insignia

Saudi ArabiaEdit

• Saudi Arabian army ranks
• Saudi Arabian navy ranks
• Saudi Arabian air force ranks

SerbiaEdit

• Serbian military ranks and insignia

SingaporeEdit

• Singapore Armed Forces ranks

SlovakiaEdit

• Slovakian Army officer ranks
• Slovakian Army other ranks

South AfricaEdit

• South African military ranks

South KoreaEdit

• South Korean military ranks

SpainEdit

• Spanish Armed Forces rank insignia

Sri LankaEdit

• Sri Lanka Army rank insignia
• Sri Lanka Navy rank insignia
• Sri Lanka Air Force rank insignia

SudanEdit

• Sudan Air Force ranks
• Sudan Army ranks
• Sudan Navy ranks

SwedenEdit

• Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces

SwitzerlandEdit

• Swiss Army ranks

TaiwanEdit

• Taiwan Army rank insignia

TanzaniaEdit

• Tanzanian military ranks

ThailandEdit

• Military ranks of the Thai armed forces

TurkeyEdit

• Military ranks of Turkey

UgandaEdit

• Uganda Army ranks and insignia
• Uganda Navy ranks and insignia
• Uganda Air Force ranks and insignia

UkraineEdit

• Military ranks of Ukraine

United KingdomEdit

• Royal Navy officer rank insignia
• Royal Navy ratings rank insignia
• British Army officer rank insignia
• British Army other rank insignia
• Royal Air Force officer ranks
• Royal Air Force other ranks

United StatesEdit

• United States uniformed services: comparative ranks of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted servicemen
• United States Air Force: enlisted, officer
• United States Army: enlisted, warrant officer, officer
• United States Coast Guard: enlisted, warrant officer, officer
• United States Marine Corps: enlisted, warrant officer, officer
• United States Navy: enlisted, warrant officer, officer
• United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps: officer
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps: officer

VenezuelaEdit

• Venezuelan military ranks

VietnamEdit

• Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

South VietnamEdit

• South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

YugoslaviaEdit

• Yugoslavian People's Army ranks and insignia
• Yugoslavian People's Navy ranks and insignia
• Yugoslavian People's Air Force ranks and insignia

Previous erasEdit

MiscellaneousEdit

• Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries
• United States (Union) Army during the civil war
• United States (Union) Navy during the civil war
• Confederate Army during the civil war
• Confederate Navy during the civil war
• Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces
• Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy

First and Second World War comparisonsEdit

• Comparative military ranks of World War I
• Comparative officer ranks of World War II
• World War II German Army ranks and insignia
• Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45)
  • Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45)
• Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine
• List of military decorations of the Third Reich
• Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
• Japan - naval ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
• Nazi Party paramilitary ranks:
  • Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party
  • Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel
    • Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS
    • Corps colours (Waffen-SS)
    • Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel
  • Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung
    • Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung
  • Ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth
  • Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Flyers Corps
  • Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps
  • Ranks and insignia of the Volkssturm
• United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I
• United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II

Other comparisonsEdit

• Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
• Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
• Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
• Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas
• Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia
• Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe
• Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania
• Comparative military ranks of Korea
• Senior Foreign Service

External linksEdit

• World Rank Insignia
• Dave VE7CNV Current Military Ranks of the World
• US Department of Defense rank insignia page
• Australian Defence Force Badges of Rank
• British Army Badges of Rank
• Canadian Forces Badges of Rank
• Irish Defence Force Army Badges of Rank
• New Zealand Defence Force Badges of Rank