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1 References to modern military  


1.1  Albania  




1.2  Angola  




1.3  Argentina  




1.4  Australia  




1.5  Austria  




1.6  Azerbaijan  




1.7  Bahrain  




1.8  Bangladesh  




1.9  Belarus  




1.10  Belgium  




1.11  Bhutan  




1.12  Bolivia  




1.13  Bosnia and Herzegovina  




1.14  Botswana  




1.15  Brazil  




1.16  Bulgaria  




1.17  Canada  




1.18  Chile  




1.19  China  




1.20  Colombia  




1.21  Congo  




1.22  Congo-Brazzaville  




1.23  Croatia  




1.24  Cuba  




1.25  Czechia  




1.26  Denmark  




1.27  Egypt  




1.28  Ecuador  




1.29  Estonia  




1.30  Ethiopia  




1.31  Finland  




1.32  France  




1.33  Gabon  




1.34  Georgia  




1.35  Germany  




1.36  Greece  




1.37  Hungary  




1.38  India  




1.39  Indonesia  




1.40  Iran  




1.41  Iraq  




1.42  Ireland  




1.43  Israel  




1.44  Italy  




1.45  Japan  




1.46  Jordan  




1.47  Kenya  




1.48  Laos  




1.49  Lebanon  




1.50  Lithuania  




1.51  Malaysia  




1.52  Mexico  




1.53  Mongolia  




1.54  Myanmar  




1.55  Nepal  




1.56  Netherlands  




1.57  New Zealand  




1.58  Nicaragua  




1.59  Nigeria  




1.60  North Korea  




1.61  Norway  




1.62  Pakistan  




1.63  Peru  




1.64  Philippines  




1.65  Poland  




1.66  Portugal  




1.67  Romania  




1.68  Russia  




1.69  Saudi Arabia  




1.70  Serbia  




1.71  Singapore  




1.72  Slovakia  




1.73  Slovenia  




1.74  Somalia  




1.75  Somaliland  




1.76  South Africa  




1.77  South Korea  




1.78  Spain  




1.79  Sri Lanka  




1.80  Sweden  




1.81  Switzerland  




1.82  Syria  




1.83  Republic of China (Taiwan)  




1.84  Tajikistan  




1.85  Tanzania  




1.86  Thailand  




1.87  Tunisia  




1.88  Turkey  




1.89  Ukraine  




1.90  United Arab Emirates  




1.91  United Kingdom  




1.92  United States  




1.93  Venezuela  




1.94  Vietnam  




1.95  Zambia  




1.96  Zimbabwe  






2 Continental comparisons  


2.1  Africa  




2.2  Americas  




2.3  Asia  




2.4  Europe  




2.5  Oceania  






3 Other comparisons  


3.1  NATO  




3.2  Commonwealth of Nations  






4 Previous eras  


4.1  Miscellaneous  




4.2  First and Second World War comparisons  















List of comparative military ranks






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Comparative military ranks
Armies,
air forces
(non-Commonwealth)		 Navies,
coast guards		 Air forces
(Commonwealth system)
Flag commissioned officers
Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force
Generalor
colonel generalor
army general		 Admiral Air chief marshal
Lieutenant generalor
army corps general		 Vice admiral Air marshal
Major generalor
divisional general		 Rear admiralor
Counter admiral		 Air vice-marshal
Brigadieror
brigadier general		 Commodoreor
flotilla admiral		 Air commodore
Senior commissioned officers
Colonel (Ship-of-the-line)
Captain		 Group captain
Lieutenant colonel Frigate captainor
Commander		 Wing commander
Majoror
commandant		 Corvette captainorLieutenant
commander		 Squadron leader
Junior commissioned officers
Captain Lieutenant Flight lieutenant
First lieutenantor
lieutenant		 Lieutenant
junior gradeor
sub-lieutenant		 Flying officer
Second lieutenantor
junior lieutenant		 Ensignor
midshipman		 Pilot officer
Officer cadet Officer cadet Flight cadet
Non-commissioned officers
Warrant officeror
sergeant major		 Warrant officeror
chief petty officer		 Warrant officer
Sergeant Petty officer Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
Corporalor
bombardier		 Leading seaman Corporal
Lance corporalor
Lance bombardieror
Specialist		 Able seaman Leading aircraftman
Privateor
gunneror
trooperor
sapper		 Seaman Aircraftmanor
airmanor
aviator
  • t
  • e

    • This article is a list of various nations' 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 rank reference codes. These are used for easy comparison among NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.

    References to modern military[edit]

    Albania[edit]

    Angola[edit]

    Argentina[edit]

    Australia[edit]

    Austria[edit]

    Azerbaijan[edit]

    Bahrain[edit]

    Bangladesh[edit]

    Belarus[edit]

    Belgium[edit]

    Bhutan[edit]

    Bolivia[edit]

    Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

    Botswana[edit]

    Brazil[edit]

    Bulgaria[edit]

    Canada[edit]

    Chile[edit]

    China[edit]

    Colombia[edit]

    Congo[edit]

    Congo-Brazzaville[edit]

    Croatia[edit]

    Cuba[edit]

    Czechia[edit]

    Denmark[edit]

    Egypt[edit]

    Ecuador[edit]

    Estonia[edit]

    Ethiopia[edit]

    Finland[edit]

    France[edit]

    Gabon[edit]

    Georgia[edit]

    Germany[edit]

    Greece[edit]

    Hungary[edit]

    India[edit]

    Indonesia[edit]

    Iran[edit]

    Iraq[edit]

    Ireland[edit]

    Israel[edit]

    Italy[edit]

    Japan[edit]

    Jordan[edit]

    Kenya[edit]

    Laos[edit]

    Lebanon[edit]

    Lithuania[edit]

    Malaysia[edit]

    Mexico[edit]

    Mongolia[edit]

    Myanmar[edit]

    Nepal[edit]

    Netherlands[edit]

    New Zealand[edit]

    Nicaragua[edit]

    Nigeria[edit]

    North Korea[edit]

    Norway[edit]

    Pakistan[edit]

    Peru[edit]

    Philippines[edit]

    Poland[edit]

    Portugal[edit]

    Romania[edit]

    Russia[edit]

    Saudi Arabia[edit]

    Serbia[edit]

    Singapore[edit]

    Slovakia[edit]

    Slovenia[edit]

    Somalia[edit]

    Somaliland[edit]

    South Africa[edit]

    South Korea[edit]

    Spain[edit]

    Sri Lanka[edit]

    Sweden[edit]

    Switzerland[edit]

    Syria[edit]

    Republic of China (Taiwan)[edit]

    Tajikistan[edit]

    Tanzania[edit]

    Thailand[edit]

    Tunisia[edit]

    Turkey[edit]

    Ukraine[edit]

    United Arab Emirates[edit]

    United Kingdom[edit]

    United States[edit]

    Venezuela[edit]

    Vietnam[edit]

    Zambia[edit]

    Zimbabwe[edit]

    Continental comparisons[edit]

    Africa[edit]

    Americas[edit]

    Asia[edit]

    Europe[edit]

    Oceania[edit]

    Other comparisons[edit]

    NATO[edit]

    Commonwealth of Nations[edit]

    Previous eras[edit]

    Miscellaneous[edit]

    First and Second World War comparisons[edit]


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