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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a> (SAF) has five rank schemes for active and reservist personnel, with a sixth for the <a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">auxiliaries</a> of the <a href="/wiki/SAF_Volunteer_Corps" title="SAF Volunteer Corps">SAF Volunteer Corps</a>. The SAF has a unique rank structure as an integrated force, ranks are the same in the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Singapore Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy" title="Republic of Singapore Navy">Republic of Singapore Navy</a> (RSN), the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Republic of Singapore Air Force</a> (RSAF), and the <a href="/wiki/Digital_and_Intelligence_Service" title="Digital and Intelligence Service">Digital and Intelligence Service</a> (DIS). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Singapore" title="Military history of Singapore">Military history of Singapore</a></div> <p>Like many <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries, the SAF draws its heritage from the British military, however Singapore no longer uses British-style rank insignia across its armed services and also does not use the corresponding <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> rank titles for its navy and air force. The three branches of the SAF were unified in 1972,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but prior to 1982, the three component services maintained their own distinct sets of uniform insignia, particularly for officer-level ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, the SAF implemented identical rank insignia across all three services along with a new <a href="/wiki/Service_dress_uniform" title="Service dress uniform">service dress uniform</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rank titles are also largely identical, with only two exceptions in the Republic of Singapore Navy, where general officers have <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admiral</a> ranks while <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">officer cadets</a> are referred to as midshipmen.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rank_structure">Rank structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rank structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ranks of uniformed personnel are outlined in the <i>Singapore Armed Forces (Ranks of Servicemen) Regulations</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the legislation provides for the ranks of <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general</a> and <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admiral</a>, there have not been any holders of these ranks as of 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, and their rank insignia are not known. As below is a list of ranks prescribed by legislation, arranged in order of increasing seniority. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"> <caption>List of military ranks according to the <i>Singapore Armed Forces (Ranks of Servicemen) Regulations</i><sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Military expert rank </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">Enlistees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_recruit" class="mw-redirect" title="Army recruit">Recruit</a> (REC) </td> <td rowspan="7" style="background: gray;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> (PTE) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_First_Class" class="mw-redirect" title="Private First Class">Private First Class</a> (PFC) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> (LCP) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> (CPL) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal_First_Class" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporal First Class">Corporal First Class</a> (CFC) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">Specialists</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Third_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sergeant">Third Sergeant</a> (3SG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Sergeant">Second Sergeant</a> (2SG) </td> <td>ME1 (Military Expert 1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sergeant">First Sergeant</a> (1SG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: gray;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff Sergeant</a> (SSG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Sergeant">Master Sergeant</a> (MSG) </td> <td>ME2 (Military Expert 2) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Third_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Warrant Officer">Third Warrant Officer</a> (3WO) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: gray;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Warrant Officer">Second Warrant Officer</a> (2WO) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="First Warrant Officer">First Warrant Officer</a> (1WO) </td> <td>ME3 (Military Expert 3) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Warrant Officer">Master Warrant Officer</a> (MWO) </td> <td rowspan="5" style="background: gray;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Warrant Officer">Senior Warrant Officer</a> (SWO) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Warrant Officer">Chief Warrant Officer</a> (CWO) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Junior_officer" title="Junior officer">Junior officers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant">Second Lieutenant</a> (2LT) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> (LTA) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain" title="Captain">Captain</a> (CPT) </td> <td>ME4 (Military Expert 4) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Field_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Field officer">Field officers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> (MAJ) </td> <td>ME5 (Military Expert 5) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-Colonel">Lieutenant-Colonel</a> (LTC) </td> <td>ME6 (Military Expert 6) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_lieutenant_colonel" title="Senior lieutenant colonel">Senior Lieutenant-Colonel</a> (SLTC) </td> <td rowspan="1" style="background: gray;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> (COL) </td> <td>ME7 (Military Expert 7) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General officers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier-General">Brigadier-General</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rear-Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear-Admiral">Rear-Admiral</a> one-star (BG/RADM(1)) </td> <td>ME8 (Military Expert 8) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-General">Major-General</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rear-Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear-Admiral">Rear-Admiral</a> two-star (MG/RADM(2)) </td> <td>ME9 (Military Expert 9) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-General">Lieutenant-General</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vice-Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-Admiral">Vice-Admiral</a> (LG/VADM) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a>/<a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> (GEN/ADM) </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Enlistees">Enlistees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Enlistees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-SAFPU_NDP%2700_02_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="869" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption>Two <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">corporals</a> (left) and a <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeant</a> (right) from the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Provost_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit">Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit</a> providing security cover for the 2000 <a href="/wiki/National_Day_Parade" class="mw-redirect" title="National Day Parade">National Day Parade</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Padang,_Singapore" title="Padang, Singapore">Padang, Singapore</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">Enlistees</a> make up the bulk of manpower in the SAF and comprise the majority of full-time national servicemen.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All new soldiers in the SAF, also known as enlistees, must first undergo <a href="/wiki/Basic_Military_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Basic Military Training">Basic Military Training</a> (BMT),<sup id="cite_ref-:10_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during which they hold the most basic rank of <a href="/wiki/Army_recruit" class="mw-redirect" title="Army recruit">recruit</a> (REC) until they successfully complete their training. Once recruits graduate from their BMT they attain the rank of <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">private</a> (PTE).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Selected recruits may also be chosen for further leadership training at the <a href="/wiki/Specialist_Cadet_School" title="Specialist Cadet School">Specialist Cadet School</a> or <a href="/wiki/Officer_Cadet_School_(Singapore)" title="Officer Cadet School (Singapore)">Officer Cadet School</a> after graduating from BMT to become future <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">specialists</a> or <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">officers</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conscripts who do not complete BMT will continue to hold the rank of recruit and may attain the rank of private only at the end of their 2 years of active service.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Recruits and privates of all armed services do not wear any rank insignia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Privates can be further promoted to the ranks of <a href="/wiki/Private_first_class" title="Private first class">private (first class)</a> (PFC), <a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">lance corporal</a> (LCP), <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">corporal</a> (CPL), and <a href="/wiki/Corporal_first_class" title="Corporal first class">corporal (first class)</a> (CFC), if they perform well.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span 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<td>PFC </td> <td>LCP </td> <td>CPL </td> <td>CFC </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Specialists">Specialists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Specialists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-EOD_soldiers_from_the_36th_Singapore_Combat_Engineers_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2644" data-file-height="1811" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Master_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Sergeant">Master Sergeant</a> Tay (left) with a <a href="/wiki/Second_sergeant" title="Second sergeant">second sergeant</a> (centre) and <a href="/wiki/Third_sergeant" title="Third sergeant">third sergeant</a> (right) of the 36th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Combat_Engineers" title="Singapore Combat Engineers">Singapore Combat Engineers</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">Specialists</a> serve as the junior commanders in the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a>. They are specifically trained in a variety of equipment and skills and are considered "subject matter experts". They take responsibility for leading and training small units and work together with commissioned officers.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The specialist corps (as well as the warrant officer corps) were introduced in 1992 to replace the previous <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> corps.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Potential specialists are selected while training as recruits during BMT and, following graduation, undergo further training at the <a href="/wiki/Specialist_Cadet_School" title="Specialist Cadet School">Specialist Cadet School</a> (SCS).<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 22 December 2008, all specialist trainees bear the rank of specialist cadet (SCT) while undergoing specialist training.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This rank is considered equivalent to a private,<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is worn until they graduate from SCS, upon which they attain the rank of <a href="/wiki/Third_sergeant" title="Third sergeant">third sergeant</a> (3SG).<sup id="cite_ref-:10_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Servicemen may subsequently be promoted to second sergeant (2SG) and first sergeant (1SG). Regular personnel may progress further to the staff-level ranks of staff sergeant (SSG) or master sergeant (MSG).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The master sergeant is the pinnacle rank of the specialist corps.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Specialists in general are addressed as "Sergeant",<sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while staff sergeants are addressed as "Staff" and master sergeants as "Master".<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank insignia of specialists consists of three downward-pointing chevrons for the lowest rank of third sergeant, with additional upward-pointing chevrons depending on their seniority. In addition, staff-level ranks contain a <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Singapore" title="Coat of arms of Singapore">coat of arms of Singapore</a> between the upward-pointing and downward-pointing chevrons. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">Specialist</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">ranks of the Singapore Armed Forces</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SAF_specialist_ranks" title="Template:SAF specialist ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:SAF_specialist_ranks" title="Template talk:SAF specialist ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SAF_specialist_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:SAF specialist ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg/60px-Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg/90px-Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg/120px-Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="28" /></a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg/60px-Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg/90px-Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg/120px-Army-SGP-OR-5b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="52" /></a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg/60px-Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg/90px-Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg/120px-Army-SGP-OR-5c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="59" /></a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg/60px-Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg/90px-Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg/120px-Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="59" /></a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg/60px-Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg/90px-Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg/120px-Army-SGP-OR-6b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="67" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Third_sergeant" title="Third sergeant">Third sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_sergeant" title="Second sergeant">Second sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">First sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">Master sergeant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>3SG </td> <td>2SG </td> <td>1SG </td> <td>SSG </td> <td>MSG </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;;"> <caption>Specialist cadet ranks </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg/80px-RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg/120px-RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg/160px-RSA-SPEC-CDT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1229" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td>Specialist Cadet </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>SCT </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officers">Warrant officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warrant officers serve as senior mentors and disciplinarians in units as well as training institutes.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warrant officers are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces#Legislation" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Armed Forces Council</a> (AFC), and may be given command responsibility of units and serve as disciplinary or investigating officers for military offences. In addition, they may only be charged for military offences by superior commanders.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like officers, they may also carry ceremonial swords on parades, and wear their ranks on their shoulder epaulettes.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Warrant officers are typically promoted from the ranks of specialists and generally have more than ten years of service,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although outstanding specialists can attain the rank of <a href="/wiki/Third_warrant_officer" title="Third warrant officer">third warrant officer</a> as soon as seven years into service.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senior specialists are trained at the <a href="/wiki/SAFWOS_Leadership_School" class="mw-redirect" title="SAFWOS Leadership School">SAFWOS Leadership School</a> (SAFWOS) before becoming warrant officers, and selected operationally-ready national servicemen may also be selected for warrant officer rank.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While technically ranking below commissioned officers, warrant officers are addressed by junior commissioned officers as "<span title="Standard Malay-language text"><i lang="zsm">Encik</i></span>" for males or "<span title="Standard Malay-language text"><i lang="zsm">Cik</i></span>" for females, in respect of their experience and knowledge.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank insignia of a third warrant officer (3WO) consists of a <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Singapore" title="Coat of arms of Singapore">coat of arms of Singapore</a> with an arc below and a thin upward-pointing chevron, while that of a second warrant officer (2WO) through to senior warrant officer (SWO) have a thicker chevron which vary in number according to the rank. Finally, the rank of chief warrant officer (CWO) is distinguished from the rank of senior warrant officer with the addition of a laurel.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">ranks of the Singapore Armed Forces</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SAF_warrant_officer_ranks" title="Template:SAF warrant officer ranks"><abbr title="View this 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/SGEWO-2WO.svg/80px-SGEWO-2WO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/SGEWO-2WO.svg/120px-SGEWO-2WO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/SGEWO-2WO.svg/160px-SGEWO-2WO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGEWO-1WO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/SGEWO-1WO.svg/80px-SGEWO-1WO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/SGEWO-1WO.svg/120px-SGEWO-1WO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/SGEWO-1WO.svg/160px-SGEWO-1WO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGEWO-MWO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/SGEWO-MWO.svg/80px-SGEWO-MWO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/SGEWO-MWO.svg/120px-SGEWO-MWO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/SGEWO-MWO.svg/160px-SGEWO-MWO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGEWO-SWO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/SGEWO-SWO.svg/80px-SGEWO-SWO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/SGEWO-SWO.svg/120px-SGEWO-SWO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/SGEWO-SWO.svg/160px-SGEWO-SWO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGEWO-CWO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/SGEWO-CWO.svg/80px-SGEWO-CWO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/SGEWO-CWO.svg/120px-SGEWO-CWO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/SGEWO-CWO.svg/160px-SGEWO-CWO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Third_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Warrant Officer">Third Warrant Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Warrant Officer">Second Warrant Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="First Warrant Officer">First Warrant Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Warrant Officer">Master Warrant Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Warrant Officer">Senior Warrant Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Warrant Officer">Chief Warrant Officer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>3WO </td> <td>2WO </td> <td>1WO </td> <td>MWO </td> <td>SWO </td> <td>CWO </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers">Officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_060530-N-9851B-007_Commander,_Destroyer_Squadron_One,_Capt._Al_Collins,_shake_hands_with_Col._Joseph_Leong,_commander_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Navy%27s_first_flotilla_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/US_Navy_060530-N-9851B-007_Commander%2C_Destroyer_Squadron_One%2C_Capt._Al_Collins%2C_shake_hands_with_Col._Joseph_Leong%2C_commander_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Navy%27s_first_flotilla_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/US_Navy_060530-N-9851B-007_Commander%2C_Destroyer_Squadron_One%2C_Capt._Al_Collins%2C_shake_hands_with_Col._Joseph_Leong%2C_commander_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Navy%27s_first_flotilla_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/US_Navy_060530-N-9851B-007_Commander%2C_Destroyer_Squadron_One%2C_Capt._Al_Collins%2C_shake_hands_with_Col._Joseph_Leong%2C_commander_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Navy%27s_first_flotilla_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2028" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> Joseph Leong, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy" title="Republic of Singapore Navy">Republic of Singapore Navy</a> (right) shakes hands with <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">Captain</a> Al Collins, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> (left) in <a href="/wiki/Changi_Naval_Base" title="Changi Naval Base">Changi Naval Base</a> during exercise <a href="/wiki/Cooperation_Afloat_Readiness_and_Training" title="Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training">Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training</a> (CARAT) 2006. Both officers are of similar rank but bear different rank titles and insignia.</figcaption></figure> <p>Officers exercise leadership and command authority in the SAF. Prospective officers are selected from trainees in BMT and SCS, and undergo training at the <a href="/wiki/Officer_Cadet_School_(Singapore)" title="Officer Cadet School (Singapore)">Officer Cadet School</a> (OCS).<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While training to become an officer, they hold the rank of <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">officer cadet</a> or <a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">midshipman</a>, which are considered equivalent in rank to a private.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prospective officers are required to hold <a href="/wiki/Singapore-Cambridge_GCE_Advanced_Level" title="Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level">A-Level</a>, <a href="/wiki/IB_Diploma_Programme" title="IB Diploma Programme">International Baccalaureate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polytechnic_(Singapore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Polytechnic (Singapore)">polytechnic diploma</a> or equivalent tertiary qualifications, and career officers are encouraged to obtain higher studies in universities. They are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">President of Singapore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Junior officers are in charge of sub-units, and begin at the rank of second lieutenant (2LT), and may be promoted to the ranks of lieutenant (LTA). Regular and reservist personnel may be further promoted to the rank of captain (CPT) after attending courses at the SAF Advanced Schools.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank insignia of junior officers are depicted by bars.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Senior officers are typically placed in charge of units or higher branches and responsible for making command decisions. They begin duties at the rank of major (MAJ), and may progress to lieutenant colonel (LTC), senior lieutenant colonel (SLTC), or colonel (COL).<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank insignia for senior officers uses the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Singapore" title="Coat of arms of Singapore">coat of arms of Singapore</a>, also informally known as "crabs".<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The general officers are the highest-ranking officers in the SAF, and are responsible for broad strategy and policies which affect the entire armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> General officers of the Army and Air Force use general-based ranks, while those of the Navy use admiral-based ranks. Their rank insignia consists of stars, ranging from one for brigadier generals (BG) and rear admiral (one-star) (RADM(1)), two for major generals (MG) and rear admiral (two-star) (RADM(2)), and three for lieutenant generals (LG) and vice admirals (VADM).<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finally, the ranks of general and admiral are also provided for in the Singapore Armed Forces (Ranks of Servicemen) Regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All officers are addressed by lower-ranking personnel as "Sir" for males or "Ma'am" for females.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;;"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">Officer</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">ranks of the Singapore Armed Forces</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SAF_officer_ranks" title="Template:SAF officer ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:SAF_officer_ranks" title="Template talk:SAF officer ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SAF_officer_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:SAF officer ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:01-RSA-OF01a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/01-RSA-OF01a.svg/80px-01-RSA-OF01a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/01-RSA-OF01a.svg/120px-01-RSA-OF01a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/01-RSA-OF01a.svg/160px-01-RSA-OF01a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:02-RSA-OF01b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/02-RSA-OF01b.svg/80px-02-RSA-OF01b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/02-RSA-OF01b.svg/120px-02-RSA-OF01b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/02-RSA-OF01b.svg/160px-02-RSA-OF01b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:03-RSA-OF02.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-RSA-OF02.svg/80px-03-RSA-OF02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-RSA-OF02.svg/120px-03-RSA-OF02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-RSA-OF02.svg/160px-03-RSA-OF02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:04-RSA-OF03.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/04-RSA-OF03.svg/80px-04-RSA-OF03.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/04-RSA-OF03.svg/120px-04-RSA-OF03.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/04-RSA-OF03.svg/160px-04-RSA-OF03.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-RSA-OF04a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/05-RSA-OF04a.svg/80px-05-RSA-OF04a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/05-RSA-OF04a.svg/120px-05-RSA-OF04a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/05-RSA-OF04a.svg/160px-05-RSA-OF04a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGEOS-SLTC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/SGEOS-SLTC.svg/80px-SGEOS-SLTC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/SGEOS-SLTC.svg/120px-SGEOS-SLTC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/SGEOS-SLTC.svg/160px-SGEOS-SLTC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:07-RSA-OF05.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/07-RSA-OF05.svg/80px-07-RSA-OF05.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/07-RSA-OF05.svg/120px-07-RSA-OF05.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/07-RSA-OF05.svg/160px-07-RSA-OF05.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:08-RSA-OF06.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/08-RSA-OF06.svg/80px-08-RSA-OF06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/08-RSA-OF06.svg/120px-08-RSA-OF06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/08-RSA-OF06.svg/160px-08-RSA-OF06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:09-RSA-OF07.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/09-RSA-OF07.svg/80px-09-RSA-OF07.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/09-RSA-OF07.svg/120px-09-RSA-OF07.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/09-RSA-OF07.svg/160px-09-RSA-OF07.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:10-RSA-OF08.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/10-RSA-OF08.svg/80px-10-RSA-OF08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/10-RSA-OF08.svg/120px-10-RSA-OF08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/10-RSA-OF08.svg/160px-10-RSA-OF08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><i><b>Insignia<br />not known</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second<br />Lieutenant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(land)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land)">Captain</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant<br />Colonel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Lieutenant Colonel">Senior<br />Lieutenant<br />Colonel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General">Brigadier<br />General</a><hr /><a href="/wiki/Rear_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear Admiral">Rear Admiral</a><br />(one-star) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major<br />General</a><hr /><a href="/wiki/Rear_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear Admiral">Rear Admiral</a><br />(two-star) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant<br />General</a><hr /><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a><hr /><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>2LT </td> <td>LTA </td> <td>CPT </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td>LTC </td> <td>SLTC </td> <td>COL </td> <td>BG<hr />RADM(1) </td> <td>MG<hr />RADM(2) </td> <td>LG<hr />VADM </td> <td>GEN<hr />ADM </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;;"> <caption>Officer cadet ranks </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Singapore-Army-OF-(1D).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Singapore-Army-OF-%281D%29.svg/80px-Singapore-Army-OF-%281D%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Singapore-Army-OF-%281D%29.svg/120px-Singapore-Army-OF-%281D%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Singapore-Army-OF-%281D%29.svg/160px-Singapore-Army-OF-%281D%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Singapore-Army-OF-(2D).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Singapore-Army-OF-%282D%29.svg/80px-Singapore-Army-OF-%282D%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Singapore-Army-OF-%282D%29.svg/120px-Singapore-Army-OF-%282D%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Singapore-Army-OF-%282D%29.svg/160px-Singapore-Army-OF-%282D%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Singapore-Army-OF-(3D).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Singapore-Army-OF-%283D%29.svg/80px-Singapore-Army-OF-%283D%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Singapore-Army-OF-%283D%29.svg/120px-Singapore-Army-OF-%283D%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Singapore-Army-OF-%283D%29.svg/160px-Singapore-Army-OF-%283D%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Officer_Cadet" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer Cadet">Officer Cadet</a><hr /><a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">Midshipman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td colspan="3">OCT<hr />MID </td></tr> <tr> <th>Term </th> <td>Common Leadership Term </td> <td>Service Term<hr />Naval Foundation Term </td> <td>Professional Term<hr />Naval Advance Term/Internship Term </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_experts">Military experts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Military experts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-12749854315_3cc50987c1_o_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption>A Military Expert 3 (right) with other soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Republic of Singapore Air Force</a> at the 2014 <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Airshow" title="Singapore Airshow">Singapore Airshow</a>. A Military Expert 2 (left) is identifiable with an abbreviated rank title on his <a href="/wiki/Name_tag" title="Name tag">name tape</a> even though the rank insignia on his chest is obscured.</figcaption></figure> <p>Military experts are soldiers that serve in specific military domains under the Military Domain Experts Scheme (MDES), which is a separate rank scheme that was introduced in April 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank structure runs in parallel with the conventional ranks of enlistees, specialists, warrant officers, and commissioned officers, and allows for continual advancement from ME1 to higher ranks all the way to ME9 based upon expertise and performance levels.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Military experts of Military Expert 3 (ME3) rank are considered equivalent to warrant officers;<sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while those ranking Military Expert 4 (ME4) or higher (collectively referred to as <i>senior military experts</i>) are considered equivalent to commissioned officers<sup id="cite_ref-:9_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and given the same legal authority.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank titles do not have unique names, but are instead suffixed by a <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_number" title="Cardinal number">cardinal number</a> from 1 to 9 (for example, Military Expert 3 or ME3), with 1 indicating the most junior rank and 9 the most senior. Each of the ranks may be further qualified by another suffix: this may be a number to denote pay grades (for example, Military Expert 4–2 or ME4-2); or a letter to denote military experts in different stages of training, namely T for trainees (for example, Military Expert 4 Trainee or ME4T) or A for apprentices (for example, Military Expert 4 Apprentice or ME4A). Their insignia has the National Arms inside the diamond with a gold border.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Military expert trainees are considered equivalent to the rank of private, while military expert apprentices are considered equivalent to the rank of Military Expert 1.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header">Military expert <a class="mw-selflink selflink">ranks of the Singapore Armed Forces</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SAF_military_expert_ranks" title="Template:SAF military expert ranks"><abbr 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<td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/SGMDES-ME2.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/SGMDES-ME2.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/SGMDES-ME2.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SGMDES-ME3.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SGMDES-ME3.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SGMDES-ME3.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SGMDES-ME4.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SGMDES-ME4.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SGMDES-ME4.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/SGMDES-ME5.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/SGMDES-ME5.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME5.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/SGMDES-ME7.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/SGMDES-ME7.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/SGMDES-ME8.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/SGMDES-ME8.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/SGMDES-ME8.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/SGMDES-ME9.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/SGMDES-ME9.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/SGMDES-ME9.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="415" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td>ME1 </td> <td>ME2 </td> <td>ME3 </td> <td>ME4 </td> <td>ME5 </td> <td>ME6 </td> <td>ME7 </td> <td>ME8 </td> <td>ME9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Equivalent rank<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2SG </td> <td>MSG </td> <td>1WO </td> <td>CPT </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td>LTC </td> <td>COL </td> <td>BG<br />RADM(1) </td> <td>MG<br />RADM(2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;;"> <caption>Military Expert trainee and apprentice ranks </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/80px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/160px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/80px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/160px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME4-A.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/SGMDES-ME4-A.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME4-A.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/SGMDES-ME4-A.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME4-A.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/SGMDES-ME4-A.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME4-A.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1229" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td>Military Expert 1 Trainee </td> <td>Military Expert 4 Trainee </td> <td>Military Expert 4 Apprentice </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>ME1(T) </td> <td>ME4(T) </td> <td>ME4(A) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SAFVC_volunteers">SAFVC volunteers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: SAFVC volunteers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/SAF_Volunteer_Corps" title="SAF Volunteer Corps">SAF Volunteer Corps</a> (SAFVC) was established in October 2014<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to allow female Singapore citizens, first generation <a href="/wiki/Permanent_resident" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent resident">permanent residents</a> and naturalised citizens, all of whom would not ordinarily have any national service obligation, to serve as volunteers in the SAF. The SAFVC Volunteers (SV) have a unique rank structure that does not correlate with the other ranks in the SAF. </p><p>The SAFVC ranks comprise five tiers from SAFVC Volunteer (Trainee), abbreviated as SV (Trainee), to SAFVC Volunteer 4 (SV4), enumerated by winged chevrons. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Volunteer ranks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/SAF_Volunteer_Corps" title="SAF Volunteer Corps">SAF Volunteer Corps</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SAFVC_volunteer_ranks" title="Template:SAFVC volunteer ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li 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/></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAFVC-SV1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/SAFVC-SV1.svg/80px-SAFVC-SV1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/SAFVC-SV1.svg/120px-SAFVC-SV1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/SAFVC-SV1.svg/160px-SAFVC-SV1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="453" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAFVC-SV2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/SAFVC-SV2.svg/80px-SAFVC-SV2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/SAFVC-SV2.svg/120px-SAFVC-SV2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/SAFVC-SV2.svg/160px-SAFVC-SV2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="453" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAFVC-SV3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/SAFVC-SV3.svg/80px-SAFVC-SV3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/SAFVC-SV3.svg/120px-SAFVC-SV3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/SAFVC-SV3.svg/160px-SAFVC-SV3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="453" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAFVC-SV4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAFVC-SV4.svg/80px-SAFVC-SV4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAFVC-SV4.svg/120px-SAFVC-SV4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAFVC-SV4.svg/160px-SAFVC-SV4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="453" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td>SAFVC<br />Volunteer<br />(Trainee) </td> <td>SAFVC<br />Volunteer 1 </td> <td>SAFVC<br />Volunteer 2 </td> <td>SAFVC<br />Volunteer 3 </td> <td>SAFVC<br />Volunteer 4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>SV<br />(Trainee) </td> <td>SV1 </td> <td>SV2 </td> <td>SV3 </td> <td>SV4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rank_etiquette">Rank etiquette</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rank etiquette"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wearing_of_rank_insignia">Wearing of rank insignia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Wearing of rank insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Where the rank insignia is worn depends on a number of factors, including the uniform type, rank scheme, gender, and service of the serviceman. </p><p>When wearing the No. 4 uniform (<a href="/wiki/Combat_uniform" title="Combat uniform">combat uniform</a>), all servicemen wear their rank insignia on a chest strap.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otherwise, when wearing other uniforms, the rank insignia of enlistees and specialists are generally worn on the sleeves, while that of warrant officers,<sup id="cite_ref-:7_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> officers,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and military experts are worn on shoulder epaulettes. In addition, female warrant officers, officers, and military experts wear their rank insignia on the collars when wearing the No. 3 or No. 5 uniforms (<a href="/wiki/Service_dress_uniform" title="Service dress uniform">service dress uniforms</a>), except for those of Army, who may wear their insignia on the shoulders if they are wearing a suit with their No. 5 uniform.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Suffixes_to_rank_titles">Suffixes to rank titles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Suffixes to rank titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Military ranks are sometimes suffixed with an abbreviation to denote certain circumstances under which the personnel holds the rank. </p> <ul><li>The addendum (NS) is used for reservists, also known as Operationally Ready National Servicemen (NSmen), who are still serving their reservist obligations, e.g. CPL (NS), 3SG (NS), COL (NS).<sup id="cite_ref-:8_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The addendum (RET) is used for reservists and regulars who are honorably discharged from service after they reach their statutory age of service, and have fulfilled their reservist obligations, e.g. MAJ (RET), BG (RET), SWO (RET).</li> <li>The addendum (VOL) is used for servicemen who have reached their statutory age cap from their reservist obligations but have voluntarily extended their service, e.g. COL (VOL), BG (VOL).<sup id="cite_ref-:8_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_rank_insignia">Historical rank insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Historical rank insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGMDES-ME8_(2010-2023).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/SGMDES-ME8_%282010-2023%29.svg/80px-SGMDES-ME8_%282010-2023%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/SGMDES-ME8_%282010-2023%29.svg/120px-SGMDES-ME8_%282010-2023%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/SGMDES-ME8_%282010-2023%29.svg/160px-SGMDES-ME8_%282010-2023%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1229" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank </th> <td>Military Expert 8<sup id="cite_ref-:11_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Dates </th> <td>2010–2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1983–1989"><span id="1983.E2.80.931989"></span>1983–1989</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 1983–1989"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Officers</dt></dl> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="10">General / flag officers </th> <th colspan="6">Senior officers </th> <th colspan="8">Junior officers </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png/23px-SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png/35px-SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png/46px-SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Singapore Army</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/RSAFinfoboxflag.png/23px-RSAFinfoboxflag.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/RSAFinfoboxflag.png/35px-RSAFinfoboxflag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/RSAFinfoboxflag.png/45px-RSAFinfoboxflag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Republic of Singapore Air Force</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983–1989)</span><sup id="cite_ref-LePoer_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LePoer-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="6"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:10-RSA-OF08.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/10-RSA-OF08.svg/50px-10-RSA-OF08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/10-RSA-OF08.svg/75px-10-RSA-OF08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/10-RSA-OF08.svg/100px-10-RSA-OF08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:09-RSA-OF07.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/09-RSA-OF07.svg/50px-09-RSA-OF07.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/09-RSA-OF07.svg/75px-09-RSA-OF07.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/09-RSA-OF07.svg/100px-09-RSA-OF07.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:08-RSA-OF06.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/08-RSA-OF06.svg/50px-08-RSA-OF06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/08-RSA-OF06.svg/75px-08-RSA-OF06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/08-RSA-OF06.svg/100px-08-RSA-OF06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:07-RSA-OF05.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/07-RSA-OF05.svg/50px-07-RSA-OF05.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/07-RSA-OF05.svg/75px-07-RSA-OF05.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/07-RSA-OF05.svg/100px-07-RSA-OF05.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-RSA-OF04a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/05-RSA-OF04a.svg/50px-05-RSA-OF04a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/05-RSA-OF04a.svg/75px-05-RSA-OF04a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/05-RSA-OF04a.svg/100px-05-RSA-OF04a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:04-RSA-OF03.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/04-RSA-OF03.svg/50px-04-RSA-OF03.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/04-RSA-OF03.svg/75px-04-RSA-OF03.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/04-RSA-OF03.svg/100px-04-RSA-OF03.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:03-RSA-OF02.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-RSA-OF02.svg/50px-03-RSA-OF02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-RSA-OF02.svg/75px-03-RSA-OF02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/03-RSA-OF02.svg/100px-03-RSA-OF02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:02-RSA-OF01b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/02-RSA-OF01b.svg/50px-02-RSA-OF01b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/02-RSA-OF01b.svg/75px-02-RSA-OF01b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/02-RSA-OF01b.svg/100px-02-RSA-OF01b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:01-RSA-OF01a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/01-RSA-OF01a.svg/50px-01-RSA-OF01a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/01-RSA-OF01a.svg/75px-01-RSA-OF01a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/01-RSA-OF01a.svg/100px-01-RSA-OF01a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">Brigadier</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lieutenant colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(land)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land)">Captain</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="1"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Naval_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Naval_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Naval_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy" title="Republic of Singapore Navy">Republic of Singapore Navy</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983–1989)</span><sup id="cite_ref-LePoer_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LePoer-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">Vice admiral</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear admiral</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lieutenant colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(land)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land)">Captain</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Army Enlisted</dt></dl> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; color:inherit; text-align:center; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="22">Senior NCOs </th> <th colspan="6">Junior NCOs </th> <th colspan="8">Enlisted </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983–1989)</span><sup id="cite_ref-LePoer_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LePoer-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Warrant_Officer_II_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-08%29.gif/50px-Warrant_Officer_II_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-08%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Warrant_Officer_II_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-08%29.gif/75px-Warrant_Officer_II_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-08%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Warrant_Officer_II_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-08%29.gif/100px-Warrant_Officer_II_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-08%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="86" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Staff_Sergeant_1965-1983_(Singapore_Army_OR-07).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img 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href="/wiki/File:Corporal_1965-1983_(Singapore_Army_OR-04).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-04%29.gif/50px-Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-04%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-04%29.gif/75px-Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-04%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-04%29.gif/100px-Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-04%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="68" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_(Singapore_Army_OR-03).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-03%29.gif/50px-Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-03%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-03%29.gif/75px-Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-03%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-03%29.gif/100px-Lance_Corporal_1965-1983_%28Singapore_Army_OR-03%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="52" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="8"><i><b>No insignia</b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer class I</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer class II</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Corporal_first_class" title="Corporal first class">Corporal first class</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military 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class="navbox-group" style="width:6em"><a href="/wiki/SAFTI_Military_Institute" title="SAFTI Military Institute">SAFTI Military Institute</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/SAFTI_Military_Institute#Goh_Keng_Swee_Command_and_Staff_College" title="SAFTI Military Institute">Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/SAFTI_Military_Institute#SAF_Advanced_Schools" title="SAFTI Military Institute">SAF Advanced Schools</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Cadet_School_(Singapore)" title="Officer Cadet School (Singapore)">Officer Cadet School</a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em"><a href="/wiki/Specialist_and_Warrant_Officer_Institute" title="Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute">Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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Institute">SAF Medical Training Institute</a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div><b>Other SAF units and affiliated organisations</b> <div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Band" title="Singapore Armed Forces Band">SAF Band</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/SAF_Medical_Corps" title="SAF Medical Corps">SAF Medical Corps</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Parachute_Team" title="Singapore Armed Forces Parachute Team">SAF Parachute Team</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/SAF_Volunteer_Corps" title="SAF Volunteer Corps">SAF Volunteer Corps</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(Singapore)" title="National Cadet Corps (Singapore)">National Cadet Corps</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Warriors_FC" title="Warriors FC">Warriors Football Club</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Youth_Flying_Club" title="Singapore Youth Flying Club">Singapore Youth Flying 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Algeria" title="Military ranks of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola" title="Military ranks of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Benin" title="Military ranks of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Botswana" title="Military ranks of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Burkina_Faso" title="Military ranks of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Burundi" title="Military ranks of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cameroon" title="Military ranks of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cape_Verde" title="Military ranks of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Central_African_Republic" title="Military ranks of Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Chad" title="Military ranks of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Djibouti" title="Military ranks of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Eritrea" title="Military ranks of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ethiopia" title="Military ranks of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Gabon" title="Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Gambia" title="Military ranks of the Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ghana" title="Military ranks of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Military ranks of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kenya" title="Military ranks of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lesotho" title="Military ranks of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Liberia" title="Military ranks of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Libya" title="Military ranks of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Madagascar" title="Military ranks of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malawi" title="Military ranks of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mali" title="Military ranks of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mauritania" title="Military ranks of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Namibia" title="Military ranks of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Niger" title="Military ranks of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nigeria" title="Military ranks of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rwanda" title="Military ranks of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Military ranks of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Senegal" title="Military ranks of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Seychelles" title="Military ranks of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Military ranks of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somalia" title="Military ranks of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_military_ranks" title="South African military ranks">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Sudan" title="Military ranks of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sudan" title="Military ranks of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tanzania" title="Military ranks of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Togo" title="Military ranks of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tunisia" title="Military ranks of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Ugandan_People%27s_Defense_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the Ugandan People's Defense Force">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zambia" title="Military ranks of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zimbabwe" title="Military ranks of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (page does not exist)">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somaliland" title="Military ranks of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975–1992)" title="Military ranks of Angola">People's Republic of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Biafra" title="Military ranks of Biafra">Biafra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Bophuthatswana Defence Force">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciskei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Ciskei Defence Force">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt">Kingdom of Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Ethiopian_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Ethiopian Empire (page does not exist)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Katanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Katanga (page does not exist)">Katanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975-1994)" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">People's Republic of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rhodesia" title="Military ranks of Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa_Territorial_Force#Ranks" title="South West Africa Territorial Force">South West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transkei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Transkei Defence Force">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Venda Defence Force">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zaire" title="Military ranks of Zaire">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_apartheid_states_in_southern_Africa" title="Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa">Apartheid States in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Argentina" title="Military ranks of Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahamas" title="Military ranks of Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Barbados" title="Military ranks of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belize" title="Military ranks of Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bolivia" title="Military ranks of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Chile" title="Military ranks and insignia of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Colombian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ecuador" title="Military ranks of Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_El_Salvador" title="Military ranks of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guatemala" title="Military ranks of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guyana" title="Military ranks of Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Haiti" title="Military ranks of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Honduras" title="Military ranks of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jamaica" title="Military ranks of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mexico" title="Military ranks of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua_military_ranks" title="Nicaragua military ranks">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Paraguay" title="Military ranks of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Peru" title="Military ranks of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Military ranks of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army#Army_Ranks" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Military ranks of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><i>Officers:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Enlisted:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposing_force#Ranks" title="Opposing force">Opposing forces</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Uruguay" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_military_ranks" title="Venezuelan military ranks">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Former_ranks_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces">Canada (pre-Unification)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Confederate_States" title="Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States">Confederate States of America</a></li> <li>Union <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Union_Army#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniforms of the Union Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Navy#Ranks_and_rank_insignia" title="Union Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of the Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Panama#Historic_ranks" title="Military ranks of Panama">Panama</a></li> <li>Republic of Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Texas#Personnel" title="Army of the Republic of Texas">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Navy#Insignia" title="Texas Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>United States Army enlisted <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">World War II</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Afghanistan" title="Military ranks of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahrain" title="Military ranks of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bangladesh" title="Military ranks of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bhutan" title="Military ranks of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li>PR of China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Timor" title="Military ranks of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_military_ranks" title="Indonesian military ranks">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iran" title="Military ranks of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iraq" title="Military ranks of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks" title="Israel Defense Forces ranks">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jordan" title="Military ranks of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kazakhstan" title="Military ranks of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea" title="Comparative military ranks of Korea">Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Korea" title="Military ranks of North Korea">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Korea" title="Military ranks of South Korea">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kuwait" title="Military ranks of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Lao_People%27s_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lebanon" title="Military ranks of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_military_ranks" title="Malaysian military ranks">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Maldives" title="Military ranks of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_military_ranks" title="Mongolian military ranks">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Myanmar" title="Military ranks of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nepal" title="Military ranks of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Oman" title="Military ranks of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Marines#Commissioned_officers_and_Enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Armed_Forces#Ranks" title="Civil Armed Forces">Civil Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Maritime_Security_Agency#Commissioned_officers_and_enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Maritime Security Agency">Maritime Security Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Qatar" title="Military ranks of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Military ranks of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Coast_Guard#Rank_structure" title="Sri Lanka Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Syria" title="Military ranks of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tajikistan" title="Military ranks of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Thai_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Thai armed forces">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkmenistan" title="Military ranks of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Military ranks of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Uzbekistan" title="Military ranks of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Yemen" title="Military ranks of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Artsakh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Artsakh (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="Military ranks of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia">Taiwan <span style="font-size:85%;">(Republic of China)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_China" title="Military ranks of Imperial China">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic (1912–1949)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army#Ranks" title="Royal Netherlands East Indies Army">Dutch East Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_East_Turkestan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of East Turkestan (page does not exist)">East Turkestan</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Ili_National_Army#Ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ili National Army">Second Republic</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea" title="Military ranks of the People's Republic of Kampuchea">People's Republic of Kampuchea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_Iran" title="Military ranks of Imperial Iran">Imperial Iran</a></li> <li>Imperial Japan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Korean Empire">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Liberation_Army#Army_ranks" title="Korean Liberation Army">Liberation Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Lao_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces">Kingdom of Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Manchukuo" title="Military ranks of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolian_Army#Ranks" title="Inner Mongolian Army">Mengjiang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Mongolian_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic">Mongolian People's Republic</a></li> <li>Vietnam <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the State of Vietnam (page does not exist)">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Yemen" title="Military ranks of South Yemen">South Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Tibet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Tibet (page does not exist)">Tibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvan_People%27s_Revolutionary_Army#Ranks" title="Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army">Tuva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Armenia" title="Military ranks of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Austria" title="Military ranks of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Azerbaijan" title="Military ranks of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belarus" title="Military ranks of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_military_ranks" title="Belgian military ranks">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_military_ranks" title="Croatian military ranks">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_military_ranks" title="Cyprus military ranks">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_military_ranks" title="Czech military ranks">Czech Republic</a></li> <li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Army" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Home_Guard_(Denmark)" title="Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)">Home Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Estonia" title="Military ranks of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_military_ranks" title="Finnish military ranks">Finland</a></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie#Ranks" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Ranks in the French Air and Space Force">Air and Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Forests_Office_(France)" title="National Forests Office (France)">Foresters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_military_ranks" title="Georgian military ranks">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_military_ranks" title="Greek military ranks">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iceland_Crisis_Response_Unit#Ranks_of_the_Icelandic_Crisis_Response_Unit" title="Iceland Crisis Response Unit">Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard#Ranks" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Defence_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Irish Defence Forces rank insignia">Ireland</a></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army_ranks" title="Italian Army ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy_ranks" title="Italian Navy ranks">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force_ranks" title="Italian Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Carabinieri" title="Rank insignia of the Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Rank insignia of the Guardia di Finanza">Finance Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Latvia" title="Military ranks of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Lithuanian military ranks and insignia">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Luxembourg" title="Military ranks of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Macedonia" title="Military ranks of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malta" title="Military ranks of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Moldova" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Monaco#Rank_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Norway" title="Military ranks and insignia of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Polish Armed Forces rank insignia">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Portugal" title="Military ranks of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_military_ranks" title="History of Russian military ranks">Russia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Forces_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registered_Cossacks_of_the_Russian_Federation#Cossack_ranks_and_insignia" title="Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation">Cossacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation%27s_armed_forces_1994%E2%80%932010" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010">Between 1994 and 2010</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_San_Marino" title="Military ranks of San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia" title="Military ranks of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia" title="Military ranks of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_military_ranks" title="Slovenian military ranks">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Spain" title="Military ranks of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Switzerland" title="Military ranks of Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkey" title="Military ranks of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ukraine" title="Military ranks of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">Army officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="British Army other ranks rank insignia">Army other ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy officer rank insignia">Navy officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_other_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy other rank insignia">Navy ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">Air Force officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_other_ranks" title="RAF other ranks">Air Force other ranks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Swiss_Guard#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontifical Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kosovo" title="Military ranks of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Forces_Command#Military_ranks_of_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Security Forces Command">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Transnistria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Transnistria (page does not exist)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Albanian_Kingdom" title="Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Socialist_Republic_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania">People's Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria–Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_Austro-Hungarian_Navy" title="Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Bulgarian_People%27s_Army" title="Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia" title="Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Czechoslovak_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire" title="Military ranks of the German Empire">German Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Weimar_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Germany" title="Military ranks of East Germany">East Germany</a></li> <li>Kingdom of Greece <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece_Army_Ranks" title="Kingdom of Greece Army Ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Navy_rank_insignia" title="Royal Hellenic Navy rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force_ranks" title="Royal Hellenic Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_French_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the French Imperial Army">Napoleonic Grand Army</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Hungary">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Hungarian_People%27s_Army" title="Ranks of the Hungarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Italian_Social_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic">Social Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Polish_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Polish People's Republic">Polish People's Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republika_Srpska" title="Military ranks of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Socialist_Republic_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania">Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Imperial_Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces">Russian Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_White_Movement" title="Ranks and insignia of the White Movement">White Movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia_(1939%E2%80%931945)" title="Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)">Slovakia (First Republic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1918%E2%80%931935)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1918–1935)">1918–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1935–1940)">1935–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1940%E2%80%931943)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1940–1943)">1940–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1943%E2%80%931955)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955)">1943–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955%E2%80%931991)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)">1955–91</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li>2nd Republic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Army#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Navy#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Air_Force#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Spanish_State&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Spanish State (page does not exist)">State</a></li></ul></li> <li>Yugoslavia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Socialist_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia">Socialist Federal Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Australian Defence Force ranks">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Republic_of_Fiji_Military_Forces" title="Ranks of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_military_ranks" title="New Zealand military ranks">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tonga" title="Military ranks of Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Vanuatu" title="Military ranks of Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Language</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anglophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arabophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Francophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hispanophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lusophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Military police <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Soviet states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commonwealth of Nations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Union</th><td 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href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NATO</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies%27_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air Force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Comparative ranks of <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Highest_military_ranks" title="Highest military ranks">Highest ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking" title="Military star ranking">Star ranking</a></li> <li><a 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