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It includes <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> ("NCOs") and ordinary soldiers with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">private</a> or regimental equivalent. Officers may, in speaking, distinguish themselves from those "in the ranks". </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=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="Special:EditPage/British Army other ranks rank insignia">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>During the 18th century <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">corporals</a> might indicate their ranks with a knot with cord loops on their right shoulder and, from 1768, an <a href="/wiki/Epaulette" title="Epaulette">epaulette</a> instead. <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeants</a> had clothing that was of slightly better quality and wore lace trim on their hats and uniforms.<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> Infantry sergeants were armed with <a href="/wiki/Flintlock" title="Flintlock">fusils</a> (grenadier companies, from 1769), <a href="/wiki/Halberd" title="Halberd">halberds</a> or, from 1792 until 1830, with <a href="/wiki/Spontoon" title="Spontoon">spontoons</a>. They, as well as their counterparts in cavalry and artillery, were also permitted sashes of crimson wool, with a single stripe of facing colour following the clothing regulations of 1727. Whereas it remained vague as to whether the sash was to be worn over the shoulder or around the waist, it was clarified in 1747 that sergeants had to wear their sashes around the waist.<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> From 1768, the sergeant's waist sash had stripes of facing colour  –  one (until 1825) resp. three (until 1845); in regiments with red or purple facings the sergeant's sash had white stripes or remained plain crimson.<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> Sergeants of highland regiments wore their sashes over the left shoulder and tied at the right hip in the same manner as the officers.<sup id="cite_ref-Franklin,_2012_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Franklin,_2012-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 357">: 357 </span></sup> Beginning from the same year, sergeants wore a pair of silk epaulettes with fringe while sergeant-majors had a pair of gold or silver laced epaulettes with <a href="/wiki/Bullion" title="Bullion">bullion</a> fringe.<sup id="cite_ref-Franklin,_2012_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Franklin,_2012-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 358">: 358 </span></sup> </p><p>The chevrons worn by many non-commissioned officers are based on heraldic devices and their current use originates from 1802. As today, sergeants wore three chevrons, point downwards, on the upper arm, and corporals wore two, with <a href="/wiki/Sergeant-major" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant-major">sergeant-majors</a> and quarter-master-sergeants then having four. Whereas corporals and sergeants discarded their silk epaulettes by now, sergeant-majors continued to wear their metal epaulettes along with their new chevrons for a while. <a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a>, at the time, not a rank but an appointment is historically known as <i>chosen man</i> and carrying extra pay for privates holding it, were given a single chevron a few years later, and later in the century, the lance-sergeant appeared, wearing three chevrons. The <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> rank of <a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">colour sergeant</a> was created in 1813 as a reward for senior sergeants with one allowed per company. He was allowed to wear a badge consisting of a regimental colour supported by two crossed swords.<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> All insignia were worn on the right sleeve. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#F1F1F1"> <td><div style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Warrant_Officer_(Sergeant_Major)1802-1855.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Warrant_Officer_%28Sergeant_Major%291802-1855.png/40px-Warrant_Officer_%28Sergeant_Major%291802-1855.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Warrant_Officer_%28Sergeant_Major%291802-1855.png/60px-Warrant_Officer_%28Sergeant_Major%291802-1855.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Warrant_Officer_%28Sergeant_Major%291802-1855.png/80px-Warrant_Officer_%28Sergeant_Major%291802-1855.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><br /><b>Sergeant Major</b></div> </td> <td><div style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colour_Sergeant_(OR-06)_since_1813.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Colour_Sergeant_%28OR-06%29_since_1813.png/40px-Colour_Sergeant_%28OR-06%29_since_1813.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Colour_Sergeant_%28OR-06%29_since_1813.png/60px-Colour_Sergeant_%28OR-06%29_since_1813.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Colour_Sergeant_%28OR-06%29_since_1813.png/80px-Colour_Sergeant_%28OR-06%29_since_1813.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><br /><b>Colour Sergeant</b></div> </td> <td><div style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergeant_(OR-05)_1802-1855.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sergeant_%28OR-05%29_1802-1855.png/40px-Sergeant_%28OR-05%29_1802-1855.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sergeant_%28OR-05%29_1802-1855.png/60px-Sergeant_%28OR-05%29_1802-1855.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sergeant_%28OR-05%29_1802-1855.png/80px-Sergeant_%28OR-05%29_1802-1855.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><br /><b>Sergeant</b></div> </td> <td><div style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Corporal_(OR-04)_1802-1855.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Corporal_%28OR-04%29_1802-1855.png/40px-Corporal_%28OR-04%29_1802-1855.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Corporal_%28OR-04%29_1802-1855.png/60px-Corporal_%28OR-04%29_1802-1855.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Corporal_%28OR-04%29_1802-1855.png/80px-Corporal_%28OR-04%29_1802-1855.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><br /><b>Corporal</b></div> </td> <td><div style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lance_Corporal_(OR-03)_1802-1855.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lance_Corporal_%28OR-03%29_1802-1855.png/40px-Lance_Corporal_%28OR-03%29_1802-1855.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lance_Corporal_%28OR-03%29_1802-1855.png/60px-Lance_Corporal_%28OR-03%29_1802-1855.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lance_Corporal_%28OR-03%29_1802-1855.png/80px-Lance_Corporal_%28OR-03%29_1802-1855.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><br /><b>Lance Corporal</b></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> had the special rank of <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_(rank)" title="Bombardier (rank)">bombardier</a> below the corporal, and both he and the acting bombardier wore one chevron. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Royal Engineers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps" title="Royal Army Ordnance Corps">Army Ordnance Corps</a> also had an additional rank of <a href="/wiki/Second_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Corporal">second corporal</a>, who wore one chevron. On full-dress tunics, badges in white or gold lace were worn only on the right arm, but on service dress jackets, badges in worsted embroidery were worn on both arms. In February 1918 the acting bombardier was renamed <a href="/wiki/Lance_Bombardier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Bombardier">lance-bombardier</a>, and the full bombardier gained a second chevron in 1920 replacing the rank of corporal in the RA. Second corporals also disappeared at that time (the second corporal had been an actual rank, whereas lance-corporal was private acting in the rank of corporal). </p><p>The pre-war <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> rank of <a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">colour sergeant</a> had generally given way to the ranks of company sergeant-major and quartermaster-sergeant in 1914 when the four-company organization was introduced. Both of these ranks, their squadron, and battery equivalents, and staff-sergeants in other arms, wore three chevrons and a crown, although, in 1915 company, battery, squadron, and troop sergeant-majors became warrant officers class II (by Army Order 70) and thereafter wore a single large crown, without any chevrons, on each forearm. The designation of warrant officer classes was in <a href="/wiki/Roman_numerals" title="Roman numerals">Roman</a> rather than <a href="/wiki/Arabic_numerals" title="Arabic numerals">Arabic numerals</a> until the latter half of the 20th century. </p><p>Regimental quartermaster-sergeants wore four chevrons on the lower sleeve, point upwards, with an eight-pointed star above, but adopted the crown when they too became warrant officers class II in 1915. In their case, however, the crown was surrounded by a wreath. Regimental sergeant-majors, who before the Boer War had worn four chevrons with a crown, were given in 1902 the badge of a single large crown on the lower arm but adopted a small version of the Royal arms in its place in 1915 when they became warrant officers class I. </p><p>Certain senior grades of <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> were also peculiar to the specialist branches, which ranked above regimental sergeant-majors. These were the conductors of the Army Ordnance Corps and the first-class staff sergeant-majors of the Army Service Corps and the Army Pay Corps. They also wore a large crown, surrounded by a wreath, on the lower arm, although in 1918 this was replaced by the Royal Arms within a wreath. The RA also had its master gunners in three classes, but these were technical specialists and not normally seen in the field. The Royal Arms within a wreath is the badge of rank for a <a href="/wiki/Conductor_(British_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conductor (British Army)">conductor</a>, the most senior of all WO1 appointments, confined to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Logistic_Corps" title="Royal Logistic Corps">Royal Logistic Corps</a> and held by fewer than twenty people as of 2004. </p><p>From 1938, there was also a rank of warrant officer class III. The only appointments held by this rank were <a href="/wiki/Platoon_sergeant_major" title="Platoon sergeant major">platoon sergeant major</a>, troop sergeant major, and section sergeant major. The WOIII wore a crown on his lower sleeve. The rank was placed in suspension in 1940 and no new appointments were made, but it was never officially abolished. From 1938 to 1947 all WOII ranks wore the crown in wreath rank now worn by regimental quartermaster sergeants. </p><p>The grades of lance-sergeant and lance-corporal were not strictly ranks but were appointments, held by selected corporals and privates, and usually carrying extra pay. The appointment was made by the man's commanding officer and could be taken away by him for disciplinary reasons, unlike full sergeants and corporals who could only be demoted by order of a court-martial. It is only since 1961 that lance-corporal has been a separate rank in its own right, and the appointment of lance-sergeant was discontinued in 1946, except in the <a href="/wiki/Foot_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="Foot Guards">Foot Guards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a> (and its equivalent, lance-corporal of the horse, in the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks">Ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; text-align:center; padding:5px"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="13" style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">British Army other rank insignia</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO rank</a> code </th> <td colspan="3">OR-9 </td> <td colspan="2">OR-8 </td> <td>OR-7 </td> <td>OR-6 </td> <td>OR-5 </td> <td>OR-4 </td> <td>OR-3 </td> <td>OR-2 </td> <td>OR-1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a><br /><i>rank insignia</i> (<a href="/wiki/Template:British_Army_Other_Rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:British Army Other Rank">view</a>) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9c.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant Officer class 1"><img alt="Warrant Officer class 1" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/British_Army_OR-9c.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-9c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/British_Army_OR-9c.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-9c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/British_Army_OR-9c.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-9c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_OR-9b.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_OR-9b.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_OR-9b.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, 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height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff Sergeant"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergeant"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Corporal"><img alt="Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lance corporal"><img alt="Lance corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/British_Army_OR-3.svg/60px-British_Army_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/British_Army_OR-3.svg/90px-British_Army_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/British_Army_OR-3.svg/120px-British_Army_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><i>No insignia</i><hr style="height:4px" /> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Rank title:<sup id="cite_ref-BAranks_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BAranks-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td width="9%" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer class 1</a> </td> <td width="9%" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer class 2</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td width="9%" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> </td> <td width="9%" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> <span class="nowrap">(or equivalent)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation: </th> <td colspan="3">WO1 </td> <td colspan="2">WO2 </td> <td>SSgt/CSgt </td> <td colspan="2">Sgt </td> <td>Cpl </td> <td>LCpl </td> <td colspan="2">Pte </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_rank_information">General rank information</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: General rank information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Typical command size or appointment<sup id="cite_ref-careers_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-careers-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Typical time taken for a promotion </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer class 1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Referred to individually by appointment. The most senior advisors to <a href="/wiki/Battalions" class="mw-redirect" title="Battalions">battalions</a> and commanding officers. Responsible for the discipline and equipment of officers and soldiers. </td> <td>18 years with an outstanding service record. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer class 2</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Referred to individually by appointment. A senior management role of <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">companies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">batteries</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadrons</a>. </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Management role of a company, battery, or squadron, or serves as <a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">platoon</a> commander. </td> <td>After a few years as a sergeant. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Second in command of a <a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troop</a> or platoon. </td> <td>After serving for 12 years. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Generally commands a <a href="/wiki/Section_(military_unit)" title="Section (military unit)">section</a> or a single tank. </td> <td>After serving for 6–8 years. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Second in command of a section, or leader of a <a href="/wiki/Fire_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire team">fire team</a>. </td> <td>Finished Phase 2 training or after 3 years as a private. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i>No command.</i> </td> <td>Finished Phase 1 training. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As most units in the British Army have long traditions (some dating as far back as the 1600s) some variation has developed in the terminology and insignia used for non-commissioned ranks, most notably in the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry. Many units do not use the rank "Private", using instead: </p> <ul><li>"Trooper" in many regiments with a cavalry tradition and in the <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">Special Air Service</a></li> <li>"Airtrooper" in the <a href="/wiki/Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)">Army Air Corps</a></li> <li>"Sapper" in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Royal Engineers</a></li> <li>"Craftsman" in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers" title="Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers">Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</a></li> <li>"Guardsman" in the <a href="/wiki/Grenadier_Guards" title="Grenadier Guards">Grenadier Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coldstream_Guards" title="Coldstream Guards">Coldstream Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scots_Guards" title="Scots Guards">Scots Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irish_Guards" title="Irish Guards">Irish Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Guards" title="Welsh Guards">Welsh Guards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/London_Guards" title="London Guards">London Guards</a></li> <li>"Gunner" in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a></li> <li>"Fusilier" in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers" title="Royal Regiment of Fusiliers">Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Welsh" title="Royal Welsh">Royal Welsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Regiment of Scotland">The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland</a></li> <li>"Rifleman" in <a href="/wiki/The_Rifles" title="The Rifles">The Rifles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Gurkha_Rifles" title="Royal Gurkha Rifles">Royal Gurkha Rifles</a></li> <li>"Kingsman" in the <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Lancaster%27s_Regiment" title="Duke of Lancaster's Regiment">Duke of Lancaster's Regiment</a></li> <li>"Signaller” in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Signals" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Signals">Royal Signals</a></li> <li>“Ranger” in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Irish_Regiment_(1992)" title="Royal Irish Regiment (1992)">Royal Irish Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/London_Irish_Rifles" title="London Irish Rifles">London Irish Rifles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ranger_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom)">Ranger Regiment</a></li> <li>"Highlander" in <a href="/wiki/Highlanders_(Seaforth,_Gordons_and_Camerons)" title="Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)">The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland</a></li> <li>"Drummer", "Trumpeter", "Bugler", "Piper" and "Musician" in various military bands and musicians in other units</li></ul> <p>The Royal Artillery and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">RHA</a> also use the ranks Lance Bombardier and Bombardier instead of Lance Corporal and Corporal, while The Rifles use the spelling "Serjeant" in place of "Sergeant". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foot_Guards_and_Honourable_Artillery_Company">Foot Guards and Honourable Artillery Company</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Foot Guards and Honourable Artillery Company"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg/220px-New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg/330px-New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg/440px-New_GSM_Rank_Badge_on_WO1_Mott%27s_Arm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="817" data-file-height="826" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Garrison_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Garrison Sergeant Major">Garrison Sergeant Major</a> London District's badge of rank</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 750px; height: 1000px;"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Foot_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="Foot Guards">Foot Guards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Garrison_sergeant_major" title="Garrison sergeant major">Garrison sergeant major</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer class 1</a> (WO1) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_class_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant officer class 2">Warrant officer class 2</a> (WO2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">Colour sergeant</a> (CSgt) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> (Sgt) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance-sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance-sergeant">Lance-sergeant</a> ‡ (LSgt) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a>† (LCpl) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guardsman" title="Guardsman">Guardsman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">Trooper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Full dress insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Foot_Guards_OR-9b_(Full_Dress).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/50px-Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/75px-Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/100px-Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="2474" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td>Warrant officer class 2s wear the ensign of their regiment above-crossed swords surmounted by a crown as their rank badge. </td> <td>Colour sergeants in the full-dress have the ensign of their regiment above crossed swords in front of their chevrons. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Foot_Guards_OR-6_(Full_Dress).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Foot_Guards_OR-6_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/50px-Foot_Guards_OR-6_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Foot_Guards_OR-6_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/75px-Foot_Guards_OR-6_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Foot_Guards_OR-6_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/100px-Foot_Guards_OR-6_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Foot_Guards_OR-4_(Full_Dress).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Foot_Guards_OR-4_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/50px-Foot_Guards_OR-4_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Foot_Guards_OR-4_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/75px-Foot_Guards_OR-4_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Foot_Guards_OR-4_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/100px-Foot_Guards_OR-4_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Foot_Guards_OR-3_(Full_Dress).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Foot_Guards_OR-3_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/50px-Foot_Guards_OR-3_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Foot_Guards_OR-3_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/75px-Foot_Guards_OR-3_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Foot_Guards_OR-3_%28Full_Dress%29.svg/100px-Foot_Guards_OR-3_%28Full_Dress%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="1628" /></a></span> </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th>Service dress insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Foot_Guards_OR-9b_(Service_Dress).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Service_Dress%29.svg/50px-Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Service_Dress%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Service_Dress%29.svg/75px-Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Service_Dress%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Service_Dress%29.svg/100px-Foot_Guards_OR-9b_%28Service_Dress%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1194" data-file-height="1248" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td>Same as the standard insignia for WO2's. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th>Standard British Army rank </th> <td colspan="2">Warrant officer class 1 </td> <td>Warrant officer class 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Company_quartermaster_sergeant" title="Company quartermaster sergeant">Company quartermaster sergeant</a> </td> <td>Sergeant </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td>Lance corporal </td> <td>Private </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align: centre;">† Lance corporals wear two chevrons rather than one (allegedly because Queen Victoria did not like the look of only one chevron) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align: centre;">‡ Corporals are automatically appointed lance sergeant, wearing three chevrons. In <a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_British_Army" title="Uniforms of the British Army">full dress</a>, a lance sergeant's chevrons are white, while full sergeants are gold. In service dress, both lance sergeants and sergeants wear 3 chevrons. However, full sergeants also wear a red sash across their right shoulder. Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Cap_badge" title="Cap badge">cap badge</a> of a Sergeant may differ from that of a Lance Sergeant. Lance sergeants are allowed privileges normally reserved for Sergeants in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lance_Sergeant_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lance_Sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Household_Cavalry">Household Cavalry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Household Cavalry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a> maintains the old cavalry tradition of having no rank of sergeant, which was originally an infantry rank only. It has its own peculiar set of insignia and ranks with the following equivalents:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 750px; height: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Household Cavalry<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">Regimental corporal major</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gallery_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gallery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regimental_quartermaster_sergeant" title="Regimental quartermaster sergeant">Regimental quartermaster corporal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Company_sergeant_major" title="Company sergeant major">Squadron corporal major</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gallery_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gallery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_corporal" title="Staff corporal">Staff corporal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Squadron_quartermaster_corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Squadron quartermaster corporal">Squadron quartermaster corporal</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gallery_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gallery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal_of_horse" title="Corporal of horse">Corporal of horse</a><sup id="cite_ref-Horse_and_Hound_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Horse_and_Hound-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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><sup id="cite_ref-Gallery_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gallery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance-corporal_of_horse" title="Lance-corporal of horse">Lance-corporal of horse</a>‡<sup id="cite_ref-Gallery_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gallery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a><sup id="cite_ref-Horse_and_Hound_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Horse_and_Hound-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gallery_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gallery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">Trooper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Insignia† </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-8b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_Squadron_Corporal_Major.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/British_Army_Squadron_Corporal_Major.svg/50px-British_Army_Squadron_Corporal_Major.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/British_Army_Squadron_Corporal_Major.svg/75px-British_Army_Squadron_Corporal_Major.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/CoH_-_HC.svg/75px-CoH_-_HC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/CoH_-_HC.svg/100px-CoH_-_HC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="113" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LCpl_-_HC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/LCpl_-_HC.svg/50px-LCpl_-_HC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/LCpl_-_HC.svg/75px-LCpl_-_HC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/LCpl_-_HC.svg/100px-LCpl_-_HC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="94" /></a></span> </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th>Standard British Army rank </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer class 1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quartermaster_sergeant" title="Quartermaster sergeant">Quartermaster sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_class_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant officer class 2">Warrant officer class 2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Company_quartermaster_sergeant" title="Company quartermaster sergeant">Company quartermaster sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td>Lance corporal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align: centre;">† The Household Cavalry's NCOs and warrant officers are the only soldiers in the British Army who do not wear rank insignia on their full dress uniforms (although officers do). Rank is indicated by the wearing of <a href="/wiki/Aiguillette" title="Aiguillette">aiguillettes</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align: centre;">‡ A Lance Corporal of Horse is technically an appointment rather than a rank. Any new corporal in the Household Cavalry is immediately appointed a Lance Corporal of Horse (LCoH) on attaining the rank of corporal.<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. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Similarly, <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> appointments are different, with, for example, "regimental corporal major" being used in place of <a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">regimental sergeant major</a>. Uniquely, NCOs and warrant officers of the Household Cavalry do not wear any insignia on their full dress uniforms (although officers do). Rank is indicated by a system of <a href="/wiki/Aiguillette" title="Aiguillette">aiguillettes</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cavalry_regiments">Cavalry regiments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cavalry regiments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In several cavalry regiments including the <a href="/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards">1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">Queen's Royal Hussars</a>, NCOs holding the rank of lance corporal wear two stripes. Full corporals are distinguished by the addition of a cypher above their two stripes in dress uniforms. </p><p>Staff sergeants in an appointment as squadron quartermaster sergeant in the cavalry, sometimes wear four stripes with a crown and are referred to as "sergeant major". The term "mister" is confined to WO2s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spelling">Spelling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Spelling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The spelling <i>serjeant</i> is sometimes seen. This was the official spelling in the British Army and Royal Marines, although not the Royal Air Force, until the 1930s and appeared in such publications as King's Regulations and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pay_Warrant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pay Warrant (page does not exist)">Pay Warrant</a>, which defined the various ranks. In common usage, the modern spelling <i>sergeant</i> was already more usual, as in the volumes of the Official History which began to appear in the 1920s. <a href="/wiki/Serjeant-at-Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Serjeant-at-Arms">Serjeant-at-Arms</a> is a title still held by members of the security staff in the <a href="/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Houses of Parliament">Houses of Parliament</a>. The old spelling is also retained by <a href="/wiki/The_Rifles" title="The Rifles">The Rifles</a>, as successor to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets" title="Royal Green Jackets">Royal Green Jackets</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Light_Infantry" title="The Light Infantry">The Light Infantry</a>, which also used it.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline_of_changes">Timeline of changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Timeline of changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="float:right; width:170px; border:solid #ccc 1px; margin:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_(2D).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg/100px-1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg/150px-1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg/200px-1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="238" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crown_of_Saint_Edward_(Heraldry).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg/100px-Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg/150px-Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg/200px-Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="234" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 5px 0 5px; font-size:85%; line-height:14px;">In 1953, the crown was changed from the <a href="/wiki/Tudor_Crown_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tudor Crown (heraldry)">Tudor Crown</a> to the <a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Crown" title="St Edward's Crown">Crown of St Edward</a>, when Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> adopted a stylised image of the crown for use in coats of arms, badges, logos and various other insignia.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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; text-align:center;"> <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;"> <th rowspan="2">(1920 – 1937) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="83" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Conductor_(military_appointment)" title="Conductor (military appointment)">Conductor</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant Major">Staff Sergeant Major</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class I</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class II</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a><br />(or equivalent) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1938 – 1947)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/55px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/83px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/110px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="83" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Conductor_(military_appointment)" title="Conductor (military appointment)">Conductor</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant Major">Staff Sergeant Major</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer<br />Class I</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer<br />Class II</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer<br />Class III</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a><br />(or equivalent) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1948 – 1953) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="83" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Conductor_(military_appointment)" title="Conductor (military appointment)">Conductor</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant Major">Staff Sergeant Major</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class I</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class II</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a><br />(or equivalent) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="3">(1953 – 2015) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_OR-9b.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_OR-9b.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_OR-9b.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/British_Army_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-8b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-8a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/British_Army_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/British_Army_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/British_Army_OR-3.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/British_Army_OR-3.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/British_Army_OR-3.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><small><a href="/wiki/Conductor_(military_appointment)" title="Conductor (military appointment)">Conductor</a></small> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class I/1</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class II/2</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a><br />(or equivalent) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="3">(2015 – present) </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-9c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer Class 2</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colour_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour Sergeant">Colour Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a><br />(or equivalent) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO code</a></th> <th colspan="6">OR-9</th> <th colspan="2">OR-8</th> <th colspan="2">OR-7</th> <th colspan="6">OR-6</th> <th colspan="6">OR-5</th> <th colspan="4">OR-4</th> <th colspan="2">OR-3</th> <th colspan="6">OR-2</th> <th colspan="2">OR-1 </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_ranks">Historical ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Historical ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Sergeant-major: equivalent to the current <a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">regimental sergeant major</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> class 1</li> <li>Company sergeant-major: now an appointment of <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> class 2</li> <li>Quartermaster sergeant: can now be a regimental quartermaster sergeant (<a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> class 2) or a <a href="/wiki/Company_quartermaster_sergeant" title="Company quartermaster sergeant">company quartermaster sergeant</a> (<a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">staff sergeant</a>). In the technical corps, a WO2 can also be an AQMS (Artificer Quartermaster Sergeant), TQMS (Technical .....), or SQMS (Squadron ... )</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> class III: a short-lived rank used between 1938 and 1940, holding the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Platoon_sergeant_major" title="Platoon sergeant major">platoon sergeant major</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troop_sergeant_major" title="Troop sergeant major">troop sergeant major</a>, or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Section_sergeant_major&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Section sergeant major (page does not exist)">section sergeant major</a>.</li> <li>Colour sergeant: gave way to staff sergeant over the years before the First World War although colour sergeant exists today in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a>, equivalent to a staff sergeant in the Army, and is still used to refer to all staff sergeants in infantry regiments and the <a href="/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_sergeant" title="Lance sergeant">Lance sergeant</a>: appointment originally given to corporals acting in the rank of sergeant, discontinued in 1946 except in the <a href="/wiki/Foot_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="Foot Guards">Foot Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a>, and some cadet units.<sup id="cite_ref-Lance_Sergeant_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lance_Sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Second corporal: Royal Engineers and Army Ordnance Corps rank until 1920, equivalent to lance-corporal but a substantive instead of an acting rank.</li> <li>Bombardier: until 1920, when it became equivalent to corporal, a rank in the Royal Artillery equivalent to a second corporal.</li> <li>Acting bombardier: appointment originally given to a Royal Artillery gunner acting in the rank of bombardier, discontinued in 1918 and replaced by lance-bombardier.</li> <li>Chosen man: was a rank primarily found in the <a href="/wiki/Rifle_Brigade_(Prince_Consort%27s_Own)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)">Rifle Brigade</a> denoting a marksman and/or leadership material. Became lance corporal in the early 19th century.</li></ul> <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=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_and_United_States_military_ranks_compared" class="mw-redirect" title="British and United States military ranks compared">British and United States military ranks compared</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">British Army officer rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_uniform" class="mw-redirect" title="British Army uniform">British Army uniform</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Other_ranks_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Other ranks (UK)">Other ranks (UK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_cadet_forces_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom">Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_roles_in_the_British_Army" title="List of roles in the British Army">List of roles in the British Army</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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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 href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a 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 href="/wiki/Comparative_officer_ranks_of_World_War_I" title="Comparative officer ranks of World War I">Officers of World War I</a></li> <li><a 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