List of comparative military ranks

NaviesArmiesAir forces
Commissioned and Non-commissioned officers
Admiral of
the fleet
Marshal or
Field marshal
Marshal of
the air force
AdmiralGeneralAir chief marshal
Vice admiralLieutenant generalAir marshal
Rear admiralMajor generalAir vice-marshal
CommodoreBrigadier or
Brigadier general
Air commodore
CaptainColonelGroup captain
CommanderLieutenant colonelWing commander
Lieutenant
commander
Major or
Commandant
Squadron leader
LieutenantCaptainFlight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenantLieutenant or
First lieutenant
Flying officer
EnsignSecond lieutenantPilot officer
MidshipmanOfficer cadetFlight cadet
Enlisted grades
Warrant officer or
Chief petty officer
Warrant officer or
Sergeant major
Warrant officer
Petty officerSergeantSergeant
Leading seamanCorporalCorporal
SeamanPrivateAircraftman

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

References to modern military

NATO:

Albania

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Canada

People's Republic of China

Colombia

Croatia

Cuba

Democratic Kampuchea

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Laos

Lebanon

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mexico

Mozambique

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Nigeria

North Korea

South Korea

Norway

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Tanzania

Thailand

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

Vietnam

South Vietnam

San Marino

Previous eras

Miscellaneous

First and Second World War comparisons

Other comparisons

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