40 Military rank stubs

Army general is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie.

A brigade major was the chief of staff of a brigade in the British Army. He most commonly held the rank of major, although the appointment was also held by captains, and was head of the brigade's "G - Operations and Intelligence" section directly, and oversaw the two other branches, "A – Administration" and "Q – Quartermaster". Intentionally ranked lower than the lieutenant colonels commanding the brigade's combat battalions, his role was to expand on, detail and execute the intentions of the commanding brigadier.

Cadet Inspectors (CIs) are Non-Commissioned Officers and ex-cadets who have completed their secondary school education and volunteered to continue their service in the National Police Cadet Corps in Singapore.

Cadet leader is a rank held by senior cadets in the St. John Brigade Singapore, and is a position that National Police Cadet Corps cadets hold after becoming Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs).

"Cannoneer" as a term for an artilleryman dates from the 16th century. As of 2016 the United States Army uses as titles for such a soldier: "13B" M.O.S., a "cannon crewmember" or "cannoneer" for short. These "artillery-men" support infantry units in training, and on battlefields play an integral part in combat operations ranging from urban to jungle terrains.

The Chief of Staff of People's National Army is the highest position in the Algerian People's National Armed Forces. It was left empty for many years after Chief of Staff Tahar Zbiri attempted a coup against President Houari Boumédiène.

A cingulum militare was a piece of ancient Roman military equipment in the form of a belt decorated with metal fittings, which was worn as a badge of rank by soldiers and officials. Many examples were made in the Roman province of Pannonia.

The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces is responsible for the operational command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). According to the Constitution, the President of Lebanon is the commander-in-chief. The commander always holds the General rank.

Company Sergeant (CS) is a non-commissioned officer rank in the Irish Army equivalent to a First Sergeant in the United States Army and Warrant Officer Class 2 in the British Army.

Corporal first class (CFC) is the highest enlistee rank in the Singapore Armed Forces, ranking above corporal.

Corvette captain is a rank in many navies which theoretically corresponds to command of a corvette. The equivalent rank in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth, and United States is lieutenant commander. The Royal Canadian Navy uses bilingual ranks, with capitaine de corvette being the French equivalent of lieutenant commander.

The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services is the second highest military rank in the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief is appointed by the President, in consultation with the National Defence and Security Council, of which they are also a member. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief also traditionally serves as army commander-in-chief.

Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of commodore or rear admiral in the navies of the United States, United Kingdom, and certain other countries.Insignias of flotilla admirals

Frigate captain is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries. Corvette lies one level below Frigate.

The military rank of General in Mexico is divided into four categories:

Generał brygady is the lowest grade for generals in the Polish Army. Depending on the context, it is equivalent to both the modern grade of Major General and the grade of Brigadier General.

General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia)

General of the Infantry was a general of the branch rank in the Imperial Russian Army. It served as the rank below General-feldmarschal, and was the highest rank one could achieve in the infantry from 1796 to 1917.

Jandarm (Gendarme) is the lowest rank in the Romanian Gendarmerie. It is the equivalent of soldat in the Romanian Army.

Kombat is the abbreviation from Battalion commander. It was a military rank in the Red Army from 1918 to 1935. At that time it was roughly equivalent to the rank of captain.

Kombrig is the abbreviation to Commanding officer of the brigade, and was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command a brigade sized formation (X).

Komdiv is the abbreviation to Commanding officer of the Division, and was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR in the period from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command a division sized formation (XX).

Lance naik (L/Nk) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian, Pakistan and Bangladesh Armies and before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik. In cavalry units the equivalent is acting lance daffadar. Like British lance corporals, each wears a single rank chevron.

Lieutenant General is a senior rank in the Bangladesh Army. It is the second-highest active rank of the Bangladesh Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of lieutenant general. It is also considered a 3 star rank. Till 2007 it was the highest rank in the Bangladesh Armed Forces as all chiefs of army staff held this rank and navy and air chiefs were of two-star ranks.

Lieutenant general is the third-highest active rank of the Bosnian Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of lieutenant general.

Major is a rank of the Canadian Armed Forces. The rank insignia of a major in the Royal Canadian Air Force is two half-inch stripes with a quarter-inch stripe between. The rank insignia in the Canadian Army is a crown. Majors fill the positions of company/squadron/battery commanders, or deputy commanders of a battalion/regiment; in the Air Force they are typically squadron second-in-command, or commander of a detached helicopter flight embarked onboard Canadian naval vessels. The naval equivalent rank for major is lieutenant-commander.

Major is the lowest staff officer rank in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The rank is rated OF-3 in NATO. The rank insignia is a silver oakleaf cluster with a silver pip (star).

In The Sri Lanka Army, major is a military rank which is used the Sri Lanka Army. The rank insignia for a major is the Sri Lankan coat of arms. The equivalent is Lieutenant-Commander in the Sri Lanka Navy and Squadron Leader in the Sri Lanka Air Force.

Mann, was a paramilitary rank used by several Nazi Party paramilitary organizations between 1925 and 1945. The rank is most often associated with the Schutzstaffel (SS-Mann), but also was a rank of the SA, where Mann (SA-Mann) was the lowest enlisted rank and was the equivalent of a private.

Mareșal (Marshal) is the highest rank in the Army of Romania, the Romanian Armed Forces. It is the equivalent of a field marshal in other countries.

Marshal of Yugoslavia was the highest rank of the Yugoslav People's Army, and, simultaneously, a Yugoslav honorific title.

The praefectus castrorum was, in the Roman army of the early Empire, the third most senior officer of the Roman legion after the legate (legatus) and the senior military tribune, both of whom were from the senatorial class. He was responsible for training, equipment procurement and maintenance, and construction of the camp, but he could command the legion when his seniors were absent. The post was usually held by a soldier promoted from the centurionate, having already served as a chief centurion of a legion, and was therefore open to ordinary citizens. Prefects of this rank, for example Sextus Vibius Gallus, were awarded prizes (dona) to mark their achievements.

Reis was a military rank in the Ottoman Empire, akin to that of a naval captain or a commodore, that was commonly added to the officer's name as an epithet during the Ottoman Empire. Examples include:Piri "Reis" Turgut "Reis" Uluç Ali "Reis" Hizir "Reis" Seydi Ali "Reis" Oruç "Reis"

Senior petty officer is a non-commissioned officer rank in the Irish Naval Service. The rank is deemed equivalent to a member of the NATO armed forces ranked E-6, making it the equivalent of a Petty officer First Class in the US Navy or Petty officer in the Royal Navy. The rank is one grade below an Irish Chief petty officer and one above Petty officer.

Signalman was a U.S. Navy rating for sailors that specialized in visual communication. See Signaller for more about the roles of Signalmen.

Sojwa is a North Korean military rank, which is equivalent to a major.

Soldat (soldier) is the lowest rank in the Romanian Land Forces. It is the equivalent of jandarm in the Romanian Gendarmerie.

SS-Stabsscharführer was not a rank, but a position title or appointment, mainly used in the Waffen-SS, equivalent to the Hauptfeldwebel of the Wehrmacht between the years of 1938 to 1945.

SS-Sturmscharführer was a Nazi rank of the Waffen-SS that existed between 1934 and 1945. The rank was the most senior enlisted rank in the Waffen-SS, the equivalent of a regimental sergeant major, in other military organizations.

Armoured companion was a medium-cavalryman in 16th to 18th century Poland, named after their chainmail armor. These units were the second-most-important cavalry in the Polish-Lithuanian army, after the hussars.

U.S. Naval Forces Korea is a major shore command of the United States Navy that serves as the shore support agency for all U.S. Naval activity in South Korea. Known by the initials "CNFK", an abbreviation of the address format of the unit, its headquarters are at Busan Naval Base, Busan.