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Encyclopedia > Ranks and Insignia of NATO

Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Image File history File links Flag_of_NATO.svg The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...


NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other members. There are two scales, though not all member countries use all the points on the NATO scales and some have more than one rank at some points:

  • OF1 - OF10 (bottom to top) are used for officers
  • OR1 - OR9 (bottom to top) are used for other ranks

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Ranks and insignia

Army

Rank comparasion chart of all armies of NATO member states. ... Other/Enlisted ranks (OR 1 - 9) ...

Air Force

Here is a rough list United states Air force: O-10General O-9 Lieutenant general O-8 Major general O-7 Brigadier general O-6 Colonel O-5 Lieutenant colonel O-4 Major O-3 Captain O-2 First lieutenant O-1 Second lieutenant See also NATO Ranks and insignia... Other Ranks (OR 1 - 9) The following is a rough list of USAF ranks: E-9 Chief master sergeant E-8 Senior master sergeant E-7 Master sergeant E-6 Technical sergeant E-5 Staff sergeant E-4 no equivalent E-3 Airman first class E-2 Airman E-1...

Navy

See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO... See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO...

See also


Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. ... Comparative military ranks of Korea refer to the ranks and insignia maintained by the three primary military powers on the Korean Peninsula, those being the South Korean military, the armed forces of North Korea, and the military forces of the United States. ...

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Flag of NATO
Belgium | Bulgaria | Canada | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | The Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Turkey | United Kingdom | United States of America
Candidate Countries: Albania | Croatia | Macedonia

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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lance Corporal (5411 words)
It is equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.
Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The badge of rank is a 1-bar chevron worn on both sleeves, or on an epaulette on the front of the Combat Soldier 95 dress standard (although Lance-Corporals in the Foot Guards and The Queen's Royal Hussars wear 2-bar chevrons and in the Household Cavalry a 2-bar chevron surmounted by the crown).
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