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The Ranks of Pakistan Army are primarily based on the British Army Ranks structure, though ranks for other ranks personnel and insignia differ.
Officer ranks[]
Officer rank insignia displayed on the shoulders.
| Army Rank [1] | BPS |
|---|---|
| Field marshal (5-Star)[2] |
Apex Scale |
| General (4-Star) |
Apex Scale |
| Lieutenant General (3-Star) |
BPS-22 |
| Major General (2-Star) |
BPS-21 |
| Brigadier (1-Star) |
BPS-20 |
| Colonel | BPS-19 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | BPS-19 |
| Major | BPS-18 |
| Captain | BPS-17 |
| Lieutenant | BPS-17 |
| 2nd Lieutenant | BPS-17 |
| Army Rank [3] | BPS |
|---|---|
| Subedar-Major | BPS-16 |
| Subedar | BPS-15 |
| Naib Subedar | BPS-13 or BPS-14 |
Non-Commissioned Officers[]
The Non-Commissioned Officers rank insignia are displayed on sleves.
| Army Rank [3] | BPS |
|---|---|
| Battalion Havildar Major | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Battalion Quartermaster Havildar | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Company Havildar Major | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Company Quartermaster Havildar | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Havildar | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Naik (Nk) | BPS-9 or BPS-8 |
| Lance Naik | BPS-8 or BPS-7 |
| Soldier | BPS-7 |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ "Pakistan Army Ranks". Pakistan Defence. 11 September 2007. http://www.defence.pk/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3091. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ↑ Promotion to this rank, conferred by Federal Government, is absolutely based on manifestation of examplary performance in war as Four Star General.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Badges of Rank". Pakistan Army. 1 September 2009. http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=298. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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| Pay grade / Branch of Inter-service | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 | O-11 (Obs.) | |||
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| Air Force | P/Of. | F/Of. | Flt. Lt. | Sq. Ldr. | Wg. Cdr. | Gp. Capt. | Air Cdre | AVM | AM | ACM | MPAF[3] | |||
| Army | 2Lt | 1Lt | Cpt | Maj | Lt. Col | Col | Brig | Maj-Gen | Lt-Gen. | Gen | FM[2] | |||
| Navy | Mid | SLt. | Lt | Lt Cdr | Cdr | Capt. | Cdre | RAdm | VAdm | Adm | FAdm[3] | |||
| Marines[4] | Mid | SLt. | Lt | Lt Cdr | Cdr | Capt. | Cdre | RAdm | VAdm | NE | NE | |||
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| BPS-13 | BPS-14 | BPS-15 | BPS-16 | ||
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| Marines | NE | NE | NE | NE | |
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| Inter-Service Pay Grade | BPS-7 | BPS-8 | BPS-9 | BPS-10 | BPS-11 | BPS-12 | BPS-12 | |
| Air Force | NE |  AC |
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| Navy | NE | OS-II | AB | LH | PO | CPO | FCPO | MCPO |
| Marines | NE | NE | NE | NE | PO | CPO | NE | NE |
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