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Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

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Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Anglophone states.

Officers[]

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Master Chief Petty Officer Class 1 Master Chief Petty Officer Class 2 Chief Petty Officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman


Australia Australia
(Edit) 		Warrant Officer of the Navy Warrant Officer Chief Petty Officer No equivalent Petty Officer No equivalent Leading Seaman No equivalent Able Seaman Seaman
Warrant Officer of the Navy Warrant Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Seaman


The Bahamas Bahamas
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Force Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty officer Leading Marine Able Marine

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Barbados

Belize Belize No navy


Botswana Botswana No navy


Brunei Brunei
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia
Navy Sergeant Major Warrant Officer 1st Class Warrant Officer 2nd Class Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Burundi Burundi No navy


Cameroon Cameroon
(Edit) 		No equivilant
Master Chief Petty Officer
Maitre-principal 		Senior Chief Petty Officer
Premier maitre 		Chief Petty Officer
Maitre 		Petty Officer 1st Class
Second maitre 		Petty Officer 2nd Class
Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe 		Petty Officer 3rd Class
Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe 		Seaman
Matelot de 1ere classe 		Seaman Apprentice
Matelot


 Royal Canadian Navy[1][2]
[]
Chief petty officer 1st class Chief petty officer 2nd class Petty officer 1st class Petty officer 2nd class Master sailor Sailor 1st class Sailor 2nd class Sailor 3rd class
Premier(ère) maître de 1re classe Premier(ère) maître de 2e classe Maître de 1re classe Maître de 2e classe Matelot-chef Matelot de 1re classe Matelot de 2e classe Matelot de 3e classe
Dominica Dominica No navy

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Eswatini

Fiji Fiji
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Ordinary Seaman

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Gambia

Ghana Ghana
(Edit) 		No equivalent
No equivalent No insignia No insignia
Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer First Class Petty officer second class Leading Seaman Able seaman Ordinary Seaman


Grenada Grenada No army


Guyana Guyana
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Fleet Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Senior Petty Officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman


Haiti Haiti
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
No equivalent No insignia
Premier maître Second-Maître Quartier-maître Matelot première classe Matelot


India India
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
 No insignia
Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Ordinary Seaman


Ireland Ireland
(Edit) 		No insignia
Warrant Officer
Oifigeach Barántais 		Senior Chief Petty Officer
Ard-Mhion-Oifigeach Sinsearach 		Chief Petty Officer
Ard-Mhion-Oifigeach 		Senior Petty Officer
Mion-Oifigeach Sinsearach 		Petty Officer
Mion-Oifigeach 		Leading Seaman
Mairnéalach Ceannais 		Able Seaman
Mairnéalach Inniúil 		Ordinary Seaman
Mairnéalach 		Seaman recruit
Recruit


Jamaica Jamaica
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Master Chief Petty Officer I Master Chief Petty Officer II Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Ordinary Seaman


Kenya Kenya
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Senior Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Kiribati Kiribati No navy

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Lesotho

Liberia Liberia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Master Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer First Class Petty Officer Second Class Petty Officer Third Class Seaman Seaman Apprentice

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Malawi

Mali Mali No navy


Malta Malta
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Bombadier Lance Bombadier Private
(or equivalent)


Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No navy


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No navy


Namibia Namibia
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Nauru Nauru No navy


New Zealand New Zealand
(Edit) 		Warrant officer No equivalent Chief petty officer Petty officer No equivalent Leading hand No equivalent Able rate Ordinary rate
Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading hand Able rate Ordinary rate


Nigeria Nigeria
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
 No insignia
Navy Warrant Officer Master Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Ordinary Seaman


Pakistan Pakistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Master Chief Petty Officer Fleet Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Ordinary Seaman


Palau Palau No navy


Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Warrant Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Seaman


 Philippine Navy[3]
[]
Master chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer, first class Petty officer, second class Petty officer, third class Seaman first class Seaman second class Apprentice seaman
Rwanda Rwanda No navy

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No navy


Samoa Samoa No navy

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Seychelles Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Sierra Leone

Singapore Singapore
(Edit) 		No Insignia No Insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant First Sergeant Second Sergeant Third Sergeant Corporal First Class Corporal Lance Corporal Private First Class Private Recruit


Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No navy


South Africa South Africa
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman


South Sudan South Sudan No navy


Sudan Sudan
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia
Musaid awwal
 Musaid
 Raqib awwal
 Raqib
 Arif
 Wakil arif
 Jundi
 Mustajidd


Tanzania Tanzania
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza 		Warrant Officer Class 2
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili 		Staff Sergeant
Sajinitaji 		Sergeant
Sajenti 		Corporal
Koplo 		Lance Corporal
Koplo Usu 		Private
(or equivalent)

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Warrant Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman


Tuvalu Tuvalu No navy


Uganda Uganda No navy


United Kingdom United Kingdom (Navy)
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Warrant Officer Class 1 Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Rate Able Seaman
United States United States
(Edit) 		MCPON FMCPO FMCPO E-9 E-8 E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 No Insignia
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer First Class Petty Officer Second Class Petty Officer Third Class Seaman Seaman Apprentice Seaman Recruit
Vanuatu Vanuatu No navy


Zambia Zambia No navy


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References[]

  1. ↑ "Ranks and appointment". Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html. 
  2. ↑ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2022/02/caf-modernizes-military-ranks-french.html. 
  3. ↑ "Philippine Navy Ranks". https://navy.mil.ph/ranks.php. 
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