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Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

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Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted[]

NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
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


Bangladesh Bangladesh
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia No equivalent No insignia
Master Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able Seaman Ordinary Seaman


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)


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]
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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


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


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


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
NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
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


Malaysia Malaysia
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia
Pegawai Waren I
Warrant Officer Class 1 		Pegawai Waren II
Warrant Officer Class 2 		Bintara Kanan
Chief Petty Officer 		Bintara Muda
Petty Officer 		Laskar Kanan
Leading Seaman 		Laskar Kelas I
Able seaman 		Laskar Kelas II
Ordinary Seaman 		Laskar Muda
Seaman 		Perajurit Muda
Seaman recruit


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


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Mozambique Mozambique
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Intendente 		Petty Officer 1st Class
Primeiro-sargento 		Petty Officer 2nd Class
Segundo-sargento 		Petty Officer 3rd Class
Primeiro Cabo 		Seaman 1st Class
Segundo Cabo 		Seaman
Marinheiro


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


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


Rwanda Rwanda No navy


Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy


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


Samoa Samoa No navy


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 army


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


Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia No equivalent No insignia
Master chief petty officer Fleet chief petty officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Seaman recruit


Swaziland Swaziland No navy


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)


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 Kingdom United Kingdom (Marines)
(Edit) 		No equivalent No insignia No equivalent
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Colour Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Marine
Vanuatu Vanuatu No navy


Zambia Zambia No navy
NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1

See also[]

Military ranks and insignia by country
Africa
States with
limited recognition
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • Somaliland
    • Former
    Comparative
    Americas
    Former
  • Canada (pre-Unification)
  • Confederate States of America
  • Union
  • Costa Rica
  • Republic of Cuba
  • Empire of Brazil
  • Panama
  • Republic of Texas
  • United States Army enlisted
    • Comparative
    Asia
    States with
    limited recognition
  • Abkhazia
  • Artsakh
  • Palestine
  • South Ossetia
  • Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • Former
    Comparative
    Europe
    States with
    limited recognition
  • Kosovo
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Transnistria
    • Former
    Comparative
    Oceania
    Comparative
    Language
    Anglophone
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    Francophone
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air force
  • Gendarmerie
    • Officers
    • Enlisted
    • Hispanophone
    Lusophone
  • Army
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  • Air force
  • Military police
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    Commonwealth of Nations
    European Union
    NATO
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    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. 
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