Hellenic Army other ranks rank insignia

This article describes the military rank insignia used by the other ranks (Warrant Officers, professional and enlisted Non-commissioned officers and ordinary privates) of the Hellenic Army.

Insignia

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Greece (Professional) (Edit)																	No Equivalent										No Equivalent						Arm/corps insignia only
							(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)			(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)									(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΟΒΑ) (OVA)	(ΟΒΑ) (OVA)								(ΕΠΟΠ/ΟΒΑ) (EPOP/OVA)
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistis						Αρχιλοχίας Archilochias		Επιλοχίας Epilochias		Λοχίας Lochias												Δεκανέας Dekaneas		Υποδεκανέας Ypodekaneas								Στρατιώτης Stratiotis
Greece (Conscripts) (Edit)							No Equivalent		No Equivalent																									No Insignia
	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dokimos Efedros Axiomatikos										Λοχίας Lochias												Δεκανέας Dekaneas		Υποδεκανέας Ypodekaneas								Υποψήφιος Έφεδρος Βαθμοφόρος Ypopsifios Efedros Bathmoforos	Στρατιώτης Stratiotis

Notes

• In the Greek Army, the rank of Warrant Officer can only be achieved by graduates of the military ΣΜΥ college (Σχολή Μονίμων Υπαξιωματικών Scholi Monimon Ypaxiomatikon, Career NCO College) and by some categories of volunteers whose rank scales are considered equivalent to those of ΣΜΥ graduates (e.g. military music corps staff). It is junior to the rank of Second Lieutenant, to which a warrant officer will eventually be promoted. It is also the maximum attainable rank for volunteer NCOs (ΕΜΘ and ΕΠΟΠ), but is only attainable upon career termination as an honorary rank.
• Except for the case of enlisted ranks, all of the insignia pictured are worn with the battledress and service uniforms, which are not currently issued to conscripted personnel.
• Background color denotes weapon and corps branch of the wearer e.g. Red for infantry, Green for Cavalry/Armor, Grey for Research/IT, Red/Blue for Technical corps etc.
• Only Professional NCOs graduating from the military ΣΜΥ college (Σχολή Μονίμων Υπαξιωματικών Skholi Monimon Hypaxiomatokon) have double arcs ("rockers") above their chevrons.
• ΕΜΘ (Εθελοντές Μακράς Θητείας Ethelontis Makras Thiteias) and ΕΠ.ΟΠ. (Επαγγελματίες Οπλίτες Epaggelamaties Hoplites) volunteer enlisted NCOs have plain chevrons with a "flaming grenade" insignia. The older Ε.Π.Υ. (Εθελοντές Πενταετούς Υποχρέωσης Athelontes Pentaetous Hypokhreois, Fire-Year Duty Volunteers) have a line and a grenade, while the more recent Ο.Β.Α. (Οπλίτες Βραχείας Ανακατάταξης Hoplites Vrakheias Anakatataxis, Short Term Re-enlisting Privates) have a single line, in addition to their chevrons.
• With the exception of certain Special Forces units, the enlisted ranks of Έφεδρος Λοχίας (Efedros Lochias, OR-5) and Έφεδρος Υποδεκανέας (Efedros Ypodekaneas, OR-3) are no longer awarded in practice, and thus conscripted personnel can only rise to the rank of Έφεδρος Δεκανέας, or to the higher rank of Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός.
• The rank of Υποδεκανέας (Lance Corporal) is considered an honorary title by the ΣΚ20-1 rulebook, and is only awarded to enlisted soldiers as a morale reward at the discretion of the commanding officer. It is currently only given to Ο.Β.Α. (Οπλίτες Βραχείας Ανακατάταξης) in order to grant them de jure seniority among other enlisted soldiers.
• Υποψήφιος Έφεδρος Βαθμοφόρος is a temporary rank given to candidate Έφεδροι Λοχίες and Έφεδροι Δεκανείς during their training period.

See also

• Hellenic Army officer rank insignia
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies
• Comparative military ranks of World War I
• Comparative military ranks of World War II
• Comparative military ranks
• Military rank

External links

• ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΣ 20-1 (Greek Army Military Rulebook 20-1)
• Current(as of 2009) NCO and enlisted insignia at army.gr
• Current(as of 2009) fatigue corps and weapon insignia at army.gr