Military ranks of Azerbaijan

The Military ranks of Azerbaijan are the military insignia used by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Being a former member of Soviet Union, Azerbaijan shares a rank structure similar to that of Russia; however, the insignia used for its ranks had been increasingly being influenced by Turkey.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Azerbaijan (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
					general-polkovnik		general-leytenant		general-mayor		polkovnik		polkovnik-leytenant		mayor		kapitan		baş leytenant		leytenant		kiçik leytenant
Azerbaijan (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			admiral		vitse-admiral		kontr-admiral		birinci dәrәcәli kapitan		ikinci dәrәcәli kapitan		üçüncü dәrәcәli kapitan		kapitan-leytenant		baş leytenant		leytenant			kiçik leytenant
Azerbaijan (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
					General-polkovnik		General-leytenant		General-mayor		Polkovnik		Polkovnik-leytenant		Mayor		Kapitan		Baş leytenant		Leytenant		Kiçik leytenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Azerbaijan (Edit)																											No equivalent
	baş gizir						gizir		kiçik gizir		baş çavuş						çavuş						kiçik çavuş						baş әsgәr						әsgәr
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Azerbaijan (Edit)																											No equivalent
	Baş miçman						Miçman		Kiçik miçman		Birinci starşina						Ikinci starşina						Üçüncü starşina						Baş dәnizçi						Dәnizçi
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class						Petty Officer 2nd Class						Petty Officer 3rd Class						Seaman 1st Class						Seaman
Azerbaijan (Edit)																											No equivalent
	Baş gizir						Gizir		Кiçik gizir		Baş çavuş						Ҫavuş						Кiçik çavuş						Baş әsgәr						Әsgәr
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Azerbaijani Land Forces)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Azerbaijani Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (AAzerbaijani Air Force)