The Military ranks of Bahrain are the military insignia used by the Bahrain Defence Force. Being a former British protectorate, Bahrain shares a rank structure similar to that of United Kingdom.
Commissioned Officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| Field Marshal (مشیر) |
General (فريق أول) |
Lieutenant General (فريق) |
Major General (لواء) |
Brigadier General (عميد) |
Colonel (عقيد) |
Lieutenant Colonel (مقدم) |
Major (رائد) |
Captain (نقيب) |
First Lieutenant (ملازم أول) |
Second Lieutenant (ملازم)
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| Fleet Admiral (مشیر) |
General (فريق أول) |
Lieutenant General (فريق) |
Major General (لواء) |
Brigadier General (عميد) |
Colonel (عقيد) |
Lieutenant Colonel (مقدم) |
Major (رائد) |
Captain (نقيب) |
First Lieutenant (ملازم أول) |
Second Lieutenant (ملازم)
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| Air Marshal مشير |
General فريق أول |
Lieutenant General فريق |
Major General لواء |
Brigadier General عميد |
Colonel عقيد |
Lieutenant Colonel مقدم |
Major رائد |
Captain نقيب |
First Lieutenant ملازم أول |
Second Lieutenant ملازم ثاني
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Master Sergeant رقیب اول |
Sergeant رقیب |
Corporal عريف |
Lance Corporal جندی اول |
Private جندي
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| Master Sergeant رقیب اول |
Sergeant رقیب |
Corporal عریف |
Lance Corporal جندی اول
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| Master Sergeant رقیب اول |
Sergeant رقیب |
Corporal عریف |
Lance Corporal جندی اول |
Private جندي
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References[]
- Uniforminsignia.org (Royal Bahraini Army)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Royal Bahrain Naval Force)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Royal Bahraini Air Force)
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Bahrain and the edit history here.