Military ranks of Malta

The Military ranks of Malta are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Malta. Being a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Malta shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom, but has no sleeve insignia for its navy.

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and Maritime Squadron respectively.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Malta (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Malta (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		First Lieutenant			Sub-Lieutenant

Enlisted

Army ranks

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Malta (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Senior Sergeant Major			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Bombadier				Lance Bombadier		Private (or equivalent)

Maritime Squadron ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Malta (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Bombadier				Lance Bombadier		Private (or equivalent)

References

• uniforminsignia.org Armed Forces of Malta
• Armed Forces of Malta: Ranks and insignia