This table shows the ranks and insignia of officers and warrant officers in the navies of member countries of NATO. NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other members. The rank categories were established in the document STANAG 2116, formally titled NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel.
Officers (OF 1–10)[]
| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student Officer | ||||||||||||
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 Albania (Edit) |
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| N.N. (en: Admiral) | N.N. (en: Viceadmiral) | N.N. (en: Kontreadmiral) | N.N. (en: Flotilleadmiral) | N.N. (en: Captain (naval)) | N.N. (en: Commander) | N.N. (en: Lieutenant commander) | N.N. (en: Lieutenant (navy)) | N.N. (en: First lieutenant) | N.N. (en: Lieutenant) |
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 Belgium(Edit) |
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| Amiral | Vice-amiral | Amiral de division | Amiral de flottille | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette |
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 Bulgaria(Edit) |
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| N.N. (en: Admiral) | N.N. (en: Viceadmiral) | N.N. (en: Kontreadmiral) | N.N. (en: Flotilleadmiral) | N.N. (en: Captain (naval)) | N.N. (en: Commander) | N.N. (en: Lieutenant commander) | N.N. (en: Lieutenant (navy)) | N.N. (en: First lieutenant) | N.N. (en: Lieutenant) |
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| Amiral(e) | Vice-amiral(e) | Contre-amiral(e) | Commodore | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||
 Denmark(Edit) |
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| Admiral | Viceadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flotilleadmiral | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptajn | Orlogskaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | |||||||||||||||
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| Amiral de France | Amiral | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | Aspirant | Élève-officier
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| Admiral | Vizeadmiral | Konteradmiral | Flottillenadmiral | Kapitän zur See | Fregattenkapitän | Korvettenkapitän | Stabskapitänleutnant | Kapitänleutnant | Oberleutnant zur See |
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 Greece(Edit) |
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| Ναύαρχος | Αντιναύαρχος | Υποναύαρχος | Αρχιπλοίαρχος | Πλοίαρχος | Αντιπλοίαρχος | Πλωτάρχης | Υποπλοίαρχος | Ανθυποπλοίαρχος | Σημαιοφόρος | |||||||||||||||
| Navarchos | Antinavarchos | Yponavarchos | Archiploiarchos | Ploiarchos | Antiploiarchos | Plotarchis | Ypoploiarchos | Anthypoploiarchos | Simaioforos
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 Iceland (Edit) |
no equivalent | no equivalent | no equivalent | Director General |
no equivalent | Chief of Operations |
1° Captain of Vessel/Aircraft |
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| Viceadmirālis | Kontradmirālis | Flotiles admirālis | Jūras kapteinis | Komandkapteinis | Komandleitnants | Kapteiņleitnants | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | ||||||||||||||||
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| Admirolas | Viceadmirolas | Kontradmirolas | Flotilės admirolas | Jūrų kapitonas | Komandoras | Komandoras leitenantas | Kapitonas leitenantas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Leitenantas | |||||||||||||||
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| Luitenant-Admiraal | Vice-Admiraal | Schout-bij-Nacht | Commandeur | Kapitein ter zee | Kapitein-luitenant ter zee | Luitenant ter zee der 1ste klasse | Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse oudste categorie | Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse | Luitenant ter zee der 3de klasse | |||||||||||||||
 Norway (Edit) |
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| Admiral | Viseadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flaggkommandør | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptein | Orlogskaptein | Kapteinløytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik
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 Poland(Edit) |
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| Marszałek Polski[note 1] | Admirał | Admirał floty | Wiceadmirał | Kontradmirał | Komandor | Komandor porucznik | Komandor podporucznik | Kapitan marynarki | Porucznik marynarki | Podporucznik marynarki | Podchorąży | |||||||||||||
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| Mareșal | Amiral | Viceamiral | Contraamiral | Contraamiral de flotilă | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Aspirant
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| Capitán general[note 2] | Almirante general | Almirante | Vice almirante | Contra almirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Alférez de navío | Alférez de fragata | Guardiamarina 2 | Guardiamarina 1 | Alumno 2 | Alumno 1
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| Büyükamiral | Oramiral | Koramiral | Tümamiral | Tuğamiral | Albay | Yarbay | Binbaşı | Yüzbaşı | Üsteğmen | Teğmen | Asteğmen | Bahriyeli
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| Fleet Admiral | Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | Rear Admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Midshipman/Officer Candidate | |||||||||||||
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Warrant officers (WO1–5)[]
Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen.
| NATO Rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 |
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| NATO Rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 |
WO are used for United States warrant officers only.[8] Countries not listed use only regular officer ranks, do not have warrant officers, or warrant officers are considered OR (Other/Enlisted Rank).
See also[]
- NATO
- Ranks and insignia of NATO
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
- Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers
- Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ "Ranks and appointment". Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Noteikumi par karavīra formas tērpiem un atšķirības zīmēm" (in lv). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 14 January 2020. https://likumi.lv/ta/id/311981.
- ↑ "Krašto apsaugos sistemos karių uniformų skiriamųjų ženklų etalonų ir jų dėvėjimo tvarkos aprašo 2 priedas" (in lt). https://www.e-tar.lt/rs/lasupplement/f2a16ba0646e11efafbb8694c098bac5/0b0a9720650511efafbb8694c098bac5/format/ISO_PDF/.
- ↑ "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (in nl). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. https://www.defensie.nl/binaries/defensie/documenten/brochures/2021/01/15/rangen-krijgsmacht/rangonderscheidingstekens.pdf.
- ↑ NATO STANAG 2116 Edition 6 Note 6[dead link]
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