Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army

The Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence.

Current ranks

Officers

The highest officer's rank is OF-9 (General) which is reserved for the Chief of Defence (only when this seat is occupied by an army officer). Similarly, OF-8 (Lieutenant general) is reserved for the Vice Chief of Defence). OF-7 (Major general) is used by the chief of the Army Staff and OF-6 (Brigadegeneral) by the chief of a brigade as well as keepers of high-office positions.

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
Denmark (Edit)	No Equivalent												No equivalent
		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant	Sekondløjtnant

Enlisted

The Danish OR's also follow the NATO system, though there are no OR-6's. OR-4 (Korporal) is the highest of the M100-level ranks is and not considered a NCO-rank.

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Denmark (Edit)											No equivalent
	Chefsergent						Seniorsergent		Oversergent								Sergent			Officerselev			Korporal		Overkonstabel af 1. grad		Overkonstabel						Konstabel	Sergentelev

Other ranks insignia

Sergentelev
(NCO trainee)

Overkonstabel 1. grad, gruppefører
(Lance corporal, section commander)

Overkonstabel, gruppefører
(Private first class, section commander)

Konstabel, gruppefører
(Private, section commander)

Værnepligtig menig, gruppefører
(Conscript, section commander)

Konstabel elev
(Private recruit)

Historical ranks insignia

Seniorsergent af 1. grad
(Warrant Officer Class 1)

Seniorsergent af 2. grad
(Warrant Officer Class 2)

Oversergent
(Sergeant first class)

Værnepligtig Korporal
(Conscripted corporal)

References

• Badges of Rank for the Royal Danish Army, 2018
• Badges of Rank for the Royal Danish Army, 2018 (in Danish)