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Lieutenant   Job title
Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt. or Lieut.) is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure. It often designates...
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Lieutenant Commander Un capitaine de corvette Job title
Lieutenant Commander (Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies superior to a Lieutenant and subordinate to a Commander. The corresponding rank in most armies, (armed services) and air force is Major, and...
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Petty Officer, Third Class Petty Officer 3rd Class  
Petty Officer Third Class is the fourth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Seaman and below Petty Officer Second Class, and is the lowest form of non-commissioned officer, equivalent to a Corporal in the U.S. Army and ...
Vice Admiral Pennant of a French vice-amiral Job title
Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an Admiral. In most navies, Vice Admiral is a 3 star rank. In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice...
Commander   Character Rank
Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in...
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Petty Officer    
A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. There are two Petty Officer ranks in the Canadian Navy. Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) (Maître de deuxième classe or m2 in French) is equivalent to a Sergeant and Petty...
Sergeant   Character Rank
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent. In most non-naval military or...
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Field Marshal    
Field Marshal is a military officer rank. Today it is the highest rank in the armies in which it is used, one step above a general or colonel-general. Historically, however, several armies used field marshal as a divisional command rank, notably...
Major General Army sleeve MGen Character Rank
Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer normally subordinate to a Lieutenant General and senior to a Brigadier...
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General Gradbeteckning för en general Profession
A General Officer is an officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that...
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First Lieutenant   rank
First Lieutenant is a military rank. The rank of Lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations (see comparative military ranks), but in all cases it is common for it to be divided. In the British Army and Royal Marines, the...
Lance Corporal    
Lance Corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of Corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned or enlisted rank, usually...
Admiral    
In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral (ADM) is a four-star flag officer, with the pay grade of O-10. Admiral ranks above vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral...
Corporal    
Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4. The word is derived from the Italian phrase capo corporale, meaning "head of...
Able Seaman    
In the Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century, the term Able Seaman (abbreviated AB) referred to a seaman with at least two years' experience at sea. Seamen with less experience were referred to as landmen or ordinary seamen. In 1653 the...
Rear admiral    
The uniformed services of the United States have two grades of rear admirals. In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom    
The Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior (possibly retired) Royal Navy admiral. Despite the title, the Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is usually a full admiral. He is the deputy to the Vice...
Lieutenant Colonel    
Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade's spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air force of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. The rank of...
Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 insignia  
Master Chief Petty Officer is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank (E-9) in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. They are referred to as Master Chief in most circumstances. ...
General of the Armies General John Pershing  
General of the Armies (or in its full title General of the Armies of the United States) is the highest possible rank in the United States Army. For the next rank down, see General of the Army. No one currently holds this rank, and it has never been...
Brigadier General Army slip-on BGen Military Combatant
Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier,...
Brigadier    
Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. A Brigadier is superior to a Colonel but subordinate to a Major-General. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-6, equivalent to a Commodore in the Royal Navy or an Air Commodore...
Second Lieutenant   Job title
Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces. In British English the rank is pronounced second /lɛf'tɛnənt/ (lef-tenent), while in American English it is pronounced second /lu'tɛnənt/ (loo-tenent). The...
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Fleet Admiral Fleet Admiral Collar Device Character Rank
Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy (FADM), or more commonly referred to as Fleet Admiral, is a five-star flag officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Navy. Fleet Admiral ranks immediately above admiral and is...
Admiral of the Fleet    
Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, equating to the NATO rank code OF-10. The rank evolved from the ancient sailing days of the Royal Navy. The fleet was divided into three divisions and each designated a...
Marshal of the Air Force    
Marshal of the Air Force may be used as a generic term for a rank in some air force which use a similar title, with their air force's name inserted, as their most senior rank. The first such rank was Marshal of the Royal Air Force. No air force...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force King George V in the uniform of a Marshal of the RAF  
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. In peacetime it was held only by RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff, and by retired Chiefs of the Air Staff, who were promoted to it...
Warrant Officer U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rank Insignia  
In the United States military, a Warrant Officer is ranked as an officer above the senior-most enlisted ranks, as well as officer cadets and candidates, but below the grade of O-1 (NATO: OF-1). Warrant officers are highly skilled, single-track...
Captain    
In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal commisioned officer rank. In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, captain is a company grade officer rank, with the pay grade of...
Private   rank
A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as "private soldiers" (a term used well into the 20th...
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