Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Summary

Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Officers edit

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Antigua and Barbuda Regiment[1]
             
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Australian Army[2]
                         
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet Staff cadet


  Bahamas No army


  Bangladesh Army[3]
                   
জেনারেল
Jēnārēla
লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa jēnārēla
মেজর জেনারেল
Mējara jēnārēla
ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল
Brigēḍiẏāra jēnārēla
কর্নেল
Karnēla
লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa karnēla
মেজর
Mējara
ক্যাপ্টেন
Kyāpṭēna
লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
সেকেন্ড লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sēkēnḍa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa


  Barbados Regiment[4]
                 
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Belize Defence Force
                 
Major-general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Botswana Ground Force[5]
                 
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Royal Brunei Land Forces[6]
                     
Fil marsyal Jeneral Leftenan jeneral Mejar jeneral Brigedier jeneral Kolonel Leftenan kolonel Mejar Kapten Leftenan Leftenan muda
  Cameroon Ground Forces
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
  Canadian Army[7]
                     
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Général Lieutenant-général Major-général Brigadier-général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Élève-officier


  Cypriot Ground Forces[8]
                 
Αντιστράτηγος
Antistrátigos
Υποστράτηγος
Ypostrátigos
Ταξίαρχος
Taxíarchos
Συνταγματάρχης
Syntagmatárchis
Αντισυνταγματάρχης
Antisyntagmatárchis
Ταγματάρχης
Tagmatárchis
Λοχαγός
Lochagós
Υπολοχαγός
Ypolochagós
Ανθυπολοχαγός
Anthypolochagós


  Dominica No army


  Falkland Islands Defence Force
        Unknown
Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Fiji Infantry Regiment
                 
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Gabonese Army
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


  Ghana Army
                     
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Grenada No army


  Guyana Army[9]
                       
Commander-in-Chief Minister of Defence Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Ensign Officer Cadet


  Indian Army[10]
                    No insignia
Field marshal
फील्ड मार्शल
General
जनरल
Lieutenant general
लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल
Major general
मेजर जनरल
Brigadier
ब्रिगेडियर
Colonel
कर्नल
Lieutenant colonel
लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल
Major
मेजर
Captain
कैप्टन
Lieutenant
लेफ्टिनेंट
Officer cadet
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Jamaican Army[11]
                   
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet


  Kenya Army[12]
                     
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Kiribati No army


  Lesotho Army[13]
 
Field marshal Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Malawi Army
                   
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant


  Malaysian Army[14]
                      No insignia
Fil marsyal Jeneral Leftenan jeneral Mejar jeneral Brigedier jeneral Kolonel Leftenan kolonel Mejar Kapten Leftenan Leftenan muda Pegawai kadet


  Army of Malta[15]
             
Brigadier
Brigadier
Colonel
Kurunell
Lieutenant colonel
Logutenent kurunell
Major
Maġġur
Captain
Kaptan
Lieutenant
Logutenent
Second lieutenant
Sekond logutenent


  Mauritius No army


  Mozambican Army
                 
Coronel-general Tenente-general Major-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes


  Namibian Army[16]
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Nauru No army


  New Zealand Army[17]
                    Various
Field marshal Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Nigerian Army[18]
                     
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Pakistan Army[19]
                     
Field marshal
فیلڈ مارشل
General
جنرل
Lieutenant general
لیفٹیننٹ جنرل
Major general
میجر جنرل
Brigadier
بریگیڈیئر
Colonel
کرنل
Lieutenant colonel
لیفٹیننٹ کرنل
Major
میجر
Captain
کیپٹن
Lieutenant
لیفٹنینٹ
Second lieutenant
سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ


  Papua New Guinea Land Element
                   
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet


  Rwandan Land Forces[20]
                   
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  SKN Regiment[21]
           
Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Saint Lucia No army


  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No army


  Samoa No army


  Seychelles Army[22]
               
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Sierra Leone Army
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Singapore Army[23]
No insignia yet                          
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Officer cadet


  Solomon Islands No army


  South African Army[24]
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant Candidate officer


  Sri Lanka Army[25]
                       
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Eswatini Army
                     
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant


  Tanzanian Army
                     
Jenerali Luteni jenerali Meja jenerali Brigedia jenerali Kanali Luteni kanali Meja Kapteni Luteni Luteni usu Ofisa mteule


  Togolese Army[26]
               
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Tongan Land Component[27]
               
Commander-in-chief Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Ensign Officer cadet


  Trinidad and Tobago Regiment[28]
                 
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Tuvalu No army


  Ugandan Land Forces[29]
                   
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


  British Army[30]
                       
Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Vanuatu Mobile Forces
               
Major general
Bigfala Jenerol
Brigadier Colonel
Kolonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lietnen Kolonel
Major
Bigfala
Captain
Kapten
First lieutenant
Fas Lietnen
Second lieutenant
Seken Lietnen
Officer cadet


  Zambian Army
                   
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

Notes edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Akta Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" [Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149)] (PDF). AGC.gov.bn (in Malay). Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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  9. ^ Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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  11. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  12. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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  15. ^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  21. ^ SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.
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  27. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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