Military ranks of Nepal

Summary

The Military ranks of Nepal are the military insignia used by the Nepalese Army which is the only component of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Being a Landlocked country, Nepal does not have a navy. Nepali military rank structure is a mixture of Indian subcontinent and Nepal's own style.[1]

Commissioned officer ranks edit

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Nepali Army[2]
                    No insignia
महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती)
Mahārathī (pradhānasēnāpatī)
रथी
Rathī
उपरथी
Uparathī
सहायक रथी
Sahaayak rathee
महासेनानी
Mahāsēnānī
प्रमुख सेनानी
Pramukh senaanee
सेनानी
Senaanee
सहसेनानी
Sahasēnānī
उपसेनानी
Upasēnānī
सहायक सेनानी
Sahaayak senaanee
अधिकृत क्याडेट
Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa
COAS General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Nepalese Army Air Service[2]
              No insignia
सहायक रथी
Sahaayak rathee
महासेनानी
Mahāsēnānī
प्रमुख सेनानी
Pramukh senaanee
सेनानी
Senaanee
सहसेनानी
Sahasēnānī
उपसेनानी
Upasēnānī
सहायक सेनानी
Sahaayak senaanee
अधिकृत क्याडेट
Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa
Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


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

Former insignia edit

Rank group General/flag officers
  Nepali Army[3]        
अतिरथी
Atirathī
प्रधानसेनापती
Pradhānasēnāpatī
महारथी
Mahārathī
उपरथी
Uparathī
Field marshal General of the army General Major general

Other ranks edit

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Nepali Army[2]
            No insignia No insignia
प्रमुख सुवेदार
Pramukh Suvēdār
सुवेदार
Suvēdār
जमदार
Jamadār
हुद्दा
Huddā
अमल्दार
Amaldār
प्यूठ
Piyuth
सिपाही
Sipahi
फलोअर्स
Phaloars
Chief warrant officer Warrant officer first class Warrant officer second class Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private Followers


  Nepalese Army Air Service[2]
            No insignia No insignia
प्रमुख सुवेदार
Pramukh Suvēdār
सुवेदार
Suvēdār
जमदार
Jamadār
हुद्दा
Huddā
अमल्दार
Amaldār
प्यूठ
Piyuth
सिपाही
Sipahi
फलोअर्स
Phaloars
Chief warrant officer Warrant officer first class Warrant officer second class Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private Followers


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Other rank insignia[3]
       
Sergeant Major Master Sergeant Sergeant First Class Staff Sergeant

References edit

  1. ^ Makeig, Douglas C. (1993). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Nepal: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 221. LCCN 93012226. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Nepali Army. "Nepali Army Rank Structure". Nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Makeig 1993, p. 222.

External links edit

  • "Nepal". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.