Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted

The following lists the enlisted ranks and insignia of NATO member armies:

Other/Enlisted ranks (OR 1–9)

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Albania (Edit)
	Kryekapter						Kapter		Rreshter		Tetar						Nëntetar						Ushtar IV		Ushtar III		Ushtar II						Ushtar I
Belgium (Edit)
	Adjudant-Major Adjudant-Majoor			Adjudant-chef Adjudant-chef			Adjudant Adjudant		1er sergeant-major 1ste sergeant-majoor		1er sergeant-chef 1ste sergeant-chef			1er sergeant 1ste sergeant			Sergeant Sergeant						1er caporal-chef 1ste korporaal-chef	Caporal-chef Korporaal-chef	Caporal Korporaal		1er soldat 1ste soldaat						soldat soldaat
Bulgaria (Edit)																									No Equivalent		No Equivalent
	Офицерски кандидат						Старшина		Старши сержант		Сержант						Младши сержант						Ефрейтор										Редник
Canada (Edit)
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef						Master Warrant Officer Adjudant-maître		Warrant Officer Adjudant		Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef						Corporal Caporal		Private Soldat		Private (Basic) Soldat (Confirmé)						Private (Recruit) Soldat (Recrue)
Croatia (Edit)																																No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik		Razvodnik		Pozornik					Vojnik
Czech Republic (Edit)
	štábní praporčík						nadpraporčík		praporčík		nadrotmistr						rotmistr						rotný		četař		desátník						svobodník	vojín
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Denmark (Edit)											No equivalent
	Hærchefsergenten			Chefsergent			Seniorsergent		Oversergent								Sergent		Officerselev		Korporal				Overkonstabel af 1. grad		Overkonstabel						Konstabel	Sergentelev
Estonia (Edit)																																	No insignia
	Ülemveebel						Staabiveebel		Vanemveebel		Veebel						Nooremveebel						Vanemseersant		Seersant	Nooremseersant	Kapral						Reamees
France (Edit)									No equivalent																								No Insignia
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Sergent Maréchal-des-logis						Caporal-chef de première classe	Caporal-chef Brigadier-chef	Caporal Brigadier		Soldat de première classe						Soldat
Germany (Edit)
	Oberstabsfeldwebel						Stabsfeldwebel		Hauptfeldwebel		Oberfeldwebel			Feldwebel			Stabsunteroffizier			Unteroffizier			Oberstabsgefreiter	Stabsgefreiter	Hauptgefreiter	Obergefreiter	Gefreiter						Soldat
Germany (Officer designate) (Edit)	No equivalent						No equivalent																No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent						No equivalent
									Oberfähnrich		Fähnrich						Fahnenjunker
Greece (Professional) (Edit)																	No Equivalent										No Equivalent						Arm/corps insignia only
							(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)			(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)									(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΟΒΑ) (OVA)	(ΟΒΑ) (OVA)								(ΕΠΟΠ/ΟΒΑ) (EPOP/OVA)
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistis [1]						Αρχιλοχίας Archilochias		Επιλοχίας Epilochias		Λοχίας Lochias												Δεκανέας Dekaneas		Υποδεκανέας Ypodekaneas								Στρατιώτης Stratiotis
Greece (Conscripts) (Edit)							No Equivalent		No Equivalent																									No Insignia
	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dokimos Efedros Axiomatikos[1]										Λοχίας Lochias												Δεκανέας Dekaneas		Υποδεκανέας Ypodekaneas								Υποψήφιος Έφεδρος Βαθμοφόρος Ypopsifios Efedros Bathmoforos	Στρατιώτης Stratiotis
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Hungary (Edit)																											No Equivalent
	Főtörzszászlós						Törzszászlós	Zászlós	Főtörzsőrmester		Törzsőrmester						Őrmester						Szakaszvezető	Tizedes	Őrvezető								Közkatona
Iceland (Edit)	No Equivalent						No Equivalent		No Equivalent		Flokkstjóri 1.						Flokkstjóri 2.						Korporáll		No Equivalent		No Equivalent						óbreyttur
Italy[2] (Edit)																							Caporale maggiore capo scelto Caporale maggiore capo Caporale maggiore scelto Primo caporale maggiore
	Primo Maresciallo Luogotenente		Primo Maresciallo		Maresciallo Capo		Maresciallo Ordinario	Maresciallo	Sergente Maggiore Capo		Sergente Maggiore						Sergente								Caporal Maggiore		Caporale						Soldato
Latvia (Edit)																																	No equivalent
	Augstākais virsseržants						Galvenais virsseržants		Štāba virsseržants		Virsseržants						Seržants						Kaprālis		Dižkareivis		Kareivis
Lithuania (Edit)
	Seržantas majoras						Viršila		Štabo seržantas		Vyresnysis seržantas						Seržantas						Grandinis		Vyresnysis eilinis		Eilinis						Jaunesnysis eilinis
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Luxembourg (Edit)
	Adjudant-Major			Adjudant-Chef			Adjudant		Sergent-Chef		Premier Sergent						Sergent						Premier Caporal-Chef	Caporal-Chef	Caporal de première classe	Caporal	Premier Soldat-Chef		Soldat-Chef		Soldat première classe			Soldat
Netherlands (Edit)
	Adjudant								Sergeant-majoor/Opperwachtmeester		Sergeant/Wachtmeester der 1e klasse						Sergeant/Wachtmeester						Korporaal der 1e klasse		Korporaal		Soldaat/Huzaar/Kanonier der 1e klasse			Soldaat/Huzaar/Kanonier der 2e klasse			Soldaat/Huzaar/Kanonier
Norway (Edit)
	Sersjantmajor						Kommandersersjant		Stabssersjant		Oversersjant						Sersjant						Korporal 1. klasse	Korporal	Visekorporal 1. klasse		Visekorporal						Ledende Menig	Menig
Poland (Edit)
	Starszy chorąży sztabowy			Starszy chorąży			Chorąży		Młodszy chorąży		Starszy sierżant						Sierżant						Plutonowy	Starszy kapral	Kapral		Starszy szeregowy						Szeregowy
Portugal (Edit)
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento		Furriel		Segundo-furriel		Cabo-adjunto		Primeiro-cabo		Segundo-cabo						Soldado
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romania (Edit)																											No equivalent
	Plutonier adjutant șef			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal		Fruntaș								Soldat
Slovakia (professional) (Edit)
	Nadpraporčík		Praporčík		Podpraporčík		Štábný nadrotmajster	Nadrotmajster	Rotmajster		Rotný						Čatár						Desiatnik	Desiatnik (basic service)	Slobodník	Slobodník (basic service)	Vojak 1. stupňa						Vojak (basic training)
Slovenia (Edit)																																	No insignia
	višji štabni praporščak (Senoior-staff-praporshshik)		štabni praporščak (Staff-praporshshik)		višji praporščak (Senoior-praporshshik)		praporščak (Praporshshik)	višji štabni vodnik	štabni vodnik		višji vodnik						vodnik						naddesetnik		desetnik		poddesetnik						vojak
Spain (Edit)
	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero		Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado
Turkey (Edit)																																	No Insignia
	Astsubay Kıdemli Başçavuş						Astsubay Başçavuş		Astsubay Kıdemli Üstçavuş	Astsubay Üstçavuş	Astsubay Kıdemli Çavuş			Astsubay Çavuş			Uzman Çavuş						Çavuş		Uzman Onbaşı		Onbaşı						Er
British Army (Edit)																	No Equivalent										No Insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff/Colour Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
United States (Edit)																																	No Insignia
	Sergeant Major of the Army		Command Sergeant Major		Sergeant Major		First Sergeant	Master Sergeant	Sergeant First Class		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal	Specialist	Private First Class		Private						Private
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Notes

• The Norwegian armed forces ranks displayed on this page reflects the new ranks and insignia system for enlisted personnel approved on June 12, 2015. The new system is in the process of being introduced and will be fully implemented from 2016.^[3][4]
  • Military ranks and insignia of Norway

See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• 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
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers

References

• "Table of NATO ranks". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Retrieved 2009-04-26.
• "Comparison of selected NATO Army Ranks". Canadian Forces. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
• "Grades (ranks)" (in French). Belgian Army. Retrieved 2009-04-26.

1. Greece has only one level of Warrant Officer. According to the current issue (2010) of STANAG 2116, the Greek Warrant Officers are included in OR-9, however they are afforded the privileges of an officer. See STANAG 2116 note 30.
2. Italian Army web site
3. "Officers in the new system" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
4. "New system approved" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

External links

• NATO Ranks and Grades—Official NATO Ranks / Pay Grades Table
• History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance—UK Government site
• NATO codes for grades of military personnel from STANAG 2116
• Nato Army/Navy/AirForce Enlisted Ranks from visualinformation.info