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Officer Ranks

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
United Kingdom United Kingdom
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Admiral of the
Fleet
1
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant-
Commander
Lieutenant Sub-
Lieutenant
Midshipman Officer
Cadet
Abbreviation Adm of the Fleet Adm VAdm RAdm Cdre Capt Cdr Lt Cdr Lt SLt or S/Lt Mid OC


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
United Kingdom British Army No Equivalent
Field Marshal1 General Lieutenant-General2 Major-General Brigadier3 Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel2 Major Captain Lieutenant2 Second Lieutenant2 Officer Cadet
Abbreviation: FM Gen Lt Gen Maj Gen Brig Col Lt Col Maj Capt Lt 2Lt OCdt
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
  Royal Air Force [1]
Marshal of the RAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
/ acting pilot officer
Officer cadet


Abbreviation MRAF Air Chf Mshl Air Mshl AVM Air Cdre Gp Capt Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Fg Off Plt Off Off Cdt

1 Rank in abeyance - appointments no longer made to this rank in peacetime.
2 Lieutenant is correctly pronounced as 'Leftenant'.
3 Brigadier-General (until 1922), Colonel-Commandant (1922–1928), Brigadier (since 1928)

Other Ranks

NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
  Royal Navy [2]


Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading rate Able rate
Abbreviation WO1 WO2 CPO PO LH AB1 AB2
NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
United Kingdom British Army
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( Conductor)

( Quartermaster Sergeant)
No Equivalent No Insignia
Warrant Officer Class One Warrant Officer Class Two Sergeant Private
(or equivalent)


NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
  Royal Air Force [1]

No insignia
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Chief technician Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal
( RAF Regiment only)
Air specialist (class 1) technician Air specialist (class 1) Air specialist (class 2) Air recruit
  Royal Air Force [1]
(Aircrew)

Master aircrew Flight sergeant aircrew Sergeant aircrew


Abbreviation MAcr WO FS CT or Chf Tech Sgt Cpl LCpl SAC(T) SAC LAC AC
  1. ^ a b c "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.