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Officers (OF 1 - 10)
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
Canada
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No Equivalent
No Equivalent
Admiral
Amiral
Vice-Admiral
Vice-amiral
Rear-Admiral
Contre-amiral
Commodore
Commodore
Captain
Capitaine de vaisseau
Commander
Capitaine de frégate
Lieutenant-Commander
Capitaine de corvette
Lieutenant
lieutenant de vaisseau
Sub-Lieutenant
Enseigne de vaisseau de 1
re
classe
Acting Sub-Lieutenant
Enseigne de vaisseau de 2
e
classe
Naval Cadet
Aspirant de marine
Royal Danish Navy
[1]
v
t
e
Admiral
Viceadmiral
Kontreadmiral
Flotilleadmiral
Kommandør
Kommandørkaptajn
Orlogskaptajn
Kaptajnløjtnant
Premierløjtnant
Løjtnant
French Navy
[2]
v
t
e
Amiral de France
Amiral
Vice-amiral d'escadre
Vice-amiral
Contre-amiral
Capitaine de vaisseau
Capitaine de frégate
Capitaine de corvette
Lieutenant de vaisseau
Enseigne de vaisseau de 1
re
classe
Enseigne de vaisseau de 2
e
classe
Aspirant
Élève-officier
German Navy
[3]
v
t
e
Enlisted rank plus a star
indicating cadet's career
Admiral
Vizeadmiral
Konteradmiral
Flottillenadmiral
Kapitän zur See
Fregattenkapitän
Korvettenkapitän
Stabskapitänleutnant
Kapitänleutnant
Oberleutnant
zur See
Leutnant
zur See
Oberfähnrich
zur See
Fähnrich
zur See
Seekadett
Icelandic Coast Guard
[4]
v
t
e
Forstjóri Landhelgisgæslunnar
Framkvæmdastjóri aðgerðasviðs
Framkvæmdastjóri siglingasviðs / Framkvæmdastjóri varnarmálasviðs
Flugrekstrarstjóri / Flaggskipherra / Yfirflugstjóri / Tæknistjóri
Skipherrar / Flugstjórar / Deildarstjórar
Næstráðandi / Yfirstýrimaður / Flugmaður / Yfirvélstjóri
Yfirmaður eftir 6 ár / Stýrimaður / Vélstjóri / Flugmaður
Yfirmaður eftir 2 ár / Stýrimaður / Vélstjóri / Flugmaður
Byrjandi í yfirmannastöðu
Italian Navy
[5]
[6]
[7]
v
t
e
Ammiraglio
Ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali
Ammiraglio di squadra
Ammiraglio di divisione
Contrammiraglio
Capitano di vascello
Capitano di fregata
Capitano di corvetta
Tenente di vascello
Sottotenente di vascello
Guardiamarina
Aspirante guardiamarina
Royal Netherlands Navy
[8]
v
t
e
Luitenant-Admiraal
Vice-Admiraal
Schout-bij-Nacht
Commandeur
Kapitein ter zee
Kapitein-luitenant ter zee
Luitenant ter zee der 1
ste
klasse
Luitenant ter zee der 2
de
klasse oudste categorie
Luitenant ter zee der 2
de
klasse
Luitenant ter zee der 3
de
klasse
Royal Norwegian Navy
[9]
v
t
e
Admiral
Viseadmiral
Kontreadmiral
Flaggkommandør
Kommandør
Kommandørkaptein
Orlogskaptein
Kapteinløytnant
Løytnant
Fenrik
Polish Navy
[10]
v
t
e
Various
Marszałek Polski
Admirał
Admirał floty
Wiceadmirał
Kontradmirał
Komandor
Komandor porucznik
Komandor podporucznik
Kapitan marynarki
Porucznik marynarki
Podporucznik marynarki
Podchorąży
Portuguese Navy
[11]
v
t
e
Almirante da Armada
Almirante
Vice-almirante
Contra-almirante
Comodoro
Capitão de mar e guerra
Capitão de fragata
Capitão-tenente
Primeiro-tenente
Segundo-tenente
Guarda-marinha
/
Subtenente
Romanian Naval Forces
[12]
v
t
e
Mareșal
Amiral
Viceamiral
Contraamiral
Contraamiral de flotilă
Comandor
Căpitan-comandor
Locotenent-comandor
Căpitan
Locotenent
Aspirant
Spanish Navy
[13]
v
t
e
Capitán general
Almirante general
Almirante
Vicealmirante
Contralmirante
Capitán de navío
Capitán de fragata
Capitán de corbeta
Teniente de navío
Alférez de navío
Alférez de fragata
United States Navy
[14]
v
t
e
(Various insignia)
Fleet admiral
Admiral
Vice admiral
Rear admiral
Rear admiral
(lower half)
Captain
Commander
Lieutenant commander
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
(junior grade)
Ensign
Midshipman
/
officer candidate
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
1
Honorary/War time rank.
2
Reserved for the Monarch.
3
The higher star of the rank has a red enamel.
See also
Ranks and insignia of NATO
Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers
Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted
Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted
Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers
Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted
Notes and references
^
"Søværnets Gradstegn"
(PDF)
.
forsvaret.dk
(in Danish).
Danish Defence
. October 2021
. Retrieved
22 August
2023
.
^
"Instruction n°1 DEF/EMM/RH/CPM relative aux uniformes et tenues dans la Marine du 15 juin 2004"
(in French). 15 June 2004. pp. 3793–3867
. Retrieved
4 June
2021
.
^
"Dienstgradabzeichen Marine"
.
bundeswehr.de
(in German). Bundeswehr
. Retrieved
30 May
2021
.
^
"LANDHELGISGÆSLA ÍSLANDS STÖÐUEINKENNI"
(in Icelandic)
. Retrieved
11 June
2021
.
^
"Ufficiali Ammiragli"
.
marina.difesa.it
(in Italian). Ministry of Defence
. Retrieved
26 September
2021
.
^
"Ufficiali Superiori"
.
marina.difesa.it
(in Italian). Ministry of Defence
. Retrieved
26 September
2021
.
^
"Ufficiali Inferiori"
.
marina.difesa.it
(in Italian). Ministry of Defence
. Retrieved
26 September
2021
.
^
"De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht"
(PDF)
(in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016
. Retrieved
18 March
2021
.
^
"Militære grader"
[Military ranks].
forsvaret.no
(in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 13 October 2023. Archived from
the original
on 26 November 2023
. Retrieved
26 November
2023
.
^
"Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu Marynarki Wojennej"
(PDF)
.
wojsko-polskie.pl
(in Polish). Armed Forces Support Inspectorate
. Retrieved
7 June
2021
.
^
"Os Postos"
.
marinha.pt
(in Portuguese)
. Retrieved
26 February
2021
.
^
"Grade militare (Military ranks)"
.
defense.ro
(in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff
. Retrieved
1 February
2021
.
^
"Army Ranks & Insignia"
.
Ejército de Tierra
. Ministry of Defence (Spain)
. Retrieved
30 May
2021
.
^
"U.S. Military Rank Insignia"
.
defense.gov
. Department of Defense
. Retrieved
13 January
2022
.
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- UK Government site
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eastward NATO expansion issues
See also
Baghdad Pact
(METO/CENTO)
Balkan Pact
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
(SEATO)
Suwałki Gap
Category:Military ranks of NATO