Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth

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

Officers

Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain First
Lieutenant		 Second
Lieutenant		 Officer
Cadet
Australia Australia
(Edit)
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet Staff cadet
The Bahamas Bahamas No army
Bangladesh Bangladesh
(Edit)		 No equivalent
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Barbados Barbados
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Belize Belize
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major-General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Botswana Botswana
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Brunei Brunei
(Edit)
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Cameroon Cameroon
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Canada Canada
(Edit)		 No equivalent No equivalent
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
Cyprus Cyprus
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Lieutenant general
Αντιστράτηγος		 Major general
Υποστράτηγος		 Brigadier
Ταξίαρχος		 Colonel
Συνταγματάρχης		 Lieutenant colonel
Αντισυνταγματάρχης		 Major
Ταγματάρχης		 Captain
Λοχαγός		 Lieutenant
Υπολοχαγός		 Second lieutenant
Ανθυπολοχαγός		 Officer cadet
Υποψήφιος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
Dominica Dominica No army
Fiji Fiji
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Ghana Ghana
(Edit)		 Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Grenada Grenada No army
Guyana Guyana
(Edit)
Field Marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Ensign Officer Cadet
India India
(Edit)
Field
Marshal		 General Lieutenant
General		 Major
General		 Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Jamaica Jamaica
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Kenya Kenya
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
Kiribati Kiribati No army
Lesotho Lesotho
(Edit)		 Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Malawi Malawi
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
Malaysia Malaysia
(Edit)		 No insignia
Field Marshal
Fil Marsyal		 General
Jeneral		 Lieutenant General
Leftenan Jeneral		 Major General
Mejar Jeneral		 Brigadier General
Brigedier Jeneral		 Colonel
Kolonel		 Lieutenant Colonel
Leftenan Kolonel		 Major
Mejar		 Captain
Kapten		 Lieutenant
Leftenan		 Second Lieutenant
Leftenan Muda		 Officer Cadet
Pegawai Kadet
Malta Malta
(Edit)		 No equivalent
No equivalent
Brigadier
(Brigadier)		 Colonel
(Kurunell)		 Lieutenant Colonel
(Logutenent Kurunell)		 Major
(Maġġur)		 Captain
(Kaptan)		 Lieutenant
(Logutenent)		 Second Lieutenant
(Sekond Logutenent)
Mauritius Mauritius No army
Mozambique Mozambique
(Edit)		 No equivalent
 Unknown
Coronel General Teniente General Major General Coronel Teniente Coronel Major Capitáo Teniente Aleférez
Namibia Namibia
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Nauru Nauru No army
New Zealand New Zealand
(Edit)
No equivalent Various
Field marshal Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Nigeria Nigeria
(Edit)		 Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Pakistan Pakistan
(Edit)		 Unknown
Field marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain First
Lieutenant		 Second
Lieutenant		 Officer Cadet
Rwanda Rwanda
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No army
Samoa Samoa No army
Seychelles Seychelles
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Singapore Singapore
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Professional Term Service Term Officer Cadet
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No army
South Africa South Africa
(Edit)		 No equivalent
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant Candidate officer
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
(Edit)
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Probationary officer
Swaziland Swaziland
(Edit)		 Unknown
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd lieutenant
Tanzania Tanzania
(Edit)		 No equivalent
General
Jenerali		 Lieutenant General
Luteni Jenerali		 Major General
Meja Jenerali		 Brigadier
Brigedia		 Colonel
Kanali		 Lieutenant Colonel
Luteni Kanali		 Major
Meja		 Captain
Kapteni		 Lieutenant
Luteni wa Kwanza		 2nd lieutenant
Luteni wa Pili		 Officer candidate
Tonga Tonga
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Tuvalu Tuvalu No army
Uganda Uganda
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
United Kingdom
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Field Marshal[1] General Lieutenant-General Major-General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Vanuatu Vanuatu
(Edit)		 No equivalent
Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Zambia Zambia
(Edit)		 No equivalent Unknown
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer

Notes

  1. ↑ Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank

See also

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