Military ranks of Syria

Flag of the Syrian Armed Forces

This is a list of military ranks of the Syrian Armed Forces, which follow a rank system similar to the French Armed Forces as a former French mandate under the League of Nations, though the insignias were largely inspired by those of the British Armed Forces. Commissioned officers' rank insignia are identical for the army and air force. These are gold on a bright green or black shoulder board for the army and gold on a bright blue board for the air force. Officer ranks are standard, although the highest is that of General, a rank held in 1986 only by the commander in chief and the minister of defense. Navy officer rank insignia are gold stripes worn on the lower sleeve. The highest-ranking officer in Syria's navy is the equivalent of vice admiral in most countries. Army and air force ranks for warrant officers is indicated by gold stars on an olive green shield worn on the upper left arm. Lower noncommissioned ranks are indicated by upright and inverted chevrons worn on the upper left arm.

Commissioned officers

The following are the rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Syria (Edit)																									Unknown
	Field marshal (فريق)		General (عماد أول)		Lieutenant general (عماد)		Major general (اللواء)		Brigadier (عميد)		Colonel (عقيد)		Lieutenant colonel (مقدم)		Major (رائد)		Captain (نقيب)		First lieutenant (ملازم أول)			Second lieutenant (ملازم)
Syria (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Syria (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General (عماد أول)		Lieutenant general (عماد)		Major general (اللواء)		Brigadier general (عميد)		Colonel (عقيد)		Lieutenant colonel (مقدم)		Major (رائد)		Captain (نقيب)		First lieutenant (ملازم أول)			Second lieutenant (ملازم)
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy, and air force respectively, are as follows:

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Syria (Edit)																											No equivalent								No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class مساعد أول			Warrant officer 2nd class مساعد ثاني			Warrant officer 3rd class مساعد		Sergeant Major رقيب أول		Staff Sergeant رقيب ثاني						Sergeant رقيب						Corporal عريف						Private 1st class جندي أول						Private جندي
Syria (Edit)																											No equivalent								No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class مساعد أول			Warrant officer 2nd class مساعد ثاني			Warrant officer 3rd class مساعد		Sergeant Major رقيب أول		Flight Sergeant رقيب ثاني						Sergeant رقيب						Corporal عريف						Airman 1st class جندي أول						Airman جندي
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Syrian Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Syrian Navy (sleeve))
• Uniforminsignia.org (Syrian Air Force)