Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

The Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia are the military insignia used by the Romanian Armed Forces.

Branch colors in the Romanian Armed Forces

The colors depend on the service branch (armă, literally "weapon") the bearer is a member of. They show on the shoulder slides which hold the rank insignia, on the band of combination caps, and on collar insignia. Because many different branches share a color (for example black or light blue), each branch has distinctive branch insignia (semne de armă), which is worn next to the rank insignia on the shoulder slides. Other militarized institutions, such as the Romanian Gendarmerie and the Military Firefighters Corps, also have branch insignia worn in the same way.

The same ranks and basic insignia are used in the other militarised institutions. They differ in color and branch insignia:

• Gendarmerie
• Firefighters
• General Inspectorate of Aviation
• Intelligence Service
• Foreign Intelligence Service
• Protection and Guard Service
• Special Telecommunications Service

Land Forces

Officers

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
Romania (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Mareșal[1]		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Major		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Romania (Paratroopers) (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Colonel		Locotenent-Colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other/Enlisted ranks

These enlisted ranks are all-forces ranks.

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romania (Edit)
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal clasa a I-a	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaș		Soldat

Maiștru ranks

NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
Romania
	Maistru militar principal	Maistru militar clasa I	Maistru militar clasa II	Maistru militar clasa III	Maistru militar clasa IV	Maistru militar clasa V

Air Force

Officers

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
Romania (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Mareșal1		General		General-Locotenent		General-Maior		General de Flotilă Aeriană		Comandor		Căpitan-Comandor		Locotenent-Comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other/Enlisted ranks

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romania (Edit)
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier major		Plutonier		Sergent major						Sergeant						Caporal clasa a I-a	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaş		Airman

Maiștru ranks

NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
Romania
	Maistru militar principal	Maistru militar clasa I	Maistru militar clasa II	Maistru militar clasa III	Maistru militar clasa IV	Maistru militar clasa V

Naval Forces

Officers

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
Romania (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Mareșal		Amiral		Viceamiral		Contraamiral		Contraamiral de Flotilă		Comandor		Căpitan-Comandor		Locotenent-Comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Aspirant

Other ranks/Enlisted ratings

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romania (Edit)
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal				Fruntaș		Soldat

Maiștru ranks

NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
Romania
	Maistru militar principal	Maistru militar clasa I	Maistru militar clasa II	Maistru militar clasa III	Maistru militar clasa IV	Maistru militar clasa V

See also

• List of generals of the Romanian Armed Forces

Notes

References

External links

• Romania: Ranks, Uniforms, and Insignia