Georgian military ranks

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The Georgian military ranks are the ranks and insignia currently in use by the Defense Forces of Georgia.

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In early 1990s, the Defence Forces of Georgia used a transitional system of ranks and insignia, which was based on the Soviet system, but with Georgian 7-petal stars instead of the Soviet 5-petal.

Current ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Army Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgian Land Forces [1]
Georgia-Army-OF-9.svg Georgia-Army-OF-8.svg Georgia-Army-OF-7.svg Georgia-Army-OF-6.svg Georgia-Army-OF-5.svg Georgia-Army-OF-4.svg Georgia-Army-OF-3.svg Georgia Army OF-3.png Georgia Army OF-1c.png Georgia Army OF-1b.png
გენერალი
Generali
გენერალ ლეიტენანტი
General leit’enant’i
გენერალ-მაიორი
General-maiori
ბრიგადის გენერალი
Brigadis generali
პოლკოვნიკი
P’olk’ovnik’i
ვიცე-პოლკოვნიკი
Vitse-p’olk’ovnik’i
მაიორი
Maiori
კაპიტანი
K’ap’it’ani
უფროსი ლეიტენანტი
Uprosi leit’enant’i
ლეიტენანტი
Leit’enant’i
Flag of the Aviation and Air Defense Command of the Defense Forces of Georgia.png  Georgian Air Force [1]
Georgia Air Force OF-10.png Georgia Air Force OF-9.png Georgia Air Force OF-8.png Georgia Air Force OF-7.png Georgia Air Force OF-6.png Georgia Air Force OF-5.png Georgia Air Force OF-4.png Georgia Air Force OF-3.png Georgia Air Force OF-2.png Georgia Air Force OF-1b.png
გენერალი
Generali
გენერალ ლეიტენანტი
General leit’enant’i
გენერალ მაიორი
General maiori
ბრიგადის გენერალი
Brigadis generali
პოლკოვნიკი
P’olk’ovnik’i
ლეიტენანტ პოლკოვნიკი
Leit’enant’ p’olk’ovnik’i
მაიორი
Maiori
კაპიტანი
K’ap’it’ani
უფროსი ლეიტენანტი
Uprosi leit’enant’i
ლეიტენანტი
Leit’enant’i
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Army Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgian Land Forces [1]
Georgia-Army-OR-9b.svg Georgia-Army-OR-9a.svg Georgia-Army-OR-8.svg Georgia-Army-OR-5.svg Georgia-Army-OR-4b.svg Blank.svg Georgia-Army-OR-3.svg Georgia-Army-OR-2.svg Blank.svg
მთავარი სერჟანტი
Mtavari serzhant’i
მასტერ-სერჟანტი
Mast’er-serzhant’i
უფროსი სერჟანტი
Uprosi serzhant’i
სერჟანტი
Serzhant’i
უმცროსი სერჟანტი
Umtsrosi serzhant’i
კაპრალ-სპეციალისტი
K’ap’ral-sp’etsialist’i
კაპრალი
K’ap’rali
I კლასის რიგითი
I k’lasis rigiti
რიგითი
Rigiti
Flag of the Aviation and Air Defense Command of the Defense Forces of Georgia.png  Georgian Air Force [1]
Georgia-Army-OR-9b.svg Georgia-Army-OR-9a.svg Georgia-Army-OR-8.svg Georgia-Army-OR-5.svg Georgia-Army-OR-4b.svg Blank.svg Georgia-Army-OR-3.svg Georgia-Army-OR-2.svg Blank.svg
მთავარი სერჟანტი
Mtavari serzhant’i
მასტერ-სერჟანტი
Mast’er-serzhant’i
უფროსი სერჟანტი
Uprosi serzhant’i
სერჟანტი
Serzhant’i
უმცროსი სერჟანტი
Umtsrosi serzhant’i
კაპრალ-სპეციალისტი
K’ap’ral-sp’etsialist’i
კაპრალი
K’ap’rali
I კლასის რიგითი
I k’lasis rigiti
რიგითი
Rigiti
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "სამხედრო წოდებები და ინსიგნიები" [Military Ranks and Insignia]. mod.gov.ge (in Georgian). Ministry of Defense of Georgia. Retrieved 12 March 2018.