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Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for armies/ land forces of Asian states.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | No rank structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Armenian Ground Forces [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Avag yent’aspa | ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Yent’aspa | ԱՎԱԳ Avag | ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Avag serzhant | ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Serzhant | ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Krtser Serzhant | ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ Yefreytor | շարքային Shark’ayin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijani Land Forces [2] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baş gizir | Gizir | Kiçik gizir | Baş çavuş | Çavuş | Kiçik çavuş | Baş əsgər | Əsgər | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Bahraini Army | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
رقیب اول Raqib 'awal | رقیب Raqib | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun awwal | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh Army [3] | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master warrant officer মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার | Senior warrant officer সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার | Warrant officer ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার | Sergeant সার্জেন্ট | Corporal কর্পোর্যাল | Lance corporal ল্যান্স কর্পোর্যাল | Sainik সৈনিক | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Bhutan Army [4] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
འགྲིམ་ དཔོན་ གོང མ ། Drimpongom | སྡེ་ འགྲིམ ། Dedrim | འགྲིམ་ དཔོན ། Drimpon | སྤེལ་ དཔོན ། Pelpon | སྤེལ་ རྒྱབ ། Peljab | འགོ་ པ ། Gopa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer 1st class | Warrant officer 2nd class | Warrant officer 3rd class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Brunei Land Forces [5] | | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarjan mejar (Jawatan) | Pegawai waran 1 | Pegawai waran 2 | Pegawai kadet | Staf sarjan | Sarjan | Koperal | Lans koperal | Prebet/Soldadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Cambodian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal Êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Prœ̆ntôbal Toŭ | ពលបាលឯក Pôlbal Êk | ពលបាលទោ Pôlbal Toŭ | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlbal Trei | នាយឯក Néay Êk | នាយទោ Néay Toŭ | ពលឯក Pôl Êk | ពលទោ Pôl Toŭ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer | Command Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private 1st Class | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLA Ground Force [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Republic of China Army [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng | 二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng | 三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 一等兵 Yīděngbīng | 二等兵 Èrděngbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Army [8] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar Major / Risaldar Major सूबेदार मेजर / रिसालदार मेजर | Subedar / Risaldar सूबेदार / रिसालदार | Naib Subedar / Naib Risaldar नायब सूबेदार / नायब रिसालदार | Havildar हवलदार | Naik नायक | Lance Naik लांस नायक | Sepoy सिपाही | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian Army [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pembantu letnan satu | Pembantu letnan dua | Sersan mayor | Sersan kepala | Sersan satu | Sersan dua | Kopral kepala | Kopral satu | Kopral dua | Prajurit kepala | Prajurit satu | Prajurit dua | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iranian Ground Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
استوار یکم Ostovar yekom | استوار دوم Ostovar dovom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom | گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom | سرجوخه Sarjukheh | سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom | سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom | سرباز Sarbaz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer junior grade | Sergeant first class | Sergeant second class | Sergeant third class | Corporal | Private first class | Private second class | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iraqi Ground Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقیب Raqib | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun awwal | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Israeli Ground Forces [10] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
רב-נגד Rav nagad | רב-סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhír | רב-סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem | רב-סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon | רב-סמל Rav samal | סמל ראשון Samal rishon | סמל Samal | רב טוראי Rav turai | טוראי Turai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
陸曹長 Rikusōchō | 1等陸曹 Ittō rikusō | 2等陸曹 Nitō rikusō | 3等陸曹 Santō rikusō | 陸士長 Rikushichō | 1等陸士 Ittō rikushi | 2等陸士 Nitō rikushi | 自衛官候補生 Jieikan kōhosei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Jordanian Army [12] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل Wakil | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقیب Raqib | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun awwal | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kazakh Ground Forces [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Шебер-сержант Şeber-serjant | Штаб-сержант Ştab-serjant | Бірінші сыныпты сержант Birinşi sınıptı serjant | Екінші сыныпты сержант Ekinşi sınıptı serjant | Үшінші сыныпты сержант Üşinşi sınıptı serjant | Аға сержант Ağa serjant | Cержант Serjant | Кіші сержант Kişi serjant | Ефрейтор Efreĭtor | Қатардағы жауынгер Qatardağı jawınger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean People's Army Ground Force [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
특무상사 T'ŭkmu-sangsa | 상사 Sangsa | 중사 Chungsa | 하사 Hasa | 상급병사 Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa | 중급병사 Chungŭp-pyŏngsa | 하급병사 Hagŭp-pyŏngsa | 전사 Chŏnsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Republic of Korea Army [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
원사 Wonsa | 상사 Sangsa | 중사 Jungsa | 하사 Hasa | 병장 Byeongjang | 상등병 Sangdeungbyeong | 일등병 Ildeungbyeong | 이등병 Ideungbyeong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuwait Army | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل Wakil | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقیب Raqib | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun awwal | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyz Army [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Улук прапорщик Uluk praporsçik | Прапорщик Praporsçik | Старшина Starşina | Улук сержант Uluk serjant | Сержант Serjant | Кенже сержант Kenje serjant | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Катардагы жоокер Katardagı jooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lao People's Army [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ວາທີ Va thi | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lebanese Ground Forces [18] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مؤهل أول Muahal 'awal | مؤهل Muahal | معاون أوّل Maawan 'awal | معاون Maawan | رقيب أوّل Raqib awwl | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun 'awal | جندي Jundiun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysian Army [19] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pegawai waran I | Pegawai waran II | Staf sarjan | Sarjan | Koperal | Lans koperal | Prebet | Rekrut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Recruit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maldivian Marine Corps [20] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergeant major of the defence force ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ އޮފް އެމްއެންޑީއެފް | Command sergeant major ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ | Sergeant major ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ | First sergeant ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް | Sergeant first class ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް | Staff sergeant ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް | Sergeant ސާރޖަންޓް | Corporal ކޯޕްރަލް | Lance corporal ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް | Private ޕްރައިވެޓް | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mongolian Ground Force [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch | Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Түрүүч Türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Байлдагч Baildagch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Myanmar Army | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
အရာခံဗိုလ် ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ | ဒုတိယအရာခံဗိုလ် dautaiya ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ | တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး tapaʻ khavai tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ | တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ | တပ်ကြပ် tapaʻ karpaʻ | ဒုတိယတပ်ကြပ် dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ | တပ်သား tapaʻ saāʺ | တပ်သားသစ် tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nepali Army [22] | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār | सुवेदार Suvēdār | जमदार Jamadār | हुद्दा Huddā | अमल्दार Amaldār | प्यूठ Piyuth | सिपाही Sipahi | फलोअर्स Phaloars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer class II | Warrant officer class I | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Army of Oman | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
وکیل کتیبة Wakil katiba | وکیل Wakil | رقیب اول Raqib 'awal | رقیب Raqib | وکیل رقیب Wakil raqib | عریف Nayib | نائب عریف Nayib earif | جندي Jundiun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pakistan Army [23] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar-Major/Risaldar-Major صوبیدار میجر/رسالدار میجر۔ | Subedar/Risaldar صوبیدار/رسالدار | Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar نائب صوبیدار/نائب رسالدار | Havildar حوالدار۔ | Naik نائیک۔ | Lance Naik لانس نائیک۔ | Sepoy سپاہی۔ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philippine Army [24] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief master sergeant | Senior master sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private first class | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qatari Emiri Land Force | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
وكيل اول Wakil awwal | وكيل ثاني Wakil thani | رقيب Raqib | نائب Nayib | عريف Earif | وكيل عريف Wakil earif | جندي Jundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russian Ground Forces [25] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik | Пра́порщик Práporshchyk | Старшина́ Starshyná | Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt | Сержа́нт Serzhánt | Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt | Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor | Рядово́й Ryadovóy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabian Army [26] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
رئيس رقباء Rayiys ruqaba' | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب Raqib | وكيل رقيب Wakil raqib | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun awwal | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore Army [27] | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master sergeant | Staff sergeant | First sergeant | Second sergeant | Third sergeant | Corporal first class | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private first class | Private | Recruit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka Army [28] [29] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class I | Warrant officer class II | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal/ Bombardier | Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syrian Arab Army [30] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal | مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani | مساعد Musaeid | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب ثاني Raqib thani | رقيب Raqib | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun 'awal | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tajik Ground Forces [31] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Прапоршики калон Praporshiki kalon | Прапоршик Praporshik | Старшина Starshyna | Сержанти калон Serzhanti kalon | Сержант Serzhant | Сержанти хурд Serzhanti xurd | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Қаторӣ Qatorī | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Thai Army [32] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
จ่าสิบเอก Cha sip ek | จ่าสิบโท Cha sip tho | จ่าสิบตรี Cha sip tri | สิบเอก Sip ek | สิบโท Sip tho | สิบตรี Sip tri | พลทหาร Phon thahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timor-Leste Army [33] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Furriel | Segundo-furriel | Cabo-adjunto | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Soldado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkmen Ground Forces [34] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starşina | Uly seržant | Seržant | Kiçi seržant | Hatarçy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates Army | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer مساعد أول Musa'id 'awal | Staff sergeant مساعد Musa'id | Sergeant رقیب Raqib | Corporal عريف Earif | Lance corporal جندي أول Jundi awwal | Private جندي Jundi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uzbek Ground Forces [35] | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Katta serjant | I darajali serjant | II darajali serjant | III darajali serjant | Kichik serjant | Oddiy askar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnam People's Ground Force [36] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thượng sĩ | Trung sĩ | Hạ sĩ | Binh nhất | Binh nhì | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yemeni Land Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal | مساعد ثان Musaeid than | مساعد Musaeid | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب Raqib | عريف Earif | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant general is a three-star military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general.
Polkovnik is a military rank used mostly in Slavic-speaking countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states and oberst in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries. The term originates from an ancient Slavic word for a group of soldiers and folk. However, in Cossack Hetmanate and Sloboda Ukraine, polkovnyk was an administrative rank similar to a governor. Usually this word is translated as colonel, however the transliteration is also in common usage, for the sake of the historical and social context. Polkovnik began as a commander of a distinct group of troops (polk), arranged for battle.
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Senior lieutenant is a military grade between a lieutenant and a captain, often used by countries from the former Eastern Bloc. It is comparable to first lieutenant.
Junior lieutenant is a junior officer rank in several countries, equivalent to Sub-lieutenant.
A junior sergeant is a military rank used in the armed forces of many countries. It is usually placed below sergeant.
A Senior sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is usually placed above sergeant.
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Rank comparison chart of armies and land forces of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.
Glavny starshina is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist state. The rank is the second most senior rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group. The rank is equivalent to senior sergeant in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OR-7 and is equivalent to chief petty officer in English speaking navies.
Starshina 2nd class is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist state. The rank is a non-commissioned officer and is equivalent to Junior sergeant in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OR-5 and is equivalent to Petty officer second class or Petty officer in English speaking navies.
Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of all armies of Post-Soviet states.
Rank comparison chart of all air forces of Post-Soviet states.
Rank comparison chart of enlisted for all armies of Post-Soviet states.
Rank comparison chart of enlisted for all air forces of Post-Soviet states.
Captain 3rd rank is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist state. The rank is the lowest rank in the staff officer's career group. The rank is equivalent to Major in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OF-3 and is equivalent to Lieutenant commander in English speaking navies.