Lithuanian military ranks and insignia

Last updated October 28, 2024

The military ranks of Lithuania are the military insignia used by the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

Current

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
Lithuanian Land Force ^[1] v t e
Lithuanian Land Force ^[1] v t e		Generolas	Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas	Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras	Kapitonas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[1] v t e
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[1] v t e		Admirolas	Viceadmirolas	Kontradmirolas	Flotilės admirolas	Jūrų kapitonas	Komandoras	Komandoras leitenantas	Kapitonas leitenantas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas
Lithuanian Air Force ^[1] v t e
Lithuanian Air Force ^[1] v t e		Generolas	Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas	Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras	Kapitonas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas
Limitation (as of 2020)^[2]		< 14				< 66	< 262	< 963	N/A
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1

Other ranks

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

NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Lithuanian Land Force ^[1] v t e
Lithuanian Land Force ^[1] v t e	Seržantas majoras	Viršila	Štabo seržantas	Vyresnysis seržantas	Seržantas	Grandinis	Vyresnysis eilinis	Eilinis	Jaunesnysis eilinis
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[1] v t e
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[1] v t e	Vyresnysis laivūnas	Laivūnas	Štabo laivūnas	Vyresnysis seržantas	Seržantas	Grandinis	Vyresnysis jūreivis	Jūreivis	Jaunesnysis jūreivis
Lithuanian Air Force ^[1] v t e
Lithuanian Air Force ^[1] v t e	Seržantas majoras	Viršila	Štabo seržantas	Vyresnysis seržantas	Seržantas	Grandinis	Vyresnysis eilinis	Eilinis	Jaunesnysis eilinis
NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

Specialist ranks

NATO Code	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
Lithuanian Land Force ^[1]
Lithuanian Land Force ^[1]	Štabo seržantas specialistas	Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas	Seržantas specialistas
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[1]
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[1]	Štabo laivūnas specialistas	Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas	Seržantas specialistas
Lithuanian Air Force ^[1]
Lithuanian Air Force ^[1]	Štabo seržantas specialistas	Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas	Seržantas specialistas

Historical

1918 − 1940

1991 − 2012

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Krašto apsaugos sistemos karių uniformų skiriamųjų ženklų etalonų ir jų dėvėjimo tvarkos aprašo 2 priedas" [Appendix 2 describes the standards of insignia of the national defense system soldiers' uniforms and the order of their wearing]. Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
↑ (in Lithuanian) Vyriausybė pritarė principinei kariuomenės struktūrai ir ribiniams skaičiams

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[Lithuania-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Krašto apsaugos sistemos karių uniformų skiriamųjų ženklų etalonų ir jų dėvėjimo tvarkos aprašo 2 priedas" [Appendix 2 describes the standards of insignia of the national defense system soldiers' uniforms and the order of their wearing]. Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[2] (in Lithuanian) Vyriausybė pritarė principinei kariuomenės struktūrai ir ribiniams skaičiams

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