Military ranks of Luxembourg

The Military ranks of Luxembourg are the military insignia used by the Luxembourg Army. ^[1] Luxembourg has an air force ^[2] but no navy. The insignia is inspired by the British ranks. ^[3]

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Special ranks	Général
Combat uniform [1]
Service uniform [1]
	Commandant en Chef [a]	Chef d'État-Major (post September 2017) [4]	Chef d'État-Major (pre September 2017) [4]

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Combat uniform [1]
Luxembourg Army [1] v t e
									Général		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant en premier			Lieutenant
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Luxembourg Army [1]
	Aspirant-officier

Enlisted

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
Combat uniform [1]
Luxembourg Army [1] v t e
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Sergent-chef		Premier sergent						Sergent						Premier caporal-chef		Caporal-chef		Caporal de première classe	Caporal	Premier soldat-chef			Soldat-chef			Soldat de première classe	Soldat
NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Special ranks

Rank group	Senior appointments
Luxembourg Army [1]
	Adjudant-Major - Adjudant de Corps

Historical ranks

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Luxembourg Army c. 1988 [5]
											Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant en premier			Lieutenant

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Luxembourg Army c. 1988 [5]
	Aspirant-officier

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Luxembourg Army c. 1988 [5]
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Sergent-chef		Premier sergent						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal								Soldat de première classe	Soldat

Rank group	Senior appointments
Luxembourg Army c. 1988 [5]
	Adjudant de Corps

Notes

1. Rank reserved to the Grand Duke in his quality of Commander in Chief.

References

1. "Grades & carrières". Luxembourg Army (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
2. " [Law of 2 June 2021 amending [three previous laws on military organization and funding]]". Official Journal of Luxembourg. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
3. Keegan, John (1979). "Luxembourg" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 449. LCCN   79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
4. "Grades". armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
5. Davis, Brian L. (1988). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia . Blandford Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN   0-7137-1737-8 . Retrieved 11 April 2022.

External links

• "Luxembourg". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.