The Military ranks of Malta are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Malta. Malta shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom, but has no sleeve insignia for its air wing. The Maltese armed forces inherited the rank system of the Royal Malta Artillery through its conversion to the 1st Regiment of the then Malta Land Force. [1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Brigadier Brigadier | Colonel Kurunell | Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell | Major Maġġur | Captain Kaptan | Lieutenant Logutenent | Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brigadier Brigadier | Colonel Kurunell | Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell | Major Maġġur | Captain Kaptan | Lieutenant Logutenent | Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Bombardier | Lance bombardier | Gunner (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Bombardier | Lance Bombardier | Gunner (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Garrison sergeant major | Regimental sergeant major |
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